Federal contractor · HATTIESBURG, MS

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI received $1.5M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 5 awards (+8.1% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $34.9M. Its largest customer was National Institutes of Health ($1.4M). It also received $49.2M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.5M
New awards
5
Sole-source
4.5%
Single offer
3.3%
UEI
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Other than small businessNonprofitEducational institution
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.8MFY2017
  2. 9.3MFY2018
  3. 4.5MFY2019
  4. 3.9MFY2020
  5. 4.7MFY2021
  6. 5MFY2022
  7. 1.9MFY2023
  8. 943.4KFY2024
  9. 1.4MFY2025
  10. 1.5MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Institutes of Health$1.4M92%
    1 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$50K3.3%
    1 awards
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$37.1K2.4%
    1 awards
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$31.3K2.1%
    1 awards
  5. Department of the Army$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$1.5M96%
  2. Professional services$68.3K4.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. Forrest County, MS$1.5M100%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition7.8%
    US 39% · $118.3K
  • Sole-source awards4.5%
    US 30% · $68.3K
  • Single-offer competitions3.3%
    US 8.7% · $50K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$31.3K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. JACKSON HEART STUDY (JHS) TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER RENEWAL$2.5M
    National Institutes of Health· Forrest County, MS· Research & development· Sep 15, 2025 – Sep 3, 2026· 75N92025F00001
  2. GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT- USM$263K
    Department of the Army· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jul 25, 2022 – Jan 8, 2026· W56HZV22CL022
  3. NETWORK SERVICES AND CONNECTIVITY REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THE OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS AND N-WAVE LOCATED IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DETAILED IN THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF NEED, FOR NETWORK CONNECTIVITY AND ADVANCED LAYER 2 SERVICE (AL2S$111.2K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Forrest County, MS· Professional services· Jun 12, 2024 – Apr 6, 2026· 1305M424P0016
  4. COASTAL AND LITTORAL GEOSPATIAL DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION BAA TOPIC 74-24-02$70K
    Department of the Navy· Forrest County, MS· Research & development· Dec 20, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026· N0017325C2408
  5. ENGAGING FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES IN A PRE-COMPETITIVE FRAMEWORK FOR TRUST-BUILDING, INNOVATION, AND MARKET INTELLIGENCE IN THE FISHERIES SECTOR, A 300+ BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY SUPPORTING 2.3 MILLION JOBS AS OF 2022.$31.3K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Forrest County, MS· Professional services· Jan 13, 2026 – Jun 4, 2026· 80NSSC26P0147

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.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI received $49.2M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 190 actions (23 new awards), +58% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($30.4M).

Assistance · FY2026
$49.2M
New awards
23
Actions
190
Since FY2021
$302.2M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 89.9MFY2021
  2. 42.8MFY2022
  3. 44.3MFY2023
  4. 44.8MFY2024
  5. 31.2MFY2025
  6. 49.2MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$32.1M65%
  2. Grants$17.1M35%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$30.4M62%
  2. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$4.6M9.4%
  3. 11.417 · Sea Grant Support$3.3M6.7%
  4. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$2.1M4.2%
  5. 11.469 · Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects$1.4M2.9%
  6. 84.033 · Federal Work-Study Program$1M2.0%
  7. 11.451 · Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology$770.6K1.6%
  8. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$696.4K1.4%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Education$32.6M66%
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$6.1M12%
    Department of Commerce
  3. National Institutes of Health$5.4M11%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Department of the Navy$2.1M4.2%
    Department of Defense
  5. National Science Foundation$1.3M2.7%
  6. Health Resources and Services Administration$702.8K1.4%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. Administration for Community Living$629K1.3%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development$409.2K0.8%
    Department of Housing and Urban Development

Largest awards

  1. MISSISSIPPI INBRE$56.1M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jul 2, 2021 – Sep 8, 2026· P20GM103476
  2. GRANT PROGRAM$33M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 30, 2024 – Feb 20, 2026· P063P241723
  3. GRANT PROGRAM$30.9M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 2, 2025 – Sep 9, 2026· P063P251723
  4. 2020-2023 GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC GREATER AMBERJACK RESEARCH PROGRAM$10M
    11.417 · Sea Grant Support· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Mar 11, 2021 – Jan 22, 2026· NA20OAR4170494
  5. IMPROVED MAGNETIC GRADIOMETERS FOR UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES$8M
    12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research· Department of the Navy· Project grant· Aug 8, 2023 – Jan 5, 2026· N000142312785
  6. COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, GULF PARK CAMPUS 730…$7.9M
    93.493 · Congressional Directives· Health Resources and Services Administration· Project grant· Aug 8, 2022 – Jun 24, 2026· CE146523

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.

