Contractor profile

Auburn University

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

prime recipient of federal awards · UEI DMQNDJDHTDG4 Source
$166.3M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
32%
From Agriculture
7
States
93%
In Alabama
10
Industries

In FY2026, Auburn University received $166.3M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 32% of it from the Department of Agriculture, with 93% of the work performed in Alabama. Across FY2021 to FY2026 its recorded total is $835.8M. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Agriculture$52.9M
Department of Education$28.7M
Department of Defense$17.2M
National Science Foundation$15.8M
Department of Energy$11.4M
Department of Health and Human Services$10.9M
Department of State$10.4M
Department of Commerce$7.7M

Agency breakdown available for 97% of obligations shown

Where the work lands

Source
Alabama$155.1M
New Mexico$300K
Washington$69.1K
Georgia$41.9K
Iowa$10K

State breakdown available for 93% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Auburn University received $166.3M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $157.1M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Agriculture accounted for 31% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research, at $22.5M.
  • Alabama was its largest place of performance, with 93% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$158.6M
FY21
$179.7M
FY23
$174.1M
FY24
$157.1M
FY25
$166.3M
FY26 partial
▼ 1%
FY21 to FY25

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

Awards whose period of performance overlaps FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
Awards Issued Prior to January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations and…20237050038914Department of Agriculture$17.7M2023-01-012027-12-31Alabama

Largest FY2026 awards

Awards that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

No award on record started in FY2026.

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research$22.5M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$11.6M
International Disaster and Humanitarian Response$10.4M
Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER)$10M
Smith-Lever Extension Funding$7.5M
Congressionally-Identified Projects$6.7M
Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act$5.3M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) $4.5M

Competition

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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