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Montana State University

Bozeman, MT · rank 1,173 of 30,000 listed organisations · 11 of 207 in MT

$126Maward obligations, FY2026contracts under the listing floor · 4 of 5 years listed

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Department of Defense → Contracts: $17MDepartment of Defense → Grants: $33MDepartment of Defense → Other assistance: $43MDepartment of Agriculture → Grants: $61MNational Science Foundation → Grants: $42MDepartment of Health and Human Services → Grants: $22MDepartment of Transportation → Grants: $8.8MEnvironmental Protection Agency → Grants: $7.0MDepartment of Commerce → Grants: $6.1MDepartment of Defense$94MDepartment of Agriculture$61MNational Science Foundation$42MDepartment of Health and Human…$22MDepartment of Transportation$8.8MEnvironmental Protection Agency$7.0MDepartment of Commerce$6.1MContracts$17MGrants$180MOther assistance$43M
Awarding agencies to award types, by the value of awards of $1.0M or more begun since FY2023.

Montana State University, of Bozeman, MT, was obligated $671M 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 $126M, with contracts under the listing floor.

That is down 21% on FY2025 ($160M).

Montana State University ranks 11 of 207 listed organisations located in MT by five-year obligations, and 1,173 of 30,000 nationally.

Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture and National Science Foundation and 5 other agencies: 50 awards worth $244M 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 480 of 1,463 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.

$126Mobligations, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$671Mfive-year total, listed yearsFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations4 of 5 years listed
under $1.0MFY2027 to dateFY2027 (1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sep 2027), through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
50awards of $1.0M+ begun since FY2023FY2023–FY2027$244M total award value
8awarding agenciesFY2023–FY2027

Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance

$205M
$180M
$160M
$126M
under $1.0M
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Obligations to Montana State University by fiscal year: contracts (navy) and financial assistance (green). A year marked "under $1.0M" fell below the listing floor for that year. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.
Fiscal yearAll obligationsContractsAssistanceChange
FY2023$205,178,662$9,446,978$195,731,684—
FY2024$180,353,887$11,364,176$168,989,711-12%
FY2025$159,608,372$21,662,669$137,945,703-12%
FY2026$126,220,196under $1.0M$126,220,196-21%
FY2027 to dateunder $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

MeasureThis organisationLargest in MTLargest nationally
Five-year obligations (listed years)$671M$9.4B$416B
FY2026 obligations$126M$2.6B$118B
Contracts, five years$42Munder $1.0M$94B
Assistance, five years$629M$9.4B$416B
Rank by five-year obligations1,173 of 30,0001 of 207 in MT1

Largest in state: State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services. 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

#AgencyAwardsAward valueShare
1Department of Defense6$94M38%
2Department of Agriculture13$61M25%
3National Science Foundation12$42M17%
4Department of Health and Human Services12$22M9%
5Department of Transportation2$8.8M4%
6Environmental Protection Agency1$7.0M3%
7Department of Commerce2$6.1M3%
8National Aeronautics and Space Administration2$3.3M1%

Contract industries NAICS

Rank within NAICS 541715: 480 of 1,463 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

Montana$167M

Counties: Gallatin County, MT $132M

Largest awards begun since FY2023

Awarding agencyTypeIndustry or programAward valueBegunPlaceRecord
Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air ForceOther assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance12.800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program$33M18 May 2023—USAspending
Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air ForceGrantProject Grant (B)12.800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program$27M15 Dec 2023—USAspending
National Science FoundationGrantCooperative Agreement (B)47.083 Integrative Activities$16M5 May 2023MTUSAspending
Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air ForceContractDefinitive Contract541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$16M31 Jul 2025MTUSAspending
Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureGrantCooperative Agreement (B)10.215 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education$11M23 Mar 2023MTUSAspending
Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureGrantCooperative Agreement (B)10.215 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education$11M19 Sep 2025MTUSAspending
Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureGrantCooperative Agreement (B)10.215 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education$11M31 Jul 2024MTUSAspending
Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air ForceOther assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance12.800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program$9.9M9 Dec 2022—USAspending
Environmental Protection AgencyGrantCooperative Agreement (B)66.309 Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training and Special Purpose Activities Relating to Environmental Justice$7.0M14 Jun 2024MTUSAspending
Department of TransportationFederal Railroad AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)20.325 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements$6.4M22 Sep 2025—USAspending
National Science FoundationGrantCooperative Agreement (B)47.050 Geosciences$6.3M15 Sep 2023MTUSAspending
Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and AgricultureGrantProject Grant (B)10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri)$6.2M14 Sep 2026MTUSAspending

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.

Questions and answers

How much federal money does Montana State University receive?

$671M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $205M; FY2024: $180M; FY2025: $160M; FY2026: $126M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.

Which agencies award to Montana State University?

By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($94M), Department of Agriculture ($61M), National Science Foundation ($42M), Department of Health and Human Services ($22M) and Department of Transportation ($8.8M).

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 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (12.800), Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (10.215) and Integrative Activities (47.083).

Where is the work performed?

Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MT ($167M).

Is Montana State University a large federal recipient?

It ranks 1,173 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 11 of 207 located in MT. 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.