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-contracts: $207.4K (2 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $3.3M (19 subawards)

16 sub-recipients

  1. HYPERION TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC$1.7M49%
    TUPELO, MS · 2 subawards
  2. AUBURN UNIVERSITY$469.6K13%
    AUBURN, AL · 4 subawards
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$269.4K7.6%
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 2 subawards
  4. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY$165.3K4.7%
    MIAMI, FL · 1 subaward
  5. HATTIESBURG CLINIC PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION$132.2K3.7%
    HATTIESBURG, MS · 1 subaward
  6. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$127.8K3.6%
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA$124.6K3.5%
    TUSCALOOSA, AL · 1 subaward
  8. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CONSORTIUM$116.2K3.3%
    DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL · 1 subaward
  9. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY$88.5K2.5%
    MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS · 1 subaward
  10. MY BROTHER'S KEEPER, INC.$75.2K2.1%
    RIDGELAND, MS · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $6.4M (22 subawards)

12 primes

  1. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES$2.7M43%
    JACKSON, MS · 4 subawards
  2. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$1.8M28%
    JACKSON, MS · 3 subawards
  3. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY$1.2M19%
    MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS · 4 subawards
  4. UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER$192K3.0%
    JACKSON, MS · 2 subawards
  5. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES$153.7K2.4%
    BILOXI, MS · 1 subaward
  6. MENTAL HEALTH, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF$116.2K1.8%
    JACKSON, MS · 2 subawards
  7. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON$75.7K1.2%
    GALVESTON, TX · 1 subaward
  8. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY$38.9K0.6%
    BATON ROUGE, LA · 1 subaward
  9. THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND$35.2K0.5%
    NEW ORLEANS, LA · 1 subaward
  10. WORLD LEARNING INC.$35K0.5%
    BRATTLEBORO, VT · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 14% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $4.5M paid out · $14.4M received
  • FY2022: $13.3M paid out · $15.1M received
  • FY2023: $5M paid out · $15.2M received
  • FY2024: $6.1M paid out · $18.5M received
  • FY2025: $3.6M paid out · $10.5M received
  • FY2026: $3.5M paid out · $6.4M 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.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

67 companies · $36M reported

  1. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA$10.8M
    MOBILE, AL · 5 subawards
  2. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY$4.3M
    MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS · 10 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. HYPERION TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC$3M
    TUPELO, MS · 3 subawards

Primes that pay it

51 companies · $80.1M reported

  1. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY$13M
    MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS · 22 subawards
  2. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES$10.2M
    JACKSON, MS · 11 subawards
  3. TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXTENSION SERVICE$9M
    COLLEGE STATION, TX · 3 subawards

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

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 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 9 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. HYPERTHESIS, LLC$2.5M
    SHERMAN OAKS, CA · 65% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development services
  2. THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR TB DRUG DEVELOPMENT INC$2.5M
    NEW YORK, NY · 64% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development services
  3. MPF/CAMRIS SOLUTIONS, LLC$2.5M+3% in FY2026
    GAITHERSBURG, MD · 63% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development services

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Lobbying and PAC activity

Organizations in House lobbying disclosures and FEC records whose names an AI judgment matched to this company. Those records carry no identifier shared with contracts, so every match is by name.

Matched organizations

  • University of Southern MississippiAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$224K
8 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$766K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$221K
    8 reports
  2. 2024$215K
    8 reports
  3. 2025$224K
    8 reports
  4. 2026$106K
    4 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations14 reports
  2. Defense14 reports
  3. Homeland security13 reports
  4. Marine, maritime, boating and fisheries13 reports
  5. Accounting1 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES14 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE14 reports

Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).

Lobbying firms hired

  1. Cassidy & Associates, Inc.$700K
    14 reports
  2. Two Rivers LLC$66K
    14 reports

Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Sep 30, 2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.