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Lincoln University
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Lincoln University, of Jefferson City, MO, was obligated $125M 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 $19M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 32% on FY2025 ($28M).
Lincoln University ranks 68 of 455 listed organisations located in MO by five-year obligations, and 4,631 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce and Department of Education and 1 other agency: 14 awards worth $66M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $49,718,273 | under $1.0M | $49,718,273 | — |
| FY2024 | $28,597,917 | under $1.0M | $28,597,917 | -42% |
| FY2025 | $27,633,399 | under $1.0M | $27,633,399 | -3% |
| FY2026 | $18,867,611 | under $1.0M | $18,867,611 | -32% |
| 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 MO | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $125M | $62B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $19M | $17B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $125M | $62B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 4,631 of 30,989 | 1 of 455 in MO | 1 |
Largest in state: Department of Social Services Misso. 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 | 11 | $60M | 91% |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | 1 | $3.0M | 5% |
| 3 | Department of Education | 1 | $1.7M | 3% |
| 4 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1 | $1.5M | 2% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Callaway County, MO $33M · Cole County, MO $31M
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 | $10M | 17 May 2023 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.205 Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University | $6.0M | 7 Jan 2026 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.205 Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University | $6.0M | 15 Feb 2024 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.205 Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University | $5.4M | 25 Nov 2022 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.512 Agriculture Extension at 1890 Land-Grant Institutions | $5.1M | 22 Nov 2022 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.512 Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University | $5.1M | 14 Feb 2024 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.512 Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University | $5.1M | 3 Dec 2024 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.512 Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University | $5.1M | 7 Jan 2026 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.937 Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities | $5.0M | 19 Apr 2023 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.500 Cooperative Extension Service | $5.0M | 29 Aug 2023 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.028 Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program | $3.0M | 30 Nov 2022 | MO | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.031 Higher Education Institutional Aid | $1.7M | 26 Sep 2025 | MO | 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.
- $10M, 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
- $6.0M, Department of Agriculture, 7 Jan 2026: MISSOURI IS WELL-KNOWN FOR THE RICHNESS OF ITS NATURAL RESOURCES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO TO THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE STATE AND THE WELL-BEING OF ITS CITIZENS.
- $6.0M, Department of Agriculture, 15 Feb 2024: IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE USDA-NIFA'S TOP RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRIORITY AREAS, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY'S COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM CONDUCT RESEARCH AN
- $5.4M, Department of Agriculture, 25 Nov 2022: IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE USDA-NIFA'S TOP RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRIORITY AREAS, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY'S COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM CONDUCT RESEARCH AN
- $5.1M, Department of Agriculture, 22 Nov 2022: IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE USDA-NIFA'S TOP RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRIORITY AREAS, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY'S COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM CONDUCT RESEARCH AN
- $5.1M, Department of Agriculture, 14 Feb 2024: IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE USDA-NIFA'S TOP RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRIORITY AREAS, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY'S COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM CONDUCT RESEARCH AN
- $5.1M, Department of Agriculture, 3 Dec 2024: IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE USDA-NIFA'S TOP RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRIORITY AREAS, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY'S COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM CONDUCT RESEARCH AN
- $5.1M, Department of Agriculture, 7 Jan 2026: IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE USDA-NIFA'S TOP RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRIORITY AREAS, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY'S COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM CONDUCTS RESEARCH A
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Lincoln University receive?
$125M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $50M; FY2024: $29M; FY2025: $28M; FY2026: $19M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Lincoln University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Agriculture ($60M), Department of Commerce ($3.0M), Department of Education ($1.7M) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($1.5M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University (10.512), Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University (10.205) and From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (10.237).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MO ($66M).
Is Lincoln University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 4,631 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 68 of 455 located in MO. 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.