Federal AI Contracts

Grant · W911NF261A316

Army AI grant to Fayetteville State University (W911NF261A316)

Department of the Army (Department of Defense) awarded a grant with Fayetteville State University on 12 Aug 2026 for: Integrated collaborative research program in applied artificial intelligence for defense systems including contested logistics technologies and biomanufacturing. $9.91M obligated.

DefenseResearch funding

Verified

Obligated
$9.91M 1
Signed
12 Aug 2026 1
Runs to
16 Aug 2031 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 24 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 1% of the agency's $984M.
  • Fayetteville State University's only award in this ledger.
  • Period of performance: 60 months, one of 101 AI awards signed in FY2026.

Award record

Source per value
Award IDThe PIID for contracts and IDVs, the FAIN for grants and cooperative agreements, exactly as USAspending.gov lists it.
W911NF261A3161
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2026-08-121
Fiscal yearFederal fiscal year of the action date. FY2025 runs 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025.
FY20261
AgencyTop-tier awarding agency, as named by USAspending.gov.
Department of Defense1
Sub-agencyAwarding sub-tier agency (for example Department of the Army inside the Department of Defense). Empty when it equals the agency.
Department of the Army1
RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
Fayetteville State University1
Award typeThe award vehicle. Contracts and orders spend money; IDIQs, BPAs and GWACs are vehicles that orders are placed against; grants and cooperative agreements are financial assistance.
Grant1
Obligated $Total federal dollars obligated on the award to date (sum of all actions, including de-obligations). This is money committed, not a ceiling.
$9,905,6071
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2026-08-171
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2031-08-161
Assistance listingAssistance Listing (CFDA) program number and title for grants and cooperative agreements.
12.630: Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering1
Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
INTEGRATED COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN APPLIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR DEFENSE SYSTEMS INCLUDING CONTESTED LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGIES AND BIOMANUFACTURING1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award W911NF261A316 accessed 2026-11-11

Obligated is money committed to date. Ceiling is the base-and-all-options value: the most the award can reach. The two are never added.

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