South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyFederal contracts and grants

Rapid City, SD
UEI CJAJYT2KW771

USAspending shows $75M in obligations to this recipient in 4 of the 5 fiscal years from FY2023 to FY2027.

The obligations in FY2026 were $16M.

Contracts were $5.0M of the obligations in FY2026.

The obligations in FY2027 to date are under $1 million.

The awards of $1 million or more that started since FY2023 came from 3 agencies.

The largest award value came from the National Science Foundation.

A fiscal year under $1 million is not in the total.

Places of performanceAward value since FY2023

The states where the work of the awards of $1 million or more is done. The swatches go from the smallest award value to the largest. The largest is South Dakota: $28M.

South Dakota: the address of the recipient.

The amounts for each state. Outlines: US Census Bureau.

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Since the last update

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The site compares each data load with the load before it. It records a change of the FY2027 obligations when the change is $1 million or more and 10% or more. It also records each new award of $1 million or more.

Obligations by fiscal year

Obligations to South Dakota School of Mines & Technology by fiscal yearA fiscal year starts on 1 October. "Under $1 million" is a year below the listing floor: the amount is not zero, and the site does not list it. FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. USAspending loaded these data on 30 Sep 2026, so the figures of FY2027 stop on that date.
Fiscal year	All obligations	Contracts	Other awards
FY2023	$18M	$5.7M	$13M
FY2024	$20M	$1.3M	$18M
FY2025	$22M	$5.7M	$16M
FY2026	$16M	$5.0M	$11M
FY2027 to date	under $1 million

Contracts are the procurement award types. Other awards are grants, direct payments, loans (subsidy cost) and other assistance. The contracts figure shows only when contracts alone are $1 million or more.

Awarding agencies

Award value from each agency to each award type, for awards of $1 million or more that started in FY2023 or later. The solid bands are contracts, the hatched bands are grants and the open bands are other assistance. The table gives the amounts.

Agencies that gave awards of $1 million or more to South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyAwards that started in FY2023 or later, by award value, largest first.
Agency	Awards	Award value	Share
National Science Foundation	6	$15M	53%
Department of Defense	2	$10M	36%
Department of Energy	1	$3.1M	11%

Awards

The newest awards of $1 million or more to South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyNewest first. The text under the agency is the description on USAspending.
Awarding agency	Type	Industry or program	Award value	Start date	Place	Record
Department of Energy	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy	$3.1M	15 Jul 2026	SD	USAspending
Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army	ContractDefinitive Contract	541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)	$6.6M	22 Sep 2025	SD	USAspending
National Science Foundation	GrantProject Grant (B)	47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)	$3.0M	1 Aug 2025	SD	USAspending
National Science Foundation	GrantProject Grant (B)	47.041 Engineering	$1.9M	14 Jul 2025	SD	USAspending
National Science Foundation	GrantProject Grant (B)	47.041 Engineering	$5.0M	28 Aug 2024	SD	USAspending

Awards of $1 million or more to South Dakota School of Mines & Technology that started in FY2023 or laterBy award value, largest first. The award value is the amount obligated to the award to date. The site does not show a description that has the name of a person.
Awarding agency	Type	Industry or program	Award value	Start date	Place	Record
Department of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyCOMMERCIAL SOLUTION OPENING (CSO) TITLED 'OPERATIONAL TRANSITION OF ARCTIC RESILIENT MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY' U437A00	ContractDefinitive Contract	541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)	$6.6M	22 Sep 2025	SD	USAspending
National Science FoundationEXPANDQISE: TRACK 2: QUANTUM MATERIALS INSTITUTE: 2D MATERIALS, HETEROSTRUCTURES AND METASURFACES FOR COMPACT, EFFICIENT ENTANGLED PHOTON-PAIR GENERATION FOR ...	GrantProject Grant (B)	47.041 Engineering	$5.0M	28 Aug 2024	SD	USAspending
Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air ForceRAPID SUSTAINMENT OFFICE - MOBILE COLD SPRAY SYSTEM	ContractDefinitive Contract	541330 Engineering Services	$3.5M	13 Apr 2023	SD	USAspending
Department of EnergySOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECT TITLE: RAPID ADAPTIVE PRESCREENING AND INTEGRATED DOWNHOLE SENSING FOR RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (RAPID-REE) ...	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy	$3.1M	15 Jul 2026	SD	USAspending
National Science FoundationNRT: TRAINING SCIENTISTS TO SOLVE BIOFILM CHALLENGES USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SMART MATERIALS -THIS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP ...	GrantProject Grant (B)	47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)	$3.0M	1 Aug 2025	SD	USAspending
National Science FoundationCOLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RII FEC: ADVANCING QUALITY AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT WATER MANAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND ENHANCED SENSOR NETWORK -CLIMATE ...	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	47.083 Integrative Activities	$2.7M	22 Jul 2024	SD	USAspending
National Science FoundationEPSCOR GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (EGFP): ENHANCING DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS FOR AGRICULTURE, HUMAN HEALTH, AND QUANTUM SCIENCE -THE NATIONAL ...	GrantProject Grant (B)	47.041 Engineering	$1.9M	14 Jul 2025	SD	USAspending
National Science FoundationEQUIPMENT: MRI: TRACK 1 ACQUISITION OF A SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AT THE SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY ...	GrantProject Grant (B)	47.041 Engineering	$1.4M	15 Aug 2024	SD	USAspending
National Science FoundationMRI: TRACK 1 ACQUISITION OF NEXSA G2 XPS SURFACE ANALYSIS SYSTEM -THIS MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION AWARD SUPPORTS THE ACQUISITION OF A NEXSA G2 XPS SURFACE ...	GrantProject Grant (B)	47.083 Integrative Activities	$1.1M	24 Aug 2023	SD	USAspending

