Recipient of federal assistance · LITTLE ROCK, AR

DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS received $9.2M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 36 actions, −23% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $100.1M. Its largest awarding agency was National Institute of Food and Agriculture ($7.9M).

Assistance · FY2026
$9.2M
New awards
5
Actions
36
Since FY2021
$100.1M
UEI
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Parent organization
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM
Location
LITTLE ROCK, AR
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 12.8MFY2021
  2. 37.5MFY2022
  3. 12.9MFY2023
  4. 15.8MFY2024
  5. 11.9MFY2025
  6. 9.2MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$9.2M100%
  2. Other assistance-$25.9K0.0%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 10.511 · Smith-Lever Extension Funding$6.5M71%
  2. 10.514 · Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program$1.3M14%
  3. 93.945 · Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control$780K8.5%
  4. 12.002 · Procurement Technical Assistance for Business Firms$730.4K8.0%
  5. 10.515 · Renewable Resources Extension Act$73.3K0.8%
  6. 10.001 · Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research$60.1K0.7%
  7. 10.924 · Conservation Stewardship Program-$11K0.0%
  8. 10.902 · Soil and Water Conservation-$294.1K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$7.9M86%
    Department of Agriculture
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$780K8.5%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  3. Department of the Army$730.4K8.0%
    Department of Defense
  4. Agricultural Research Service$60.1K0.7%
    Department of Agriculture

Largest awards

  1. AS A LAND GRANT INSTITUTION, THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE {DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE) IS TO…$6.3M
    10.511 · Smith-Lever Extension Funding· National Institute of Food and Agriculture· Formula grant· Jan 26, 2026 – Jul 16, 2026· NI26SLBCXXXXG032
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE 2021 FEDERAL SMITH LEVER 3(B) AND (C)$6.2M
    10.511 · Smith-Lever Extension Funding· National Institute of Food and Agriculture· Formula grant· Dec 10, 2020 – Jun 12, 2026· NI21SLBCXXXXG031
  3. ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF…$4.3M
    10.520 · Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program· National Institute of Food and Agriculture· Project grant· Apr 12, 2021 – Mar 24, 2026· 20217002734722
  4. ARKANSAS HIGH OBESITY PROJECT (HOP) - THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE ARKANSAS HIGH OBESITY PROJECT (ARHOP) BUILDS UPON AND BROADENS THE WORK…$3.1M
    93.945 · Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Cooperative agreement· Jun 8, 2023 – Aug 18, 2026· NU58DP007343
  5. ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF…$2.1M
    10.520 · Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program· National Institute of Food and Agriculture· Project grant· Jun 14, 2023 – Jun 29, 2026· 20237002740446
  6. **AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF…$2.1M
    10.520 · Agriculture Risk Management Education Partnerships Competitive Grants Program· National Institute of Food and Agriculture· Project grant· May 24, 2024 – May 27, 2026· 20247002742471

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $195.2K (3 subawards)

3 sub-recipients

  1. EAT CITIES, LLC$74.4K38%
    OCEAN SPRINGS, MS · 1 subaward
  2. CAROLINA FARM STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION$66.6K34%
    PITTSBORO, NC · 1 subaward
  3. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY$54.2K28%
    MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $1.1M (7 subawards)

7 primes

  1. UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE$288.4K25%
    KNOXVILLE, TN · 1 subaward
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS$274.4K24%
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR · 1 subaward
  3. ARKANSAS NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION$211.7K19%
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 1 subaward
  4. TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH$158.7K14%
    COLLEGE STATION, TX · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM$83.8K7.4%
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 1 subaward
  6. STATE OF ARKANSAS$66.7K5.9%
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 1 subaward
  7. NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY$50K4.4%
    RALEIGH, NC · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $77.4K paid out · $420.9K received
  • FY2022: $1.3M paid out · $740.7K received
  • FY2023: $3.7M paid out · $460.1K received
  • FY2024: $2.2M paid out · $1.3M received
  • FY2025: $20M paid out · $3.3M received
  • FY2026: $195.2K paid out · $1.1M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.