Federal grants to Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana received $121 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 151 awards. Its largest program was Smith-Lever Extension Funding, with $27.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $16.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$121 million
- Awards151
- Awarded in FY 2025$16.8 million
- Largest award$10.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 41 | $21.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 40 | $23.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 39 | $33.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 33 | $27.0 million |
| FY 2025 | 24 | $16.8 million |
Programs that fund Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding | 5 | $27.6 million |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | 10 | $20.6 million |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | 22 | $17.9 million |
| Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program | 5 | $9.5 million |
| Animal Disease and Animal Care | 17 | $6.8 million |
| Research Infrastructure Programs | 3 | $4.7 million |
| Specialty Crop Research Initiative | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Outreach Programs to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity in High Risk Rural Areas | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Cooperative Forestry Research | 5 | $2.8 million |
| Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program | 3 | $2.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 114 | $98.9 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 10 | $11.9 million |
| National Science Foundation | 7 | $3.9 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 4 | $2.9 million |
| Department of Commerce | 2 | $1.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| ** awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** climate variability and climate change pose serious challenges to enhancing rice productivity with a reduced environmental footprint | Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | December 20, 2022 | $10.0 million |
| Project abstract family and community development promote economic development and address issues affecting individuals, families, community development, business development and expansion, disaster, epidemic and pandemic preparedness, mitigation and recovery; risk awareness, sustainable housing, ag | Smith-Lever Extension Funding | November 30, 2022 | $5.6 million |
| The lsu agcenter through its cooperative extension services works along with the la experiment station to serve the citizens of Louisiana in 4 main areas: family <(>&<)> community development to focus on issues affecting individuals, families, community development; disaster, epidemic, and pandemic | Smith-Lever Extension Funding | February 21, 2024 | $5.5 million |
| The lsu agcenter through its cooperative extension services works along with the la experiment station to serve the citizens of Louisiana in 4 main areas: family <(>&<)> community development to focus on issues affecting individuals, families, community development; disaster, epidemic, and pandemic | Smith-Lever Extension Funding | December 5, 2024 | $5.5 million |
| 2022 3B<(>&<)>c | Smith-Lever Extension Funding | November 29, 2021 | $5.5 million |
| 2021 smith lever 3B&C | Smith-Lever Extension Funding | December 17, 2020 | $5.4 million |
| Safeguarding genetic resources of aquatic biomedical models | Research Infrastructure Programs | March 20, 2021 | $4.2 million |
| ** awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** beyond peat is a project developed to coordinate national efforts to advance the U.S. Horticulturalindustry that relies on peat-base | Specialty Crop Research Initiative | July 23, 2024 | $4.0 million |
| Family and community development promote economic development and address issues affecting individuals, families, community development, business development and expansion, disaster, epidemic and pandemic preparedness, mitigation and recovery; risk awareness, sustainable housing, agrosecurity, and a | Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | November 30, 2022 | $3.1 million |
| The lsu agcenter through its experiment station focuses on and addresses research in the 4 main areas within the state of Louisiana: family <(>&<)> community development to focus on issues affecting individuals, families, community development; disaster, epidemic, and pandemic preparedness, mitigati | Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | February 22, 2024 | $3.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Louisiana State University Agricultural Center get?
$121 million in 151 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Louisiana State University Agricultural Center the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $98.9 million in 114 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Louisiana State University Agricultural Center's largest federal grant?
$10.0 million under Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), with its first action in the period on December 20, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Louisiana State University Agricultural Center?
Its largest are Smith-Lever Extension Funding, Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act and Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI).
Other grant recipients in Baton Rouge
- Lousiana Department of Health
- LA Dept. of Admin
- Homeland Security & Emergency
- Transportation & Development Louisiana D
- Administration, Louisiana Division of
- Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
- Department of Conservation and Energy, State of Louisiana
- Louisiana Works
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