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Austin Peay State University
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USAspending records $21M in award obligations to Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $2.2M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 48% on FY2025 ($4.3M).
Austin Peay State University ranks 238 of 452 listed organisations located in TN by five-year obligations, and 17,375 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior: 2 awards worth $3.3M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $8,313,988 | under $1.0M | $8,313,988 | — |
| FY2024 | $6,551,173 | under $1.0M | $6,551,173 | -21% |
| FY2025 | $4,259,385 | under $1.0M | $4,259,385 | -35% |
| FY2026 | $2,218,229 | under $1.0M | $2,218,229 | -48% |
| 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 TN | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $21M | $43B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $2.2M | $12B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $21M | $43B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 17,375 of 30,989 | 1 of 452 in TN | 1 |
Largest in state: Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar. 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 | 1 | $2.0M | 62% |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | 1 | $1.3M | 38% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 10.924 Conservation Stewardship Program | $2.0M | 31 Aug 2023 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 15.945 Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System | $1.3M | 6 Sep 2024 | TN | 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.
- $2.0M, Department of Agriculture, 31 Aug 2023: TO ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WLFW NORTHERN BOBWHITE, GRASSLANDS, AND SAVANNAS FRAMEWORK AND IMPROVE UNDERLYING SUPPORT FOR THE FRAMEWORK IN THE AREAS OF MAPPIN
- $1.3M, Department of the Interior, 6 Sep 2024: PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INF
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Austin Peay State University receive?
$21M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $8.3M; FY2024: $6.6M; FY2025: $4.3M; FY2026: $2.2M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Austin Peay State University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Agriculture ($2.0M) and Department of the Interior ($1.3M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Conservation Stewardship Program (10.924) and Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (15.945).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: TN ($3.3M).
Is Austin Peay State University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 17,375 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 238 of 452 located in TN. 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.