East Texas A&M University

East Texas A&M University, doing business as Texas A&M University, is a public Hispanic-serving institution of higher learning located in Commerce, Texas, operating as a child entity within The Texas A&M University System. The university acts as a prime recipient for federal grants and a contract performer, delivering JROTC cadet encampment services, facilities and lodging support, and academic and STEM research programs to civilian federal agencies across 41 customer organizations.

The university's prime footprint (96% of awards) spans federal grant research and STEM workforce development pipelines, along with a narrow but recurring contract line supporting Army Recruiting Command's Junior ROTC Leadership Challenge camps. Recent contract work includes purchase orders for lodging, meals, facility usage, and training activities supporting JROTC encampments: $56,951 for the South Grand Prairie High School Lone Star JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge camp (June 2026), $26,815 for the Mesquite Independent School District Junior ROTC Leadership Camp (June 2026), and $58,096 for the North Crowley High School JROTC camp (June 2025). All contract awards carry no set-aside designation and deliver firm fixed-price services at the university's Commerce campus. The university's grant portfolio exceeds $9 million in active awards across the National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, and Department of Justice, with work centered on autonomous vehicle safety, renewable energy research, sustainable agriculture, and undergraduate research experiences.

Customer concentration splits between volume and dollar value. By award count, the National Science Foundation dominates with 32 awards, followed by the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education with 26 awards; these two agencies account for roughly 41% of the 141 total awards in the recent portfolio. By potential value, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center and the Department of the Army Recruiting Command anchor the top positions, though the combined potential value figures remain modest relative to obligated dollars. The university reports $1.5 million in combined potential value against $111 million in obligated dollars across all awards — indicating most awards have completed performance. The Army Recruiting Command supplies eight awards ($293 thousand combined potential value) through recurring annual JROTC encampment purchase orders.

Grant work spans multiple NSF programs and Department of Education TRIO initiatives. Representative awards include a $198,583 NSF Engineering Research Initiation grant (October 2025 through September 2027) for developing a deep analytics framework validating unmanned aerial vehicle location integrity using machine learning; a $596,300 Department of Education TRIO Student Support Services grant (September 2025 through August 2026) delivering academic advising, tutoring, and financial literacy to disadvantaged students; a $501,233 NSF Division of Chemistry Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site program (2025–2028) training 9 community college students annually in analytical chemistry and renewable energy research; a $1.75 million Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant (December 2024 through December 2026) deploying telecommunications infrastructure to underserved rural areas; and a $1 million Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil and Water Conservation grant (October 2024 through September 2026) developing best management practices for small-scale urban growers. The university also received a $144,731 research grant from a Shared Services Center (July 2025) supporting execution of a balanced science program aligned with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine guidance and Congressional direction.

The university operates one named parent vehicle: a Basic Ordering Agreement (HSHQDC10ABOA33) with one task order and $217 thousand combined potential value. Activity has declined since 2022 — eleven awards in 2022 falling to four in 2026 — reflecting a portfolio composed primarily of multiyear grants with rolling completion dates rather than annual competitive procurement cycles. Twelve awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete opportunity for competing contractors or renewal risk for the institution.

The university operates as a sub-recipient on federal grant awards from state-level grantor agencies: Texas Education Agency (September 2025) for developing asynchronous literacy courses targeting teachers of students with visual impairments, and Texas Office of the Governor (October 2024, September 2023, November 2022, April 2022) for its College Campus Initiative project providing campus advocacy, counseling, case management, and crisis services to student victims of crime. The top NAICS category reflects the university's contract role: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds), with six awards tied to JROTC encampment operations.