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Oregon State University
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USAspending records $1.0B in award obligations to Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $168M, of which $4.7M (3%) came through contracts.
That is down 31% on FY2025 ($242M).
Oregon State University ranks 8 of 401 listed organisations located in OR by five-year obligations, and 819 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation and Department of Commerce and 5 other agencies: 112 awards worth $301M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), where it ranks 411 of 571 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $317,890,180 | $9,244,090 | $308,646,090 | — |
| FY2024 | $297,844,264 | $4,984,532 | $292,859,732 | -6% |
| FY2025 | $241,659,347 | $6,356,588 | $235,302,759 | -19% |
| FY2026 | $167,650,501 | $4,728,336 | $162,922,165 | -31% |
| 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 OR | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $1.0B | $54B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $168M | $16B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $25M | $5.9M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $1000M | $54B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 819 of 30,000 | 1 of 401 in OR | 1 |
Largest in state: Oregon Health Authority-Public 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 Agriculture | 39 | $108M | 37% |
| 2 | National Science Foundation | 26 | $51M | 18% |
| 3 | Department of Commerce | 11 | $36M | 12% |
| 4 | Department of Defense | 7 | $32M | 11% |
| 5 | Department of Energy | 6 | $26M | 9% |
| 6 | Department of Health and Human Services | 12 | $26M | 9% |
| 7 | Department of the Interior | 3 | $6.7M | 2% |
| 8 | Environmental Protection Agency | 3 | $6.4M | 2% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 561210: 411 of 571 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Facilities Support Services.
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Benton County, OR $239M · Deschutes County, OR $3.5M · Wallowa County, OR $2.0M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 12.800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | $19M | 27 Jul 2023 | — | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development | $15M | 5 Aug 2024 | OR | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri) | $10M | 16 Feb 2024 | OR | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri) | $9.6M | 17 May 2023 | OR | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 11.417 Sea Grant Support | $8.5M | 28 Jun 2024 | OR | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri) | $8.1M | 6 Jan 2025 | OR | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.352 Construction Support | $7.5M | 6 Sep 2023 | OR | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.084 NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | $7.5M | 14 Jul 2026 | OR | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.309 Specialty Crop Research Initiative | $7.0M | 28 May 2026 | OR | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 11.432 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (noaa) Cooperative Institutes | $5.6M | 30 Jul 2026 | OR | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | GrantProject Grant (B) | 12.300 Basic and Applied Scientific Research | $5.3M | 10 Jan 2023 | OR | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 11.400 Geodetic Surveys and Services (geodesy and Applications of the National Geodetic Reference System) | $5.2M | 9 Sep 2023 | OR | 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.
- $19M, Department of Defense, 27 Jul 2023: THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) ENTITLED, "ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF GRADED AND TAILORED
- $15M, Department of Energy, 5 Aug 2024: THE INTENT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO LEVERAGE THE EXISTING PROGRAMS AT THE PACIFIC MARINE ENERGY CENTER (PMEC) AND ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION OF MARINE ENERGY TECHNO
- $10M, Department of Agriculture, 16 Feb 2024: ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRA
- $9.6M, 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
- $8.5M, Department of Commerce, 28 Jun 2024: PURPOSE: BASED AT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) SINCE 1971, OREGON SEA GRANT IS PART OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF 34 NOAA SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO
- $8.1M, Department of Agriculture, 6 Jan 2025: ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRA
- $7.5M, Department of Health and Human Services, 6 Sep 2023: MODERNIZATION OF AN INTEGRATED SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE ZEBRAFISH CORE FACILITY - PROJECT SUMMARY THE OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY SINNHUBER AQUATIC RESEARCH LABORATOR
- $7.5M, National Science Foundation, 14 Jul 2026: NSF FAST ENGINE IN OREGON -SEMICONDUCTORS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THE U.S. ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY, POWERING EVERYTHING FROM CONSUMER ELECTRONICS TO CRIT
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Oregon State University receive?
$1.0B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $318M; FY2024: $298M; FY2025: $242M; FY2026: $168M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Oregon State University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Agriculture ($108M), National Science Foundation ($51M), Department of Commerce ($36M), Department of Defense ($32M) and Department of Energy ($26M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 561210 Facilities Support Services and NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Assistance falls under Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (afri) (10.310), Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (12.800) and Renewable Energy Research and Development (81.087).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: OR ($275M) and CA ($4.0M).
Is Oregon State University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 819 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 8 of 401 located in OR. 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.