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Florida State University
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USAspending records $694M in award obligations to Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $152M, of which $4.2M (3%) came through contracts.
That is about level on FY2025 ($164M).
Florida State University ranks 51 of 1,384 listed organisations located in FL by five-year obligations, and 1,147 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from National Science Foundation, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Defense and 5 other agencies: 73 awards worth $366M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541714 (Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)), where it ranks 141 of 174 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $195,821,767 | $9,016,905 | $186,804,862 | — |
| FY2024 | $181,962,743 | $13,517,728 | $168,445,015 | -7% |
| FY2025 | $163,971,709 | $5,784,171 | $158,187,538 | -10% |
| FY2026 | $152,280,105 | $4,239,484 | $148,040,621 | -7% |
| 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 FL | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $694M | $95B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $152M | $28B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $33M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $661M | $95B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,147 of 30,989 | 1 of 1,384 in FL | 1 |
Largest in state: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. 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 | National Science Foundation | 9 | $179M | 49% |
| 2 | Department of Health and Human Services | 38 | $127M | 35% |
| 3 | Department of Defense | 10 | $25M | 7% |
| 4 | Department of Education | 7 | $14M | 4% |
| 5 | Department of Energy | 3 | $7.3M | 2% |
| 6 | Department of Commerce | 2 | $6.3M | 2% |
| 7 | Department of Justice | 2 | $5.4M | 1% |
| 8 | Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $1.9M | 1% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541714: 141 of 174 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology).
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Leon County, FL $271M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $157M | 12 Dec 2022 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants | $50M | 24 Jan 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | GrantProject Grant (B) | 12.300 Basic and Applied Scientific Research | $7.1M | 31 Jul 2026 | FL | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.041 Engineering | $6.0M | 15 Sep 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $5.9M | 16 Aug 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | $4.9M | 6 Mar 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.940 HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based | $4.6M | 2 Mar 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 12.630 Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | $4.4M | 26 Jun 2024 | — | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.617 Congressionally-Identified Projects | $4.2M | 22 Aug 2026 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | $4.1M | 9 Jul 2026 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 16.054 Virtual Reality de-Escalation Training | $4.0M | 28 Aug 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.866 Aging Research | $3.7M | 18 Aug 2023 | FL | 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.
- $157M, National Science Foundation, 12 Dec 2022: NATIONAL HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY RENEWAL 2023-2027 -HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS ARE A POWERFUL TOOL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND HAVE WIDE SPREAD TECHNOLOGICAL
- $50M, Department of Health and Human Services, 24 Jan 2023: ADOLESCENT MEDICINE TRIALS NETWORK FOR HIV/AIDS INTERVENTIONS (ATN) SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP CENTER - ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS (AYA) UNDER THE AGE OF 25 IN THE
- $7.1M, Department of Defense, 31 Jul 2026: ELECTRIC SHIP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM (ESRDC) 2026-2030
- $6.0M, National Science Foundation, 15 Sep 2023: ART: INSPIRING THE GENERATION OF NEW IDEAS AND TRANSLATIONAL EXCELLENCE AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY -THE INSPIRING THE GENERATION OF NEW IDEAS AND TRANSLATIONAL
- $5.9M, National Science Foundation, 16 Aug 2024: STUDIES OF NUCLEAR STRUCTURE AND NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS -THIS AWARD SUPPORTS EXPERIMENTAL NUCLEAR PHYSICS RESEARCH AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (FSU). FSU RESEARCH
- $4.9M, Department of Health and Human Services, 6 Mar 2023: NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR ADVANCED NMR TECHNOLOGY - NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) SPECTROSCOPY IS A UNIQUE SET OF EXPERIMENTAL TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE INTRIC
- $4.6M, Department of Health and Human Services, 2 Mar 2023: PREP CHOICE: INCREASING THE USE OF HIV PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS IN AN ERA OF CHOICES
- $4.4M, Department of Defense, 26 Jun 2024: AERODYNAMIC/PROPULSION CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGH-SPEED AERODYNAMIC VEHICLES AND MISSILE CONFIGURATION DESIGNS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Florida State University receive?
$694M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $196M; FY2024: $182M; FY2025: $164M; FY2026: $152M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Florida State University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: National Science Foundation ($179M), Department of Health and Human Services ($127M), Department of Defense ($25M), Department of Education ($14M) and Department of Energy ($7.3M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) and NAICS 335311 Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing. Assistance falls under Mathematical and Physical Sciences (47.049), Mental Health Research Grants (93.242) and Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research (93.855).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: FL ($361M).
Is Florida State University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,147 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 51 of 1,384 located in FL. 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.