Contractor profile

Montana 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 EJ3UF7TK8RT5 Source
$175.5M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
48%
From Defense
6
States
53%
In Montana
3
Industries

In FY2026, Montana State University received $175.5M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 48% of it from the Department of Defense, with 53% of the work performed in Montana. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $1.2B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Defense$84.5M
Department of Agriculture$30.9M
Department of Health and Human Services$23.8M
National Science Foundation$22.4M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$6.6M
Department of Commerce$3.8M
Department of the Interior$1.1M
Department of Energy$749.5K

Where the work lands

Source
Montana$92.7M
California$599.1K
Alaska$95K

State breakdown available for 53% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Montana State University received $175.5M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $159.6M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Defense accounted for 48% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program, at $82.6M.
  • Montana was its largest place of performance, with 52% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$135.9M
FY20
$189.6M
FY21
$134.9M
FY22
$205M
FY23
$180.3M
FY24
$159.6M
FY25
$175.5M
FY26 partial
▲ 17%
FY20 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
Montana INBRE II: A Multidisciplinary Research NetworkP20GM103474Department of Health and Human Services$56M2001-09-252029-04-30Montana
Enabling Quantum Leap: Q-Amase-I: Monark Quantum Foundry: Rapidly Incubating…1906383National Science Foundation$22.2M2021-09-152027-08-31Montana
Research Infrastructure: Rii Track 1: Integrating Montana's Environmental Research with…2242802National Science Foundation$15.9M2023-08-012028-07-31Montana

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)

Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program$82.6M
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education$10.8M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$10.4M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) $8M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)$5.8M
Engineering$5.3M
Integrative Activities$5M
Science$4.6M

Competition

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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