Contractor profile

Clemson 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 H2BMNX7DSKU8 Source
$154.6M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
25%
From Agriculture
5
States
100%
In South Carolina
4
Industries

In FY2026, Clemson University received $154.6M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 25% of it from the Department of Agriculture, with 100% of the work performed in South Carolina. Across FY2022 to FY2026 its recorded total is $941M. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Agriculture$39M
Department of Education$34M
Department of Health and Human Services$23.7M
National Science Foundation$22.6M
Department of Defense$12.9M
Department of Energy$9M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$5.4M
Environmental Protection Agency$4.1M

Where the work lands

Source
South Carolina$153.8M
Puerto Rico$436.5K
California$178.9K
Iowa$23K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Clemson University received $154.6M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $204.4M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Agriculture accounted for 25% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Research and Technology Development, at $9M.
  • South Carolina was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$139.5M
FY22
$269M
FY23
$173.6M
FY24
$204.4M
FY25
$154.6M
FY26 partial
▲ 47%
FY22 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
Virtual Prototyping of Ground SystemsW56HZV2120001Department of Defense$84.6M2021-09-232026-12-31South Carolina
Rii TRACK-1: Ai-Enabled Devices for the Advancement of Personalized and Transformative…2242812National Science Foundation$17M2023-08-012028-07-31South Carolina

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)

Research and Technology Development$9M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$7.9M
Fossil Energy Research and Development$7.7M
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education$7.5M
Smith-Lever Extension Funding$6.2M
Animal Disease and Animal Care$5.6M
Integrative Activities$5.3M
Science$5.1M

Competition

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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