Agricultural Research ServiceContracts, grants and other awards of this sub-agency
- Sub-agency of the Department of Agriculture
- USAspending abbreviation ARS
Agricultural Research Service obligated $467M to awards in FY2026.
The obligations since FY2023 are $2.4B.
That is under 1% of the obligations of the Department of Agriculture since FY2023.
306 awards of $1 million or more started in FY2023 or later, with an award value of $880M.
An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ("obligated").
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The amounts on this page are obligations. An obligation is a promise to pay. It is not a payment. Contract records of the Department of Defense come late, so a recent month can be low.
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Obligations by award type and fiscal year
- Contracts $324M, 69%
- Grants $79M, 17%
- Other assistance $65M, 14%
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans (subsidy cost) | Other assistance | All awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $358M | $119M | $0 | $0 | $203M | $680M |
| FY2024 | $367M | $42M | $0 | $0 | $282M | $691M |
| FY2025 | $347M | $73M | $0 | $0 | $161M | $581M |
| FY2026 | $324M | $79M | $0 | $0 | $65M | $467M |
| FY2027 to date | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Recipients
| Recipient | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrick & Company | 5 | $53M | 13% |
| Trustees of Tufts College | 5 | $43M | 11% |
| Firelake Construction Inc | 16 | $42M | 10% |
| Your Recruiting Company, Inc. | 7 | $28M | 7% |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 4 | $27M | 7% |
| McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC | 11 | $25M | 6% |
| Covington Firelake JV, LLC | 2 | $24M | 6% |
| Auburn University | 13 | $23M | 6% |
| Cas Fse JV II LLC | 6 | $23M | 6% |
| National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc | 4 | $22M | 5% |
| Mississippi State University | 11 | $20M | 5% |
| Mill Creek Firelake JV LLC | 8 | $20M | 5% |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | 4 | $17M | 4% |
| Greenstone Construction, Inc. | 5 | $15M | 4% |
| University of Missouri System | 4 | $13M | 3% |
$9.3M went to recipients that the site does not show. The site shows no name of a person.
Awards of $1 million or more
| Recipient | Type | Award value | Start date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Tufts College | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $36M | 12 Jul 2024 | MA | USAspending |
| Merrick & Company | ContractDefinitive Contract | $27M | 29 Aug 2025 | KS | USAspending |
| Merrick & Company | ContractDefinitive Contract | $20M | 20 Feb 2026 | KS | USAspending |
| Covington Firelake JV, LLC | ContractDefinitive Contract | $20M | 9 Sep 2026 | LA | USAspending |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $16M | 1 Nov 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $13M | 20 Sep 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| Justin J. Reeves, L.L.C | ContractDefinitive Contract | $13M | 7 Aug 2025 | LA | USAspending |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $11M | 27 Jun 2024 | NE | USAspending |
| TCG Inc | ContractDelivery Order | $11M | 29 Feb 2024 | DC | USAspending |
| Clark Nexsen Inc | ContractDelivery Order | $10M | 8 Sep 2025 | KS | USAspending |
Other sub-agencies of the Department of Agriculture
In order of name. The figure is the obligations since FY2023.
- Agricultural Marketing Service$19B
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$3.7B
- Commodity Credit Corporation$173M
- Farm Service Agency$44B
- Food and Nutrition Service$552B
- Food Safety and Inspection Service$483M
- Foreign Agricultural Service$3.6B
- Forest Service$27B
- Immediate Office of the Secretary of Agriculture$257M
- National Agricultural Statistics Service$134M
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture$7.1B
- Natural Resources Conservation Service$20B
- Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement$53M
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer$6.0B
- Office of the Inspector General$51M
- Risk Management Agency$3.6B
- Rural Business Cooperative Service$3.6B
- Rural Housing Service$8.2B
- Rural Utilities Service$17B
- Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services$716M
Official records
- USAspending advanced searchUSAspending.gov. The search of all award records, with filters for recipient, agency, place and time period.
- USAspending recipient profilesUSAspending.gov. The list of all recipient profiles, with a search by name or UEI.
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Cite this page
Fed Spend Map. "Agricultural Research Service: awards and recipients". Data: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, loaded .
https://fedspendmap.com/agency/department-of-agriculture/agricultural-research-service/
The address of this page is permanent.
Where the figures come from
USAspending.gov API v2: spending by category (awarding sub-agency) by fiscal year and award type, and the award search for the lists of awards. USAspending loaded the data on 30 Sep 2026. See how the atlas is made.
Questions
How large is this sub-agency in the Department of Agriculture?
Its obligations in FY2026 were $467M. The obligations of the Department of Agriculture were $149B.
How many awards of $1 million or more are on record?
306 awards started in FY2023 or later. Their award value is $880M.
Are outlays in these figures?
No. The figures are award obligations. An obligation is a promise to pay, and an outlay is the payment.
The obligations since FY2023 on this page are $2.4B.