Monthly · September 2026
New Federal Awards Watch
Twenty-four new federal grants and cooperative agreements of $1,000,000 or more, first obligated to community nonprofits in September 2026. The first two are below. Every row comes straight from USAspending.gov and links to its federal record.
Why this matters to finance firms
A new award is a new workload.
InferredA large new federal award usually brings grant accounting, drawdowns, budget tracking, and federal financial reporting that the organization may not have handled at this scale before. Where an award like this is a nonprofit's largest federal money so far, it may also push annual federal expenditures past the $1,000,000 Single Audit threshold for the first time. These are reasonable expectations, not facts about any organization listed here.
Use the Single Audit Checker on any row to see the recipient's federal award history before you reach out.
September 2026 awards
Sorted by award amount, top two shown. Together these 24 awards total about $68.96 million in obligations, to recipients in 17 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, from five federal departments and agencies.
| Recipient | State | Awarding agency | Amount | Start date | Award link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raza Development FundEnergy audits and savings for schools in its portfolioCheck this recipient | AZ | Dept. of Energy | $7,500,000 | Oct 1, 2026First obligated Sep 17, 2026 | DESE0001448 (opens USAspending.gov in a new tab) |
| Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement GroupYakima River headwaters habitat restorationCheck this recipient | WA | Dept. of CommerceNOAA | $7,292,504 | Oct 1, 2026First obligated Sep 1, 2026 | NA26NMFX463C0246 (opens USAspending.gov in a new tab) |
22 more September awards
The full list is for AwardNote clients.
Every row sourced from USAspending.gov, with recipient, state, agency, amount, and dates. Start a pilot and we send the complete list with your first delivery.
Recipient names are shown in standard capitalization; the program line is a short summary of the award description on USAspending.gov. State is the recipient's address on file. Amount is the award amount obligated on USAspending.gov as of the pull date.
Method
We queried the public USAspending.gov API (/api/v2/search/spending_by_award/) on October 29, 2026 with these filters:
- Award typesGrants and cooperative agreements: codes
02,03,04,05 - Recipient type
nonprofit - Time periodSeptember 1 to September 30, 2026, date type
new_awards_only, meaning the award's first obligation fell in that window - Award amount$1,000,000 or more
- SortAward amount, descending; prime awards only, no subawards
The query returned 198 awards. Many went to universities and university foundations, hospitals and medical centers, research institutes, and organizations whose awards fund work mainly outside the United States. We left those out and kept 24 awards to community-based and domestic program nonprofits, spread across agencies and states. The selection is editorial; the figures in each row are not edited.
September 2026 is the most recent full month available at the time of the pull. It is also the last month of federal fiscal year 2026, which ended September 30. Some awards first obligated in September have a period of performance that starts in October 2026 or later, which is why a few start dates fall after September.
Caveats
- Amount is an obligation, not spending. It is what the agency committed on the award so far. A multi-year award can be obligated in pieces, so the full award may be larger, and the money is usually spent over the period of performance.
- Data changes. Agencies revise and add records after publication, and reporting for the most recent month is often incomplete. A later pull may show different amounts or more awards.
- Recipient type comes from federal records. USAspending.gov classifies recipients from their registration data. We did not independently confirm each organization's tax status.
- Inclusion is not a judgment. Appearing here says nothing about an organization's finances, controls, or need for outside help.
General information for finance professionals, not legal, audit, or tax advice. Source: USAspending.gov, the official source of federal spending data.
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