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Baylor University
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Federal agencies obligated $118M to Baylor University, Waco, TX, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $35M, of which $1.2M (3%) came through contracts.
Baylor University ranks 266 of 1,565 listed organisations located in TX by five-year obligations, and 4,870 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Commerce and National Science Foundation and 5 other agencies: 19 awards worth $31M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $39,753,879 | $1,255,085 | $38,498,794 | — |
| FY2024 | $42,442,201 | $1,209,667 | $41,232,534 | +7% |
| FY2025 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2026 | $35,448,289 | $1,226,551 | $34,221,738 | — |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in TX | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $118M | $179B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $35M | $46B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $3.7M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $114M | $179B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 4,870 of 30,989 | 1 of 1,565 in TX | 1 |
Largest in state: Health & Human SVC COMMN TX. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | 7 | $10M | 33% |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | 4 | $6.2M | 20% |
| 3 | National Science Foundation | 2 | $3.1M | 10% |
| 4 | Department of Education | 2 | $3.0M | 10% |
| 5 | Department of Defense | 1 | $2.5M | 8% |
| 6 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1 | $2.5M | 8% |
| 7 | Department of Energy | 1 | $2.0M | 6% |
| 8 | Department of Agriculture | 1 | $1.4M | 5% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: McLennan County, TX $31M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | 12.420 Military Medical Research and Development | $2.5M | 5 Jun 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 43.002 Aeronautics | $2.5M | 11 Sep 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.866 Aging Research | $2.2M | 25 Aug 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.617 Congressionally-Identified Projects | $2.0M | 17 Aug 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.617 Congressionally-Identified Projects | $2.0M | 17 Aug 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $2.0M | 27 Aug 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | $2.0M | 14 Jan 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.867 Vision Research | $1.7M | 26 Jul 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.116 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | $1.5M | 21 Jul 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.184 School Safely National Activities | $1.5M | 30 Mar 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureFood and Nutrition Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.579 Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability | $1.4M | 23 May 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | $1.4M | 30 Aug 2023 | TX | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $2.5M, Department of Defense, 5 Jun 2024: CONSERVATIVE CARE FOR PELVIC PAIN (C2P2) IN WOMEN SERVICE MEMBERS: A MULTISITE, MULTIGROUP NONINFERIORITY RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL WITH DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL
- $2.5M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 11 Sep 2025: THE ROSES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS ARE: EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINE
- $2.2M, Department of Health and Human Services, 25 Aug 2023: SMARTPHONE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE MEMORY IN MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND DEMENTIA - ABSTRACT: ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS LEAD TO MARKED
- $2.0M, Department of Commerce, 17 Aug 2026: PURPOSE: THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH THE ADVANCED COLD-SPRAY TECHNOLOGY (ACT) LABORATORY THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT, INSTALLATION, AND COMMISSIONING OF STATE
- $2.0M, Department of Commerce, 17 Aug 2026: PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A HIGH-FIDELITY ARCTIC MOTION SIMULATOR THAT ENABLES REALISTIC EVALUATION OF MEDICAL CARE, HUMAN PERFORMANCE,
- $2.0M, National Science Foundation, 27 Aug 2025: ADVANCING SUCCESS OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, MENTORING, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN SUPPORT -THIS P
- $2.0M, Department of Energy, 14 Jan 2026: CONTROL# 3387-1790 BAYLOR UNIVERSITY WITH PACIFIC NORTHWESTERN N VISION OPEN 2024 PROJECT TITLE ''ADDITIVE FRICTION SURFACING FOR LARGE SCALE ADDITIVE MANUFACTU
- $1.7M, Department of Health and Human Services, 26 Jul 2024: CREATING TOOLS TO MAKE EXPERIMENTAL BIOCHEMISTRY ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH BLINDNESS - PROJECT SUMMARY. PEOPLE WITH BLINDNESS AND LOW VISION (BLV) EXPERIENCE SY
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Baylor University receive?
$118M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $40M; FY2024: $42M; FY2026: $35M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Baylor University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Health and Human Services ($10M), Department of Commerce ($6.2M), National Science Foundation ($3.1M), Department of Education ($3.0M) and Department of Defense ($2.5M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Congressionally-Identified Projects (11.617), Biomedical Research and Research Training (93.859) and Military Medical Research and Development (12.420).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: TX ($31M).
Is Baylor University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 4,870 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 266 of 1,565 located in TX. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.