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Nicholls State University
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USAspending records $55M in award obligations to Nicholls State University (Thibodaux, LA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $13M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 31% on FY2025 ($18M).
Nicholls State University ranks 119 of 414 listed organisations located in LA by five-year obligations, and 8,908 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Commerce: 1 award worth $4.5M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,104,928 | under $1.0M | $11,104,928 | — |
| FY2024 | $13,082,165 | under $1.0M | $13,082,165 | +18% |
| FY2025 | $18,246,646 | under $1.0M | $18,246,646 | +39% |
| FY2026 | $12,656,375 | under $1.0M | $12,656,375 | -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 LA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $55M | $57B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $13M | $15B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $55M | $57B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 8,908 of 30,989 | 1 of 414 in LA | 1 |
Largest in state: Lousiana 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 Commerce | 1 | $4.5M | 100% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Lafourche Parish, LA $4.5M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.469 Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | $4.5M | 17 May 2025 | LA | 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.
- $4.5M, Department of Commerce, 17 May 2025: NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY EARMARK PROJECT DESCRIPTION THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) IS PROVIDING $4,500,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO N
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Nicholls State University receive?
$55M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $11M; FY2024: $13M; FY2025: $18M; FY2026: $13M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Nicholls State University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Commerce ($4.5M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects (11.469).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: LA ($4.5M).
Is Nicholls State University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 8,908 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 119 of 414 located in LA. 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.