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Adams State University
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Adams State University, of Alamosa, CO, was obligated $32M 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 $3.7M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 49% on FY2025 ($7.4M).
Adams State University ranks 309 of 657 listed organisations located in CO by five-year obligations, and 13,231 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Agriculture, Department of Education and National Science Foundation: 3 awards worth $8.2M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,241,374 | under $1.0M | $13,241,374 | — |
| FY2024 | $7,803,407 | under $1.0M | $7,803,407 | -41% |
| FY2025 | $7,380,932 | under $1.0M | $7,380,932 | -5% |
| FY2026 | $3,728,295 | under $1.0M | $3,728,295 | -49% |
| 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 CO | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $32M | $39B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $3.7M | $12B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $32M | $39B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 13,231 of 30,989 | 1 of 657 in CO | 1 |
Largest in state: State of Colorado - DEPT of Health Care Policy & Financing. 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 | 1 | $4.6M | 56% |
| 2 | Department of Education | 1 | $2.4M | 29% |
| 3 | National Science Foundation | 1 | $1.2M | 15% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Alamosa County, CO $8.2M
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) | 10.237 From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals | $4.6M | 17 May 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.047 Trio Upward Bound | $2.4M | 12 May 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $1.2M | 28 Mar 2023 | CO | 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.
- $4.6M, Department of Agriculture, 17 May 2023: ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRA
- $2.4M, Department of Education, 12 May 2023: ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM
- $1.2M, National Science Foundation, 28 Mar 2023: DEVELOPING STEM TEACHERS ACROSS RURAL SCHOOLS: USING STEM OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN IDENTITY AS STEM TEACHERS -THE PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NAT
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Adams State University receive?
$32M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $13M; FY2024: $7.8M; FY2025: $7.4M; FY2026: $3.7M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Adams State University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Agriculture ($4.6M), Department of Education ($2.4M) and National Science Foundation ($1.2M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (10.237), Trio Upward Bound (84.047) and STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) (47.076).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CO ($8.2M).
Is Adams State University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 13,231 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 309 of 657 located in CO. 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.