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Johnson C. Smith University, Incorporated
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USAspending records $50M in award obligations to Johnson C. Smith University, Incorporated (Charlotte, NC) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $8.8M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 39% on FY2025 ($15M).
Johnson C. Smith University, Incorporated ranks 171 of 650 listed organisations located in NC by five-year obligations, and 9,647 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Commerce, National Science Foundation and Department of Homeland Security and 1 other agency: 5 awards worth $9.9M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $17,817,080 | under $1.0M | $17,817,080 | — |
| FY2024 | $8,579,661 | under $1.0M | $8,579,661 | -52% |
| FY2025 | $14,504,229 | under $1.0M | $14,504,229 | +69% |
| FY2026 | $8,816,525 | under $1.0M | $8,816,525 | -39% |
| 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 NC | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $50M | $114B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $8.8M | $33B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | $4.9M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $50M | $114B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 9,647 of 30,989 | 1 of 650 in NC | 1 |
Largest in state: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services. 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 Commerce | 2 | $6.8M | 68% |
| 2 | National Science Foundation | 1 | $1.1M | 11% |
| 3 | Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $1.0M | 10% |
| 4 | Department of Education | 1 | $1.0M | 10% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Mecklenburg County, NC $8.9M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.028 Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program | $5.7M | 31 Jan 2023 | NC | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $1.1M | 25 Aug 2026 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.617 Congressionally-Identified Projects | $1.0M | 24 Aug 2026 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 97.062 Scientific Leadership Awards | $1.0M | 7 Jul 2023 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.031 Higher Education Institutional Aid | $1.0M | 26 Sep 2025 | NC | 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.
- $5.7M, Department of Commerce, 31 Jan 2023: PROJECT PURPOSE:JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY'S INCLUSIVE TECH-INNOVATION PILOT ENDEAVORS TO CREATE A VIBRANT AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY THAT LEVERAGES BROADBAND TO
- $1.1M, National Science Foundation, 25 Aug 2026: IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT: JCSU BULLPRINT PROGRAM -JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY?S COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE
- $1.0M, Department of Commerce, 24 Aug 2026: PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE AND INTEGRATION OF EQUIPMENT CRITICAL TO TRAINING STUDENTS AND CONDUCT RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION
- $1.0M, Department of Homeland Security, 7 Jul 2023: THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT MULTI-YEAR EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION AND CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH PROGRAM, AND ENHANCE COLLABORATIONS W
- $1.0M, Department of Education, 26 Sep 2025: JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY TITLE III FUTURE ACT PART F
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Johnson C. Smith University, Incorporated receive?
$50M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $18M; FY2024: $8.6M; FY2025: $15M; FY2026: $8.8M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Johnson C. Smith University, Incorporated?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Commerce ($6.8M), National Science Foundation ($1.1M), Department of Homeland Security ($1.0M) and Department of Education ($1.0M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (11.028), STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) (47.076) and Congressionally-Identified Projects (11.617).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: NC ($9.9M).
Is Johnson C. Smith University, Incorporated a large federal recipient?
It ranks 9,647 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 171 of 650 located in NC. 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.