Grambling State University

Grambling State University, a historically black college and university (HBCU) based in Grambling, Louisiana, acts as a prime recipient of federal research and educational grants across science, technology, and institutional development, with no federal contract awards in the source record. The university operates as a state-controlled public institution and minority institution competing in full-and-open federal grant space, with 89% of recent awards structured as prime grants and the remaining 11% as sub-recipient awards under larger consortium or research programs.

The university's grant footprint concentrates in STEM education, research infrastructure development, and institutional capacity building. Representative prime work includes a $2.471 million Department of Education Higher Education Institutional Aid award (CFDA 84.031) through the Strengthening HBCUs initiative (October 2025–September 2027) supporting institutional management and fiscal stability; a $2.5 million Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) grant for cybersecurity education and IT equipment (June 2023–May 2026); a $253 thousand National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation award (CFDA 47.083, September 2024–August 2027) for multiscale nanoscale imaging capability to support STEM student training in optics and atomic force microscopy; and a $100 thousand NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences grant (CFDA 47.049, September 2024–August 2029) for a Department of Research Ethics and Integrity program building responsible conduct of research culture at the institution. The university also received a $349,903 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke purchase order (July 2026–July 2028) for the NIH Gateway to Research Opportunities for the Workforce (GROW) Program–Undergraduate Track serving students from resource-limited institutions.

Customer concentration centers on the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education (22 awards, 30% of the portfolio) and the National Science Foundation (6 awards). The top five agencies by award count cover 55% of recent activity. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center, with four awards totaling $461 thousand in combined potential value, anchors the largest dollar concentration. The Department of Transportation awarded a $105 thousand IPA (Intergovernmental Personnel Mobility Act) personnel assignment in 2022–2023. Federal grant work spans 29 distinct customer agencies, reflecting broad institutional engagement across NSF, NIH, the Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and smaller agencies.

In its sub-recipient role, Grambling State performs targeted work under research-focused prime awardees. Sub-awards include STEM student training and mentorship under Louisiana State University's faculty research development initiative (June 2026), student-led atmospheric science experiments within the LaACES program under LSU (March 2025), cybersecurity and Industry 4.0 training module development under the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Building Training and Assessment Centers program (January 2025), and cloud forensics and big-data engineering coursework under Florida International University (February 2024 and November 2024). One sub-award appears under the National Policing Institute's Rural Violent Crime Prevention Initiative (January 2023).

Activity remains modest and steady. The university recorded three awards in 2022, nine in 2023, eight in 2024, four in 2025, and four in 2026 through late September. Four awards (combined potential value $350 thousand) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing light recompete pressure. The university does not hold parent contract vehicles, GWACs, or agency-wide IDIQs; all work flows through direct prime grants or sub-awards under consortia and research partnerships. The source data spans from 1983 to September 2026, with material recent activity concentrated in 2023–2024.