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Morgan State University
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Morgan State University, of Baltimore, MD, was obligated $303M 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 $53M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 45% on FY2025 ($97M).
Morgan State University ranks 109 of 1,357 listed organisations located in MD by five-year obligations, and 2,223 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Education, Department of Commerce and National Science Foundation and 5 other agencies: 21 awards worth $82M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $78,235,852 | under $1.0M | $78,235,852 | — |
| FY2024 | $75,215,957 | under $1.0M | $75,215,957 | -4% |
| FY2025 | $97,025,718 | under $1.0M | $97,025,718 | +29% |
| FY2026 | $52,912,195 | under $1.0M | $52,912,195 | -45% |
| 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 MD | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $303M | $48B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $53M | $13B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $303M | $48B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 2,223 of 30,989 | 1 of 1,357 in MD | 1 |
Largest in state: Maryland Department of Health. 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 | 4 | $18M | 22% |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | 5 | $16M | 20% |
| 3 | National Science Foundation | 4 | $12M | 15% |
| 4 | Department of Defense | 2 | $11M | 14% |
| 5 | Department of Health and Human Services | 2 | $11M | 13% |
| 6 | Department of Transportation | 1 | $8.9M | 11% |
| 7 | Department of Energy | 1 | $2.0M | 2% |
| 8 | Small Business Administration | 1 | $1.5M | 2% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Baltimore city, MD $82M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantProject Grant (B) | 12.630 Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | $10M | 21 Jul 2026 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.110 Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs | $9.4M | 5 Sep 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationImmediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.701 University Transportation Centers Program | $8.9M | 3 Apr 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.031 Higher Education Institutional Aid | $7.9M | 31 Jul 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.071 2026 Congressionally Identified Construction Grants | $5.4M | 14 Aug 2026 | MD | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $5.0M | 9 May 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.116 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | $5.0M | 29 Oct 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.028 Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program | $4.1M | 6 Feb 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.617 Congressionally-Identified Projects | $3.4M | 21 Aug 2026 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.031 Higher Education Institutional Aid | $3.0M | 26 Sep 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $3.0M | 7 Jul 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $2.7M | 21 Jul 2025 | MD | 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 Defense, 21 Jul 2026: RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN TRUSTED AI AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
- $9.4M, Department of Health and Human Services, 5 Sep 2023: MATERNAL HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK FOR MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS
- $8.9M, Department of Transportation, 3 Apr 2023: UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS
- $7.9M, Department of Education, 31 Jul 2024: TRANSFORMING AND STRENGTHENING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOLARS TO EXCEL AND FLOURISH IN DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS WHERE MINORITIES ARE HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTE
- $5.4M, Department of Commerce, 14 Aug 2026: PURPOSE: PROVIDE A 15,000 GROSS SQUARE FOOT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY RESEARCH LABORATORY ON THE MORGAN STATE SCIENCE COMPLEX.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PLANNING, DESI
- $5.0M, National Science Foundation, 9 May 2023: CREST PHASE I CENTER FOR ADVANCED MAGNETS AND SEMICONDUCTORS -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CENTERS OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CREST), THIS PROJE
- $5.0M, Department of Education, 29 Oct 2024: RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS TO ELEVATE MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY TO CARNEGIE R1 STATUS
- $4.1M, Department of Commerce, 6 Feb 2023: PROJECT PURPOSE:MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY'S CONNECTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES PROJECT AIMS TO DELIVER NOVEL AND TIMELY SERVICES TO BOTH STUDENTS AND LOCAL HYPER-DIS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Morgan State University receive?
$303M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $78M; FY2024: $75M; FY2025: $97M; FY2026: $53M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Morgan State University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Education ($18M), Department of Commerce ($16M), National Science Foundation ($12M), Department of Defense ($11M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($11M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) (47.076), Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering (12.630) and Higher Education Institutional Aid (84.031).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MD ($82M).
Is Morgan State University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 2,223 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 109 of 1,357 located in MD. 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.