URF has a variety of sponsors in the public, private and government sectors.

NASA
DARPA
FAA
Defense Mapping Agency
Department of Energy (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant)
Baltimore Gas & Electric Company
Maryland State Aviation Administration
University of Maryland
Laboratory for Physical Sciences (NSA)
Naval Research Laboratory
Micro Electronics Laboratory (NSA)
Kollsman
Raytheon
Grumman
Lockeed
Gulfstream
Loral
Boeing
Northwest Airlines
Rockwell Collins
Lear Astronics