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Jackson State University
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Federal agencies obligated $236M to Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $36M, of which $2.3M (6%) came through contracts.
That is down 50% on FY2025 ($73M).
Jackson State University ranks 25 of 239 listed organisations located in MS by five-year obligations, and 2,701 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture and 5 other agencies: 23 awards worth $72M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)), where it ranks 943 of 1,463 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $69,393,518 | $3,459,461 | $65,934,057 | — |
| FY2024 | $57,878,921 | $1,085,325 | $56,793,596 | -17% |
| FY2025 | $72,634,871 | under $1.0M | $72,634,871 | +25% |
| FY2026 | $36,382,851 | $2,314,489 | $34,068,362 | -50% |
| 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 MS | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $236M | $24B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $36M | $6.3B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $6.9M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $229M | $24B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 2,701 of 30,000 | 1 of 239 in MS | 1 |
Largest in state: Mississippi Division of Medicaid. 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 Education | 8 | $17M | 24% |
| 2 | Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $15M | 21% |
| 3 | Department of Agriculture | 1 | $10M | 14% |
| 4 | Department of Defense | 2 | $9.1M | 13% |
| 5 | Department of Energy | 2 | $7.4M | 10% |
| 6 | National Science Foundation | 4 | $5.5M | 8% |
| 7 | Small Business Administration | 1 | $4.0M | 6% |
| 8 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | 1 | $3.0M | 4% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 943 of 1,463 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Hinds County, MS $50M · Jackson County, MS $10M · Orange County, FL $4.7M · Madison County, MS $4.0M · Montgomery County, MD $2.6M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | $10M | 16 Aug 2023 | MS | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 10.727 Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | $10M | 16 Jan 2025 | MS | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantProject Grant (B) | 12.630 Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | $7.6M | 17 Aug 2026 | MS | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.031 Higher Education Institutional Aid | $7.3M | 31 Jul 2024 | MS | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | 81.123 National Nuclear Security Administration (nnsa) Minority Serving Institutions (msi) Program | $4.7M | 13 Aug 2026 | FL | USAspending |
| Small Business Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 59.059 Congressional Grants | $4.0M | 21 Jul 2023 | MS | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants | $3.0M | 4 Aug 2023 | MS | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | 81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | $2.7M | 16 Aug 2023 | MS | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.031 Higher Education Institutional Aid | $2.6M | 26 Sep 2025 | MS | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $2.6M | 15 Sep 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $2.2M | 24 Jul 2024 | MS | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $2.2M | 13 Aug 2023 | MS | 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.
- $10M, Department of Health and Human Services, 16 Aug 2023: DELTA MISSISSIPPI CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN MATERNAL HEALTH - PROJECT SUMMARY: OVERALL MATERNAL MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES IS HIGHER THAN IN PEER NATIONS AND
- $10M, Department of Agriculture, 16 Jan 2025: INFLATION REDUCTION ACT URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY EXPANSION
- $7.6M, Department of Defense, 17 Aug 2026: HBCU/MI PILOT PROGRAM INCREASE RESEARCH CAPACITY AT JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
- $7.3M, Department of Education, 31 Jul 2024: ELEVATING GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
- $4.7M, Department of Energy, 13 Aug 2026: JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY PROJECT TITLE: MISSISSIPPI CONSORTIUM FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN INTEGRATED NANOMATERIALS PROJECT OBJECTIVES: • SUBSTANTIALLY INCREA
- $4.0M, Small Business Administration, 21 Jul 2023: JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY - FY23 CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING
- $3.0M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4 Aug 2023: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS
- $2.7M, Department of Energy, 16 Aug 2023: HETEROGENEOUS INTEGRATION OF 2D-3D MATERIALS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT ELECTRONICS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Jackson State University receive?
$236M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $69M; FY2024: $58M; FY2025: $73M; FY2026: $36M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Jackson State University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Education ($17M), Department of Health and Human Services ($15M), Department of Agriculture ($10M), Department of Defense ($9.1M) and Department of Energy ($7.4M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Assistance falls under Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research (93.865), Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (10.727) and Higher Education Institutional Aid (84.031).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MS ($65M), FL ($4.7M) and MD ($2.6M).
Is Jackson State University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 2,701 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 25 of 239 located in MS. 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.