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Ferris State University
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Federal agencies obligated $89M to Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $14M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 47% on FY2025 ($27M).
Ferris State University ranks 104 of 601 listed organisations located in MI by five-year obligations, and 6,063 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Commerce: 5 awards worth $7.3M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $21,449,121 | under $1.0M | $21,449,121 | — |
| FY2024 | $26,907,280 | under $1.0M | $26,907,280 | +25% |
| FY2025 | $26,693,222 | under $1.0M | $26,693,222 | -1% |
| FY2026 | $14,144,521 | under $1.0M | $14,144,521 | -47% |
| 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 MI | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $89M | $100B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $14M | $27B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | $16M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $89M | $100B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 6,063 of 30,000 | 1 of 601 in MI | 1 |
Largest in state: Michigan 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
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $4.3M | 60% |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | 2 | $2.9M | 40% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Mecosta County, MI $2.9M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.493 Congressional Directives | $1.9M | 25 Sep 2026 | MI | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.617 Congressionally-Identified Projects | $1.9M | 13 Sep 2024 | MI | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.912 Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement | $1.2M | 17 May 2023 | MI | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.732 Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants | $1.2M | 18 Jun 2025 | MI | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.469 Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | $1.0M | 8 Jun 2023 | MI | 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.
- $1.9M, Department of Health and Human Services, 25 Sep 2026: ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT - TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE CLINICAL AND TEACHING SPACES USED BY HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS OF CRI
- $1.9M, Department of Commerce, 13 Sep 2024: PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE AND INTEGRATION OF EQUIPMENT CRITICAL TO DESIGNING AND TESTING NOVEL CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS THAT TARGE
- $1.2M, Department of Health and Human Services, 17 May 2023: RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION: FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY, 1201 S STATE ST., BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307-2747 FACILITY/ENT
- $1.2M, Department of Health and Human Services, 18 Jun 2025: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM - THE EMPOWERING NORTHERN MICHIGAN: BEHAVIORAL EDUCATION IN DIVERSE RURAL COMMUNITIES (EMN) PROJECT W
- $1.0M, Department of Commerce, 8 Jun 2023: THE FUNDING WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT PHASE TWO OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING, SPECIFICALLY TOWARD EQUIPPING AND INST
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Ferris State University receive?
$89M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $21M; FY2024: $27M; FY2025: $27M; FY2026: $14M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Ferris State University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Health and Human Services ($4.3M) and Department of Commerce ($2.9M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Congressional Directives (93.493), Congressionally-Identified Projects (11.617) and Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement (93.912).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MI ($7.3M).
Is Ferris State University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 6,063 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 104 of 601 located in MI. 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.