Risk Management Agency

The Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency is a civilian sub-agency within USDA that procures contract and grant support for risk management, crop insurance analytics, and related agricultural programs. The Agency administers both contract awards and cooperative grant agreements with distinct recipient and contractor pools.

The Department has executed 824 federal contract awards totaling $73.6 million in combined potential value since 2002, with $69.1 million obligated to date. Contract activity has fluctuated in recent years: 61 awards in 2022, 89 in 2023, 56 in 2024, 21 in 2025, and 38 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent contract award closed on September 16, 2026. Among the 198 distinct prime contractors awarded over the last five years, competitive concentration is highly fragmented. MBA Actuaries LLC leads by award count with 16 recent awards and $289 thousand combined potential value, followed by Lundine Ronald and Agralytica, Inc. each with 13 awards. By potential value, Agralytica, Inc. dominates with $3.6 million across 13 awards, though the top five primes collectively account for only 8 percent of recent combined potential value. The long tail of smaller contractors is significant. The contract set-aside mix is heavily weighted to open competition: 91 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business awards constitute 5 percent of the portfolio, with minimal use of 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, and SDVOSB set-asides.

The Department has issued 971 federal grant awards (all structured as Cooperative Agreements) obligating $142.9 million since 2001. Grant activity shows irregular cadence across the portfolio: 53 awards in 2018, 8 in 2021, 19 in 2022, 22 in 2023, and 13 in 2024. The most recent grant award closed on September 1, 2024, indicating a gap in recent grant issuance. Among 310 distinct recipients over the last five years, concentration is highly fragmented. Rural South Institute and Napa Valley Grape Growers Association lead by award count with 3 awards each, while Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas holds the largest federal dollar commitment at $1.6 million across 2 awards. The top five recipients by federal dollars account for only 3 percent of obligated funding, reflecting a highly dispersed recipient base across rural development and agricultural research organizations.

Recent contract opportunities are not listed in available source data. Recent grant opportunities are not listed in available source data.

The Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency administers the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and provides risk management information and services to farmers and producers.