The Leadership Connect data science team looked at federal awards with public universities over the past five years to analyze how much government work they receive and which offices work with each school. We then compare a school to their peers. We are posting our findings for the Top 20 Public schools according to US News’ popular ranking.
The University of California, Santa Barbara lands at spot #7.
Some individuals who may have been involved in federal spend decisions with the university include Governor Gavin Newsom; their Deputy Chief of Staff Jason Elliott; University of California, Santa Barbara Chancellor Dr. Henry T. Yang; Associate Vice Chancellor, Public Affairs and Communications John Longbrake; and Director, Governmental Relations Kirsten Deshler.
| Funding Office Name | Funding Department/Agency | Total Number of Awards | Top NAICS Codes | Total Dollars Obligated |
| NASA Shared Services Center | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 58 | 541715 | $24,977,200 |
| U.S. Army Research Office | United States Department of Defense | 31 | 541715 | $21,229,013 |
| Contract Management Office | United States Department of Defense | 2 | 541715 | $6,136,226 |
| Military Missions | United States Department of Defense | 1 | 541715 | $1,704,236 |
| Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center | United States Department of Defense | 4 | 541715 | $1,564,692 |
| Engineer Research and Development Center | United States Department of Defense | 3 | 541715 | $1,270,548 |
| ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground | 1 | 541715 | $1,034,322 | |
| Development Command Army Research Laboratory | 1 | 541715 | $300,000 | |
| Civil Works | United States Department of Defense | 1 | 541715 | $300,000 |
| Office of Public Affairs | Smithsonian Institution | 3 | 611310 | $120,739 |
| United States Geological Survey | United States Department of the Interior | 6 | 541380 | $108,848 |
| Contracting and General Services Division | United States Department of the Interior | 2 | 541620 | $102,841 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | United States Department of Commerce | 2 | 511210 | $75,760 |
| Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center | United States Department of Defense | 1 | 611310 | $40,194 |
| Alaska Science Center | United States Department of the Interior | 1 | 541380 | $6,376 |
