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The Citadel
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Federal agencies obligated $43M to The Citadel, Charleston, SC, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $9.4M, of which $4.8M (51%) came through contracts.
That is down 39% on FY2025 ($15M).
The Citadel ranks 139 of 364 listed organisations located in SC by five-year obligations, and 10,781 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense and National Science Foundation: 12 awards worth $24M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools), where it ranks 22 of 93 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $8,529,599 | $3,116,129 | $5,413,470 | — |
| FY2024 | $9,457,301 | $3,595,557 | $5,861,744 | +11% |
| FY2025 | $15,335,766 | $3,871,826 | $11,463,940 | +62% |
| FY2026 | $9,406,545 | $4,837,700 | $4,568,845 | -39% |
| 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 SC | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $43M | $30B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $9.4M | $8.4B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $15M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $27M | $30B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 10,781 of 30,000 | 1 of 364 in SC | 1 |
Largest in state: Department of Health Human Services. 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 Defense | 9 | $18M | 75% |
| 2 | National Science Foundation | 3 | $6.1M | 25% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 611310: 22 of 93 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Charleston County, SC $24M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $2.6M | 18 Mar 2026 | SC | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $2.6M | 9 May 2023 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseWashington Headquarters Services | GrantProject Grant (B) | 12.902 Information Security Grants | $2.4M | 27 Aug 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $2.3M | 28 Nov 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $2.1M | 21 Feb 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $2.1M | 30 Sep 2024 | SC | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $1.9M | 5 Sep 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $1.6M | 20 Aug 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $1.6M | 3 Oct 2023 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $1.6M | 1 Mar 2023 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $1.6M | 23 Feb 2024 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $1.5M | 7 Oct 2022 | SC | 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.
- $2.6M, Department of Defense, 18 Mar 2026: RATIFICATION OF GOVERNMENT AT FAULT RETROACTIVE TUITION FOR SPRING 2026 NROTC MIDN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES.
- $2.6M, National Science Foundation, 9 May 2023: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: UNPACKING COMPUTATIONAL THINKING FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS AND LEARNERS -THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE THE INTEGRATION OF COM
- $2.4M, Department of Defense, 27 Aug 2025: FISCAL YEAR 2025 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER CYBER SERVICE ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS: THE CITADEL
- $2.3M, Department of Defense, 28 Nov 2025: FALL 2025 NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES
- $2.1M, Department of Defense, 21 Feb 2025: SPRING 2025 NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES
- $2.1M, Department of Defense, 30 Sep 2024: TUITION AND FEES FOR FALL SEMESTER 2024
- $1.9M, National Science Foundation, 5 Sep 2025: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ENGAGING K-8 TEACHERS IN INTEGRATING COMPUTER SCIENCE, AI, AND CYBERSECURITY INTO STANDARD-BASED TEACHING -AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (A
- $1.6M, National Science Foundation, 20 Aug 2025: ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TRACK 3 PROJECT: BUILDING HIGH-QUALITY COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER LEADERS -THIS NOYCE TRACK 3 PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE N
Questions and answers
How much federal money does The Citadel receive?
$43M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $8.5M; FY2024: $9.5M; FY2025: $15M; FY2026: $9.4M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to The Citadel?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($18M) and National Science Foundation ($6.1M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Assistance falls under STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) (47.076) and Information Security Grants (12.902).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: SC ($24M).
Is The Citadel a large federal recipient?
It ranks 10,781 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 139 of 364 located in SC. 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.