Contractor profile

Mississippi State 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 NTXJM52SHKS7 Source
$187.6M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
28%
From Education
7
States
95%
In Mississippi
9
Industries

In FY2026, Mississippi State University received $187.6M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 28% of it from the Department of Education, with 95% of the work performed in Mississippi. Across FY2021 to FY2026 its recorded total is $1.1B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Education$52.1M
Department of Agriculture$38.7M
Department of Commerce$25.9M
National Science Foundation$14.8M
Department of Health and Human Services$10.8M
Department of Defense$9.7M
Department of State$9M
Department of Homeland Security$7.5M

Agency breakdown available for 94% of obligations shown

Where the work lands

Source
Mississippi$178.1M
Louisiana$999.9K
Washington$299.7K
Wisconsin$280K

State breakdown available for 95% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Mississippi State University received $187.6M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $154.7M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Education accounted for 27% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research, at $20.3M.
  • Mississippi was its largest place of performance, with 94% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$198.1M
FY21
$156.7M
FY22
$207.8M
FY23
$186.2M
FY24
$154.7M
FY25
$187.6M
FY26 partial
▼ 22%
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
Northern Gulf InstituteNA21OAR4320190Department of Commerce$29.2M2021-10-012027-09-30Mississippi
Post-Analysis of UAS Detection Technologies to Assess Which Demonstrate Applicability…15-C-UAS-MSUDepartment of Transportation$23.6M2017-04-032029-08-31Mississippi

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$20.3M
Computer Facilities Management Services$14.6M
International Disaster and Humanitarian Response$9M
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education$8.5M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$8.5M
Smith-Lever Extension Funding$7.6M
Department of War Cyber Academic Engagement Office$6M
Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act$5.3M

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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