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Auburn University
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Auburn University, of Auburn University, AL, was obligated $623M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $105M, of which $10M (10%) came through contracts.
That is down 36% on FY2025 ($164M).
Auburn University ranks 31 of 545 listed organisations located in AL by five-year obligations, and 1,273 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense and Department of Transportation and 5 other agencies: 91 awards worth $274M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)), where it ranks 422 of 1,484 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $179,737,627 | $7,082,842 | $172,654,785 | — |
| FY2024 | $174,071,124 | $14,201,279 | $159,869,845 | -3% |
| FY2025 | $164,298,488 | $26,508,768 | $137,789,720 | -6% |
| FY2026 | $104,880,001 | $10,252,701 | $94,627,300 | -36% |
| 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 AL | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $623M | $27B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $105M | $6.7B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $58M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $565M | $27B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,273 of 30,989 | 1 of 545 in AL | 1 |
Largest in state: Alabama Medicaid Agency. 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 Agriculture | 40 | $135M | 52% |
| 2 | Department of Defense | 10 | $32M | 12% |
| 3 | Department of Transportation | 5 | $25M | 10% |
| 4 | National Science Foundation | 14 | $25M | 9% |
| 5 | Department of Health and Human Services | 5 | $12M | 5% |
| 6 | Department of Energy | 2 | $12M | 4% |
| 7 | Department of Education | 3 | $11M | 4% |
| 8 | Department of Commerce | 5 | $9.6M | 4% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 422 of 1,484 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Lee County, AL $241M · Macon County, AL $1.0M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.239 Human Health and Soil Health Study | $18M | 1 Dec 2022 | AL | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 20.530 Public Transportation Innovation | $12M | 30 Mar 2023 | AL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $11M | 14 Nov 2024 | AL | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | 81.008 Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (ceser) | $10M | 17 Apr 2024 | AL | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri) | $9.9M | 27 Dec 2022 | AL | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.500 Cooperative Extension Service | $8.8M | 22 Sep 2023 | AL | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.334 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | $7.9M | 21 Sep 2023 | AL | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.511 Smith-Lever Extension Funding | $7.6M | 23 Nov 2022 | AL | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.511 Smith-Lever Extension Funding | $7.6M | 21 Feb 2024 | AL | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.511 Smith-Lever Extension Funding | $7.6M | 5 Dec 2024 | AL | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.511 Smith-Lever Extension Funding | $7.5M | 11 Feb 2026 | AL | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.106 Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | $7.2M | 12 Sep 2025 | AL | 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.
- $18M, Department of Agriculture, 1 Dec 2022: ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRA
- $12M, Department of Transportation, 30 Mar 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: FTAS LONO-CAP PROGRAM IS STATUTORILY REFERENCED IN SECTION 49 U.S.C. 5312(H). THE PROGRAM WILL PROVID AN ANNUAL FUNDING FOR FY21-26 TO AUBU
- $11M, Department of Defense, 14 Nov 2024: RADIATION HARDENED MICROELECTRONICS TESTING FACILITY
- $10M, Department of Energy, 17 Apr 2024: MODEL REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER TO ENHANCE THE CYBER SECURITY OF THE U.S. ELECTRICITY SECTOR THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR A SOUTHEASTERN REGION C
- $9.9M, Department of Agriculture, 27 Dec 2022: ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRA
- $8.8M, Department of Agriculture, 22 Sep 2023: A CORE TENANT OF MILITARY LIFE IS THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY READINESS AS IT RELATES TO FORCE READINESS. THE NECESSITY OF SUPPORTING SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAM
- $7.9M, Department of Education, 21 Sep 2023: GEAR UP ACHIEVE
- $7.6M, Department of Agriculture, 23 Nov 2022: ALABAMA IS UNIQUE AS BEING THE ONLY STATE WITH THREE LANDGRANT INSTITUTIONS WITH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) RES EARCH AND COOPERATIVE EXTENS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Auburn University receive?
$623M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $180M; FY2024: $174M; FY2025: $164M; FY2026: $105M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Auburn University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Agriculture ($135M), Department of Defense ($32M), Department of Transportation ($25M), National Science Foundation ($25M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($12M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), NAICS 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools and NAICS 611699 All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction. Assistance falls under Smith-Lever Extension Funding (10.511), Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research (10.001) and Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act (10.203).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: AL ($272M).
Is Auburn University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,273 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 31 of 545 located in AL. 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.