University Of Louisiana At Monroe

University Of Louisiana At Monroe, a state-controlled institution of higher learning headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, operates as a federal grant recipient (89% of recent awards) delivering research, workforce development, and educational infrastructure across 51 federal agencies—predominantly civilian research and education agencies rather than defense or procurement-focused customers. The university does not hold federal procurement contracts or seat on contract vehicles; its federal footprint centers on research grants and cooperative agreements funded by NSF, NOAA, NIH institutes, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, and the Department of the Interior.

ULM's research capability portfolio concentrates on atmospheric science, biomedical research, and weather forecasting infrastructure. Recent representative awards include a $4.211 million cooperative agreement from the Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (CFDA 12.630) for weather and water nowcasting and forecasting support in the Lower Mississippi River Basin through June 2027; a $379,887 NSF grant (CFDA 47.041, Engineering program) awarded August 2026 to conduct fundamental research on freeze-induced protein instability in cryopreservation, with results expected to improve shelf life of temperature-sensitive biologics such as pharmaceuticals and vaccines; a $66,766.50 cooperative agreement from NOAA (awarded June 2024, completing September 2028) for research to improve understanding of Global Precipitation Measurement radiometer measurements to enhance satellite-based precipitation estimates and climate modeling; and a $239,894 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (CFDA 93.859, awarded September 2026) to acquire a Zeiss LSM 910 laser scanning confocal microscope for biomedical research in the College of Pharmacy, supporting work in pharmaceutics, oncology, neuroscience, and cancer biology.

Customer concentration is diffuse across 51 agencies, with no single customer dominating. The top five funding agencies by award count account for only 29% of awards: the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education leads with 13 awards (no combined-value figure provided), followed by NOAA (8 awards, $45 thousand combined potential value), NSF (8 awards), the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 (7 awards, $59 thousand combined potential value), and the Small Business Administration (6 awards). When ranked by potential value, NASA's Shared Services Center anchors the portfolio with 6 awards carrying $179 thousand in combined potential value—driven primarily by the $66 thousand NOAA GPM radiometer cooperative agreement and broader grant funding. The portfolio's combined potential value of $415 thousand across 143 awards reflects the nature of university research funding: most individual awards are modest-magnitude grants rather than large procurement or IDIQ task-order vehicles.

Educational and workforce development grants constitute a material share of recent activity. ULM is a recipient of a $2.999 million Department of Labor grant (CFDA 17.280, awarded September 2023) for the "High School Business Academy 2023-2026" program, training high school teachers and providing paid internships to approximately 1,800 students across 11 Northeast Louisiana counties in business disciplines aligned with regional economic development. The university also holds a $1.875 million Small Business Administration Congressional Grant (CFDA 59.059, awarded July 2024 through June 2029) for small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in the Monroe area, and multiple TRIO Student Support Services grants from the Department of Education (CFDA 84.042) awarded to support disadvantaged student populations including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities.

ULM operates as a sub-recipient under several prime grants administered by Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Louisiana Department entities, Purdue University, and Government Acquisitions LLC. Sub-award work includes small business development center services (multiple awards under LSU as prime recipient), archaeological survey and historic preservation work under Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism primes, collaborative biomedical research advising under LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and wildlife management and habitat inventory work under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-funded cooperative agreements. The university's SCI-reportable service-contract activity is minimal—only two records spanning FY2022 through FY2024, both as a named subcontractor with 2.5 FTEs in FY2022 declining to 1.5 FTEs in FY2024.

Eight awards with combined potential value of $67 thousand complete within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure. ULM's federal award trajectory has remained flat to slight decline over the past five years—12 awards in 2022, declining to 7 awards annually in 2025 and 2026—consistent with the university's model as a research and educational institution receiving periodic competitive grants rather than holding standing contract vehicles. The university is a child entity under the Louisiana Board of Regents, the state higher-education oversight body and parent organization.