Monthly award list · Montana
New federal awards in Montana, February 2026
Prime awards of $1.0M or more with a base obligation date in the month and a primary place of performance in the state.
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026; agencies keep reporting into recent months.
22 new federal awards of $1.0M or more were recorded with a primary place of performance in Montana in February 2026, worth $147M in total award value: $99M in contracts, $48M in grants.
That is fewer than the state's median month over the last two years (39 awards) and 0.7% of the 3,212 such awards recorded nationwide that month.
The most active awarding agencies were Department of Defense (4 awards), Department of Transportation (7 awards) and Department of Agriculture (4 awards).
By recipient
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paf Electrical, Inc. | 1 | $57M |
| 2 | M.a. Deatley Construction, Inc. | 1 | $22M |
| 3 | National Railroad Passenger Corporation | 1 | $15M |
| 4 | Montana Department of Transportation | 4 | $12M |
| 5 | Montana Department of Environmental Quality | 2 | $6.9M |
| 6 | Powell, County of | 1 | $6.3M |
| 7 | Kermax, LLC | 1 | $5.0M |
| 8 | Montana State University | 2 | $4.9M |
| 9 | JM Grain Inc | 1 | $4.0M |
| 10 | Raymond Pond Full Service Solutions JV LLC | 1 | $3.2M |
By awarding agency
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Defense | 4 | $63M |
| 2 | Department of Transportation | 7 | $56M |
| 3 | Department of Agriculture | 4 | $10M |
| 4 | Department of the Interior | 2 | $6.9M |
| 5 | Department of Homeland Security | 2 | $6.5M |
| 6 | Department of Health and Human Services | 2 | $3.2M |
| 7 | Department of Education | 1 | $2.0M |
Compared with other months awards per month
The awards largest first
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paf Electrical, Inc.GSU TRANSFORMERS FOR OAHE AND FORT PECK DAMS | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $57M | 20 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| M.a. Deatley Construction, Inc.CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR PROJECT WY NPS YELL 10(26), GARDNER RIVER HIGH BRIDGE. WORK CONSISTS OF CONTAINMENT, LEAD BASED PAINT REMOVAL, PAINTING, APPROACH SPAN | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $22M | 23 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| National Railroad Passenger CorporationTHE PROPOSED PROJECT INVOLVES FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES FOR TRACK, BRIDGE, SIGNAL, AND OTHER RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ON BURLINGTON NORTH | Department of TransportationFederal Railroad Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $15M | 25 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Montana Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: STANTON - ESSEX (CN & CE) NATIONAL HIGHWAY 1, FLATHEAD COUNTY, RESURFACING OF THE ROADWAY FROM REFERENCE POINT 169.0 TO 180.7 :::: PROJECT DESCRI | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $7.0M | 17 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Powell, County ofCOMPREHENSIVE FEASIBILITY STUDY IN THE FORM OF A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT (PER) THE PER WILL SERVE AS A ROAD MAP FOR THE ALIGNMENT, FUNDING, CONSTRUCTION, | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $6.3M | 23 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Kermax, LLCNEW TASK ORDER: ARMED PROTECTIVE SECURITY OFFICER SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATES OF MONTANA, NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA | Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Procurement Operations | ContractDelivery Order | $5.0M | 5 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Montana Department of Environmental QualityPROGRAM: INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA AML) PROGRAM (TITLE IV) AWARD PURPOSE: INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (PUB. L. NO. 117-58), | Department of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $4.6M | 25 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| JM Grain IncCOMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011157/4100033785/PASTA MACARONI PLAIN ELBOW BOX-20/1 LB | Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $4.0M | 12 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Raymond Pond Full Service Solutions JV LLCTASK ORDER WILL REQUIRE TOPOGRAPHIC AND UTILITY SURVEY, GIS DATABASE UPDATE, WATER SYSTEM CONDITION ASSESSMENT, HAZMAT SURVEY, AND 15% THROUGH RTA DESIGN AND PH | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $3.2M | 11 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Montana State UniversityMSU EXTENSION EMPLOYS EXTENSION EDUCATORS IN COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE OF MONTANA. THE FACULTY PROVIDE PROGRAMMING IN AGRICULTURE <(>&<)> NATURAL RESOURCES, FAM | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.9M | 5 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Montana Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: BROWNING-URBAN (CN & CE) NATIONAL HIGHWAY 1, GLACIER COUNTY, RESURFACE THE ROADWAY FROM REFERENCE POINT 221.5 TO 222.7 :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.8M | 20 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Montana Department of Environmental QualityPROGRAM: ABANDONED MINED LANDS (AML) PROGRAM (TITLE IV) AWARD PURPOSE: THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 (SMCRA), P.L 95-87, AS AMENDED, CR | Department of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.3M | 24 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Lame Deer ElementaryIMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VII, SECTION 7003 | Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 18 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Native American Development CorpFUNDING FOR OPTION YEAR THREE FOR URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION - NATIVE AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | Department of Health and Human ServicesIndian Health Service | ContractDelivery Order | $2.0M | 9 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Montana State UniversityTHE MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE (COA) AND THE MONTANA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (MAES) ARE LED BY VICE PRESIDENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEAN, | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.0M | 4 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Advr, Inc.TOPIC AF23C-T002 TOPIC TITLE: WAVEGUIDE-BASED, HIGH POWER, ELECTRO-OPTIC FREQUENCY COMB FOR USE IN SPACE ENVIRONMENTS | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | $1.9M | 27 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Fish Wildlife & Parks Montana DepartmentTHE PURPOSE OF THE STATE RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE GREATER STATE PARTICIPATION AND UNIFORMITY IN BOATING SAFETY EFFORTS, AND PARTICULA | Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast Guard | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.4M | 9 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Chenega Government Mission Solutions, LLCFBSU LAB STAFF $1,002,119.59 | Department of Health and Human ServicesIndian Health Service | ContractDelivery Order | $1.2M | 23 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Pasta Montana LLCCOMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011157/4100033779/EGGNOODLE 1/2 INCH WIDE PKG-12/1 LB | Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $1.2M | 12 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Montana Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: SF229 HELENA PEDESTRIAN IMPRV (CN & CE) MULTIPLE ROUTES, LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY, SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.1M | 20 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Montana Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: GF DISTRICT ADA UPGRADES (CN & CE) MULTIPLE ROUTES, CASCADE COUNTY, ADA UPGRADES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: CONSTRUCTION PROJ | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.1M | 13 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| S & K Aerospace, LLC8511939230!VALVE,SAFETY RELIEF | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $1.0M | 25 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
Descriptions are USAspending's own award text, truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld. Recipient names link to the organisation's page where it has one.
Questions and answers
How many federal awards were made in Montana in February 2026?
22 new prime awards of $1.0M or more with a primary place of performance in Montana carry a base obligation date in February 2026, with a combined award value of $147M. Smaller awards and modifications to older awards are not counted.
Who received them?
Paf Electrical, Inc. (1, $57M); M.a. Deatley Construction, Inc. (1, $22M); National Railroad Passenger Corporation (1, $15M); Montana Department of Transportation (4, $12M); Montana Department of Environmental Quality (2, $6.9M). Individuals are never listed.
Is award value the same as spending?
No. Award value is the amount obligated to the award so far as USAspending reports it; obligations are commitments, and outlays (actual payments) follow later, often over several years.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 award search (new awards only, award types contracts, grants, loans and other assistance, lower bound $1.0M), loaded 30 Sep 2026. Direct-payment records are excluded because they are aggregates. The month is assigned by base obligation date. See methodology.