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Shorter College, Inc.
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Federal agencies obligated $33M to Shorter College, Inc., North Little Rock, AR, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $2.6M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 75% on FY2025 ($10M).
Shorter College, Inc. ranks 79 of 225 listed organisations located in AR by five-year obligations, and 13,027 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Education and Department of Commerce: 3 awards worth $4.2M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,129,347 | under $1.0M | $10,129,347 | — |
| FY2024 | $9,938,641 | under $1.0M | $9,938,641 | -2% |
| FY2025 | $10,202,779 | under $1.0M | $10,202,779 | +3% |
| FY2026 | $2,583,380 | under $1.0M | $2,583,380 | -75% |
| 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 AR | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $33M | $28B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $2.6M | $7.2B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $33M | $28B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 13,027 of 30,989 | 1 of 225 in AR | 1 |
Largest in state: Human Services, Arkansas Department of. 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 Education | 2 | $3.0M | 70% |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | 1 | $1.3M | 30% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Pulaski County, AR $4.2M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.116 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | $2.0M | 3 Sep 2024 | AR | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceEconomic Development Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.300 Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities | $1.3M | 2 May 2023 | AR | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.031 Higher Education Institutional Aid | $1.0M | 26 Sep 2025 | AR | 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.
- $2.0M, Department of Education, 3 Sep 2024: RENOVATION FOR COMPUTER AND STEM PROGRAMS
- $1.3M, Department of Commerce, 2 May 2023: THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE RENOVATION OF ROCK ISLAND ARGENTA DEPOT IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTE
- $1.0M, Department of Education, 26 Sep 2025: TITLE III PART F - HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Shorter College, Inc. receive?
$33M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $10M; FY2024: $9.9M; FY2025: $10M; FY2026: $2.6M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Shorter College, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Education ($3.0M) and Department of Commerce ($1.3M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (84.116), Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities (11.300) and Higher Education Institutional Aid (84.031).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: AR ($4.2M).
Is Shorter College, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 13,027 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 79 of 225 located in AR. 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.