Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD Part of State Of South Dakota-Division Of Oasi
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- SHLLJPJTZE45
- CAGE
- 0ULA8
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, State of South Dakota-Division of Oasi, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- Corporate family
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State Of South Dakota-Division Of Oasi
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State Of South Dakota-Division Of Oasi
URFPBWBM1C58
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1200 University St, Spearfish, SD 57799, USA
- Website
- bhsu.edu
- Founded
- 1883
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $100M-$250M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
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Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | EMW-2023-SS-00017 | $49,969 | |
| The University Of South Dakota | P20GM103443 | $138,136 | |
| University Of Montana | 2217344 | $1,650,605 | |
| The University Of South Dakota | P20GM103443 | $91,489 | |
| The University Of South Dakota | P20GM103443 | $482,730 |
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About the company
Black Hills State University, a state-controlled institution of higher learning within the South Dakota Board of Regents, operates as a prime recipient of federal research grants and educational awards across the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and other civilian agencies. BHSU is a public, predominantly undergraduate research institution headquartered in Spearfish, South Dakota, serving as a sub-recipient on collaborative research initiatives and workforce-development programs led by peer institutions.
BHSU's federal footprint is dominated by NSF research and education grants spanning STEM undergraduate support, REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site programs, and collaborative regional research infrastructure. Recent representative prime awards include a $2 million NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics grant (CFDA 84.217, awarded February 2027) supporting STEM student retention through scholarships averaging $15,000 each for 24 low-income undergraduates in biology, chemistry, environmental physical sciences, and mathematics, paired with faculty mentoring and learning communities over five years; a $2.136 million Department of Education grant (CFDA 84.422, October 2025) for civics education seminars and instructional resources development; a $484,122 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences award (CFDA 93.113, August 2025) investigating beta-methylamino-L-alanine neurotoxicity mechanisms and aptamer-based therapeutics for ALS/PDC through cell functional assays and signaling pathway analysis; and a $1,993,247 Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education grant (CFDA 84.116, October 2024) addressing rural student access to postsecondary education and career pathways across South Dakota through October 2028. BHSU also hosts a $252,269 NSF REU Site (CFDA 47.049, awarded May 2025) recruiting six undergraduates annually for 10-week research experiences in physics, chemistry, and biology at the Sanford Underground Research Facility, focusing on dark matter detection, neutrino physics, and microbial research in deep underground environments.
Customer concentration is diffuse across research and education agencies. NSF leads with 17 awards, followed by the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (10 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences (6 awards), and the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration (6 awards, $1.2 million combined potential value). The top-customer-by-potential-value ranking is skewed by two substantial Department of the Navy awards totaling $147.1 million, though these represent outliers within an otherwise education-and-research-focused portfolio. BHSU places task orders under two named IDC vehicles: Indefinite Delivery Contract 36C78619D0057 (2 task orders, $321,000) and the United States Naval Community College Partnerships vehicle (1 task order, $500).
The institution manages 93 total awards (84 prime, 9 sub-awards) with a combined potential value of $148.7 million and combined obligated dollars of $61 million. Activity has grown from four awards in 2023 to eight in 2024 but declined to six in 2025 and one each in 2026 and 2027; four awards carry completion dates within the next twenty-four months, presenting moderate recompete exposure. In its sub-recipient role, BHSU participates in collaborative research initiatives: it serves as a partner institution in a University of South Dakota-led biomedical research infrastructure network (multiple sub-awards from November 2024 through November 2025), recruits and supervises undergraduate and post-baccalaureate researchers on a University of Michigan underground physics project (sub-award October 2023), and leads South Dakota's participation as a state partner in the University of Montana-led CIRCLES Alliance on indigenous STEM curriculum development and educator professional development (sub-award October 2025). BHSU's award taxonomy centers on Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (7 awards), Educational Support Services (6 awards), and Cable and Other Subscription Programming (3 awards), with PSC concentration in Education/Training lectures and general education services.
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Is Black Hills State University registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Black Hills State University's SAM.gov registration is active through September 22, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Black Hills State University hold?
Black Hills State University holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: United States Naval Community College Partnerships.
How does Black Hills State University rank among federal contractors?
Black Hills State University's parent company, State of South Dakota-Division of Oasi, ranked #4 in NAICS 924, #10 in PSC 6660 and #36 in PSC 76 in FY2025.
What is Black Hills State University's most recent federal award?
Black Hills State University's most recent federal grant award is Research-based interventions for engaging low-income undergraduates in stem (2619567), from Division of Undergraduate Education, on February 1, 2027.
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