Biomedical Research and Research Training (ALN 93.859): Nonprofit Single Audit Statistics

199 nonprofits reported spending Biomedical Research and Research Training (ALN 93.859) funds in single audits for audit year 2025, $586,935,673 in total. 19 of 199 of those audits (9.5%) reported at least one finding on the program. Data as of 2026-11-06.

Data as of Nov 6, 2026 · Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (public data)

How many nonprofits report spending Biomedical Research and Research Training funds?

199 nonprofits reported Biomedical Research and Research Training (ALN 93.859) in single audits for audit year 2025, $586,935,673 in federal awards expended in total. A nonprofit is counted once per audit year.

Nonprofits reporting Biomedical Research and Research Training, by audit year
Audit yearNonprofitsAmount expended
2021196$610,126,356
2022198$551,964,198
2023200$466,444,161
2024204$571,797,818
2025199$586,935,673

How often is Biomedical Research and Research Training audited as a major program?

143 of 199 (71.9%) of these audits for audit year 2025 audited the program as a major program, one the auditor tests in depth under 2 CFR 200.518. The table gives the auditor’s opinion on the program in those audits.

Auditor opinion on Biomedical Research and Research Training where it was a major program
Opinion on the programAudits
Unmodified141 of 143 (98.6%)
Qualified2 of 143 (1.4%)
Adverse0 of 143 (0.0%)
Disclaimer0 of 143 (0.0%)

How often do audits report findings on Biomedical Research and Research Training?

19 of 199 (9.5%) of these audits for audit year 2025 reported at least one finding on the program. A finding counts for the program when the filing links it to an award under this Assistance Listing.

Audits with a finding on Biomedical Research and Research Training, by audit year
Audit yearAudits with a finding on the program
202114 of 196 (7.1%)
202214 of 198 (7.1%)
202318 of 200 (9.0%)
202417 of 204 (8.3%)
202519 of 199 (9.5%)

Which compliance requirements do those findings cite?

A finding can cite more than one requirement. The counts can add to more than the number of findings.

Compliance requirements cited by findings on Biomedical Research and Research Training
RequirementFindings
Procurement and suspension and debarment (I)7
Allowable costs / cost principles (B)6
Activities allowed or unallowed (A)4
Cash management (C)4
Equipment and real property management (F)3
Reporting (L)2
Subrecipient monitoring (M)2
Other / not classified (P)1

Is the money received directly or through a pass-through entity?

142 of 199 (71.4%) of these audits reported at least one award received directly from the federal agency; the others report the program through a pass-through entity.

How nonprofits received Biomedical Research and Research Training
How the award was receivedAudits
At least one award directly from the federal agency142 of 199 (71.4%)
Only through a pass-through entity57 of 199 (28.6%)

Which states report the most Biomedical Research and Research Training spending by nonprofits?

The ten states with the most nonprofits reporting the program for audit year 2025, with the federal awards those nonprofits expended.

States by nonprofits reporting Biomedical Research and Research Training
StateNonprofitsAmount expended
California31$42,836,131
New York20$174,841,699
Massachusetts13$45,935,611
District of Columbia7$5,872,689
Illinois7$905,325
Pennsylvania7$20,415,225
Hawaii6$2,820,304
Maine6$18,476,971
Virginia6$4,813,742
West Virginia6$24,747,345

Which audit firms were observed on the most filings that report Biomedical Research and Research Training?

The auditor is the firm observed on each filing; this is not a client list. A firm is shown once under the name it files with, ranked by the nonprofits whose filing reports the program.

Audit firms observed on filings that report Biomedical Research and Research Training
Audit firm observedNonprofits
KPMG LLP31
Ernst & Young LLP20
Grant Thornton LLP13
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP11
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP10
Deloitte & Touche LLP9
Baker Tilly US, LLP8
Forvis Mazars, LLP8
Plante & Moran, PLLC5
Windes, Inc.5

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How we computed this

Counts cover single audit filings by non-profit organizations for audit year 2025 in the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. A nonprofit is counted once per program. Amounts are federal awards expended as reported on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. A finding is counted for a program when the filing links it to an award under this Assistance Listing. Listings reported by fewer than 100 nonprofits have no page.

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AuditRadar. “Biomedical Research and Research… (93.859): Single Audit Data.” https://getauditradar.com/statistics/federal-programs/93-859/. Data as of 2026-11-06.