Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Baton Rouge, LA Doing business as LSU Agricultural Center Part of Louisiana State University
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- UF3LV6W2W6K9
- CAGE
- 1Q891
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, Louisiana State University, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- Corporate family
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Parent
Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, LA
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Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, LA
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 104 Efferson Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
- Website
- lsuagcenter.com
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $250M-$500M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- Research & Consulting Services
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $6,548 |
| FY2025 | $7,865 |
| FY2024 | $5,040 |
| FY2023 | $5,040 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Interior | $6,548 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
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Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State University | SAQMMA26CA0039 | $71,145 | |
| Not on record | F26AF01523 | $204,056 | |
| Not on record | F26AF01523 | $431,393 | |
| University Of Illinois | NA26NOSX451C0006 | $7,106 | |
| Louisiana State University | NA24OARX417C0149 | $64,587 |
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About the company
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU Agricultural Center), a division of Louisiana State University and a U.S. government entity operating as a 1862 land-grant institution, serves as a federal grant recipient delivering agricultural research, extension services, and applied science across production agriculture, food safety, natural resource management, and community development. The center operates as a prime recipient on the vast majority of its awards (90%) and competes without set-aside restrictions in the full-and-open federal grant marketplace, with primary focus on USDA and interior agencies funding research, extension programming, and experimental station work rather than commercial contracting.
LSU Agricultural Center's capability portfolio spans applied and basic agricultural research, cooperative extension services, and technology transfer across four focal areas: Family and Community Development (disaster preparedness, sustainable housing, agritourism), Food Security and Systems (animal, aquaculture, and plant production sustainability; food safety and certification), Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (conservation, forestry, wildlife management, water quality monitoring), and Obesity, Health and Wellness (nutrition education, physical activity promotion). Recent grant work includes USDA NIFA awards for developing climate-resilient crop varieties and integrated pest management strategies; NSF funding for freshwater mussel physiological research and open hardware development for aquatic germplasm preservation; EPA grants for water quality monitoring and pollution prevention in coastal Louisiana; USDA ARS cooperative agreements for invasive species management and clean plant production; and USGS work on atmospheric deposition monitoring and coastal ecosystem assessment. The center also manages USDA Smith-Lever Extension funding ($11.054 million, five-year formula grant starting October 2025) and Hatch Act experiment station funding ($6.204 million) to support statewide extension programming and agricultural research across Louisiana.
Customer concentration remains heavily weighted to USDA component agencies—the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Agricultural Research Service account for the largest share of recent awards by count, with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture dominating both volume and dollars. Department of Interior agencies (Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey), NSF, EPA, and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute complete the top customer set. Activity has remained relatively steady across the past five years (40 to 54 awards annually from 2023–2025), with 39 awards reaching ultimate completion within the next 24 months, representing potential recompete and renewal opportunity. The center operates as a sub-recipient on a smaller portfolio of collaborative projects (73 sub-awards, 10% of total) with prime awardees including Kansas State University, North Carolina State University, Michigan State University, and other land-grant and research universities on multistate initiatives in crop improvement, pest management, and conservation research. Within Louisiana, it manages multi-institutional collaborations with LSU's Health Sciences Center and other state agencies on food safety, coastal ecosystem management, and public health initiatives. The center leverages its established network across Louisiana's 64 parishes to deliver community-based programming and maintains research facilities including the Rice Research Station, aquatic germplasm center, and various experiment stations that serve as infrastructure for federally funded work addressing regional agricultural and environmental challenges.
Quick answers
Is Louisiana State University Agricultural Center registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Louisiana State University Agricultural Center's SAM.gov registration is active through October 7, 2027.
How much has Louisiana State University Agricultural Center received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $7,865 to Louisiana State University Agricultural Center in fiscal year 2025 and $24,493 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Louisiana State University Agricultural Center rank among federal contractors?
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center's parent company, Louisiana State University, ranked #13 in PSC Q510, #24 in NAICS 561421 and #40 in NAICS 56142 in FY2025.
What is Louisiana State University Agricultural Center's most recent federal award?
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center's most recent federal grant award is Collaborative research: an integrative approach to examine freshwater mussel physiological responses to multiple… (2601781), from Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, on January 1, 2027.
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