Industries, programs and places of performance

Contract industries (NAICS)Award value of the awards of $1 million or more, largest first.
Industry	Awards	Award value
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)	1	$6.6M
541330 Engineering Services	1	$3.5M

Assistance programsAward value of the awards of $1 million or more, largest first.
Assistance listing	Awards	Award value
47.041 Engineering	3	$8.3M
47.083 Integrative Activities	2	$3.8M
81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy	1	$3.1M
47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)	1	$3.0M

States of the place of performanceAward value of the awards of $1 million or more, largest first. The place of performance is where the work is done.
State	Awards	Award value
South Dakota	9	$28M

The counties with the largest award value, largest first.

Pennington County, SD$28M

Other recipients of about the same size

Recipients in NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), in all states. In order of name. These recipients have obligations nearest to those of South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in the listed fiscal years.

Advanced Technology and Research CorporationBeltsville, MD
Apogee Research LLCArlington, VA
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Cornerstone Research Group IncMiamisburg, OH
Global Infotek IncReston, VA
Improve Group, Inc.Albuquerque, NM
Mile Two LLCDayton, OH
Semper Valens Solutions, Inc.Canyon Lake, TX
Slingshot Aerospace IncEl Segundo, CA
Spectral Energies LLCBeavercreek, OH
The Mil CorporationLexington Park, MD
Westinghouse Government Services LLCHopkins, SC

All recipients in South Dakota, in order of name.

Official records

USAspending profile of this recipientUSAspending.gov. The official record of the awards to this recipient (UEI CJAJYT2KW771).
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Cite this page

Fed Spend Map. "South Dakota School of Mines & Technology: federal contracts and grants". Data: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, loaded 30 Sep 2026.

https://fedspendmap.com/recipient/cjajyt2kw771-south-dakota-school-of-mines-technology/

The address of this page is permanent.

Where the figures come from

USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service). Fiscal year obligations: the list of recipients by state, with a listing floor of $1 million for each year. Awards: the award search, new awards of $1 million or more by base obligation date. Parent and business types: the recipient profile.

USAspending loaded the data on 30 Sep 2026. A closed fiscal year is a copy made after the year end. The site shows organisations only. The site corrects an error in its own work at the next build. See how to report an error and how the atlas is made.

Questions

Which fiscal years are in the total?

The total has 4 fiscal years.

FY2023: $18M
FY2024: $20M
FY2025: $22M
FY2026: $16M
FY2027 to date: under $1 million

The site lists a fiscal year of a recipient when the obligations of the year are $1 million or more.

Which industries and programs do the awards name?

The contract awards of $1 million or more name 2 NAICS industries.

The largest award value is in NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology): $6.6M.

The assistance awards name 4 assistance listings.

The largest award value is in listing 47.041, Engineering: $8.3M.

Where is the place of performance?

The awards of $1 million or more name 1 state as the place of performance.

The largest award value is in South Dakota: $28M.

The place of performance is where the work is done. It is not always the address of the recipient.

How many awards are in the lists on this page?

The lists hold 9 awards of $1 million or more that started in FY2023 or later.

Their award value is $28M.

An award under that amount is in the obligations of the fiscal years but not in the lists.