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Arkansas State Library
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Arkansas State Library, of Little Rock, AR, was obligated $8.6M 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 $2.2M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is about level on FY2025 ($2.2M).
Arkansas State Library ranks 215 of 218 listed organisations located in AR by five-year obligations, and 29,712 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Institute of Museum and Library Services: 4 awards worth $8.6M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $2,163,113 | under $1.0M | $2,163,113 | — |
| FY2024 | $2,157,632 | under $1.0M | $2,157,632 | 0% |
| FY2025 | $2,151,698 | under $1.0M | $2,151,698 | 0% |
| FY2026 | $2,160,657 | under $1.0M | $2,160,657 | 0% |
| 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 AR | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $8.6M | $28B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $2.2M | $7.2B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $8.6M | $28B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 29,712 of 30,000 | 1 of 218 in AR | 1 |
Largest in state: Human Services, Arkansas Department of. 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 | Institute of Museum and Library Services | 4 | $8.6M | 100% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Pulaski County, AR $8.6M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 45.310 Grants to States | $2.2M | 1 Feb 2023 | AR | USAspending |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 45.310 Grants to States | $2.2M | 25 Mar 2026 | AR | USAspending |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 45.310 Grants to States | $2.2M | 17 Apr 2024 | AR | USAspending |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 45.310 Grants to States | $2.2M | 17 Apr 2025 | AR | 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.
- $2.2M, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1 Feb 2023: THE ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY WILL USE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THEIR FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR FY 2023-2027, WHICH REFLECT THE PURPOSES AND PRIORITIES OF THE LIBRAR
- $2.2M, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 25 Mar 2026: THE ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY WILL USE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THEIR FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR FY 2023-2027, WHICH REFLECT THE PURPOSES AND PRIORITIES OF THE LIBRAR
- $2.2M, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 17 Apr 2024: THE ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY WILL USE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THEIR FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR FY 2023-2027, WHICH REFLECT THE PURPOSES AND PRIORITIES OF THE LIBRAR
- $2.2M, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 17 Apr 2025: THE ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY WILL USE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THEIR FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR FY 2023-2027, WHICH REFLECT THE PURPOSES AND PRIORITIES OF THE LIBRAR
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Arkansas State Library receive?
$8.6M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $2.2M; FY2024: $2.2M; FY2025: $2.2M; FY2026: $2.2M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Arkansas State Library?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Institute of Museum and Library Services ($8.6M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Grants to States (45.310).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: AR ($8.6M).
Is Arkansas State Library a large federal recipient?
It ranks 29,712 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 215 of 218 located in AR. 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.