University Of Pikeville, Inc.

University Of Pikeville, Inc., a private non-profit educational institution headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky, operates as a prime recipient of federal tuition and educational services contracts and as a recipient of federal research and workforce development grants. The institution competes full-and-open, without set-aside designations, across both contract and grant vehicles.

The institution's federal footprint centers on health professions education and regional workforce development. On the contract side, University Of Pikeville delivers tuition and educational services under a single-award Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA N0014002GL724) with the Department of the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, running through July 14, 2035, with 25 task orders totaling $1.8 million in combined potential value. Representative tuition delivery orders from the Navy include a $154,500 award (July 2022), a $126,563 award (July 2024), a $113,510 award (August 2025), and a $82,090 award (February 2026). The institution also holds a second BOA (N0018925GZ074) with the Navy, carrying five task orders worth $278 thousand in combined potential value. On the grant side, University Of Pikeville is a prime recipient of federal research and capacity-building funding. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded $351,311 (CFDA 93.837, Cardiovascular Diseases Research) on September 1, 2026, for plant-based production of reteplase to reduce thrombolytic therapy costs in Central Appalachia. The National Institute on Aging awarded $428,397 (CFDA 93.866, Aging Research) in September 2024 for a three-year study of thymic aging and anatomical function in elderly populations. The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded $2.569 million (CFDA 23.002, Appalachian Area Development) on November 1, 2024, for health promotion and disease prevention initiatives, and an earlier $1.875 million award on October 1, 2023, for healthcare access work. The Economic Development Administration awarded $10.15 million (CFDA 11.307, Economic Adjustment Assistance) to construct the UPIKE Ag-Tech Innovation Center of Excellence in Pikeville, with completion targeted for May 2026. The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education funds student support programming: a $306,514 TRIO Student Support Services award (CFDA 84.042, September 2025), a $265,075 Career Pathways grant (CFDA 84.031, October 2025), and Upward Bound programs in Pike County and Floyd/Martin Counties (CFDA 84.042, June 2022). The Department of Education also funded a $532,849 Civic Educators Fellowship Program award under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422, October 2025). The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded funding for a Medical Humanities major enhancement initiative (October 2023).

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to the Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, which accounts for 24 awards and $1.8 million of the combined $2.1 million potential value across all awards — roughly 86 percent of dollars. The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education follows with 18 awards but no specified dollar ceiling in the source. The Appalachian Regional Commission (8 awards) and Economic Development Administration (4 awards) round out the active customer base; the institution serves 17 distinct federal agencies in total. Award activity averaged eight awards annually over the past five years, with volume fluctuating between three awards in 2023 and nine in 2025. Only two awards face recompete within the next twenty-four months, suggesting limited near-term revenue cliff exposure. The institution received one federal grant sub-award from the Energy & Environment Cabinet in February 2025 for dental education equipment. Across its 82 tracked awards (81 prime, 1 sub), University Of Pikeville is classified under NAICS 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools) for 35 awards and PSC Education/Training—Tuition/Registration/Membership Fees for 34 awards, reflecting its mission focus on health professions education and regional student support services in Central Appalachia.