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Texas Tech University System
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USAspending records $446M in award obligations to Texas Tech University System (Lubbock, TX) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $76M, of which $3.2M (4%) came through contracts.
That is down 43% on FY2025 ($134M).
Texas Tech University System ranks 93 of 1,565 listed organisations located in TX by five-year obligations, and 1,629 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense, National Science Foundation and Department of Health and Human Services and 5 other agencies: 32 awards worth $84M 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 1,086 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 | $112,148,684 | $2,494,918 | $109,653,766 | — |
| FY2024 | $123,999,281 | $1,835,508 | $122,163,773 | +11% |
| FY2025 | $133,996,431 | under $1.0M | $133,996,431 | +8% |
| FY2026 | $76,294,743 | $3,170,159 | $73,124,584 | -43% |
| 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) | $446M | $179B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $76M | $46B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $7.5M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $439M | $179B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,629 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 Defense | 4 | $20M | 26% |
| 2 | National Science Foundation | 4 | $18M | 22% |
| 3 | Department of Health and Human Services | 6 | $13M | 16% |
| 4 | Department of Energy | 6 | $11M | 14% |
| 5 | Department of Agriculture | 3 | $6.3M | 8% |
| 6 | Environmental Protection Agency | 3 | $5.1M | 6% |
| 7 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | 1 | $3.2M | 4% |
| 8 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1 | $2.7M | 3% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 1,086 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: Lubbock County, TX $73M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering | $12M | 25 Jun 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 12.431 Basic Scientific Research | $6.4M | 16 Sep 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 12.431 Basic Scientific Research | $6.0M | 31 Mar 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 12.431 Basic Scientific Research | $5.3M | 10 Jun 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.600 Head Start | $5.0M | 26 Apr 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 14.506 General Research and Technology Activity | $3.2M | 19 Sep 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | $3.1M | 10 Jun 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $2.7M | 31 Aug 2026 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri) | $2.6M | 18 Dec 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 12.431 Basic Scientific Research | $2.5M | 11 Jul 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Environmental Protection Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | 66.509 Science to Achieve Results (star) Research Program | $2.5M | 28 Apr 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.008 Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (ceser) | $2.5M | 27 Sep 2024 | 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.
- $12M, National Science Foundation, 25 Jun 2024: CATEGORY II: REPACSS: EMPOWERING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY THROUGH RENEWABLE ENERGY POWERED ADVANCED COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND SERVICES -DRIVEN BY A VISION FOR REDUCING
- $6.4M, Department of Defense, 16 Sep 2024: NEW START
- $6.0M, Department of Defense, 31 Mar 2025: NEW START EQUIPMENT GRANT TITLE: INSTRUMENTATION ACQUISITION FOR ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR POWER DEVICES RESEARCH
- $5.3M, Department of Defense, 10 Jun 2025: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR POWER DEVICES
- $5.0M, Department of Health and Human Services, 26 Apr 2024: EARLY HEAD START
- $3.2M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 19 Sep 2023: GENERAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITY
- $3.1M, Department of Energy, 10 Jun 2024: NEW AWARD TO TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY CONTROL NO. 2998-1514 DE-FOA-0002998:(ULTRAFAST) PROJECT TITLE: ULTRA-WIDEBAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS FOR EXTRINSIC PHOTOCONDUCTI
- $2.7M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 31 Aug 2026: DELIVER A ROBUST, FLIGHT-QUALIFIED INSTRUMENT THAT WILL MEASURE LUNAR SUBSURFACE HEAT FLOW, THEREBY PROVIDING CRITICAL DATA TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Texas Tech University System receive?
$446M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $112M; FY2024: $124M; FY2025: $134M; FY2026: $76M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Texas Tech University System?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($20M), National Science Foundation ($18M), Department of Health and Human Services ($13M), Department of Energy ($11M) and Department of Agriculture ($6.3M).
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). Assistance falls under Basic Scientific Research (12.431), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (47.070) and Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (81.135).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: TX ($84M).
Is Texas Tech University System a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,629 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 93 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.