Federal agencies
Department of Health and Human Services obligated $2T in FY2025, more than any other federal agency. 77 top-tier agencies obligated $5.3T between them, and the largest five account for 87% of it. Each opens that agency’s page: its biggest recipients, what it funds, and its sub-agencies.
Ranked by total obligations for FY2025. See the ranking with a page for every year →
Department of Health and Human Services575 recipients
$2TSocial Security Administration74 recipients
$1.6TDepartment of Defense680 recipients
$501.6BDepartment of Veterans Affairs181 recipients
$288BDepartment of Agriculture370 recipients
$186.9BDepartment of Transportation307 recipients
$134.9BDepartment of Education267 recipients
$96BDepartment of Energy329 recipients
$81.3BDepartment of Housing and Urban Development162 recipients
$77.8BDepartment of Homeland Security364 recipients
$73.3BEnvironmental Protection Agency210 recipients
$27.3BDepartment of Commerce239 recipients
$25.1BGeneral Services Administration236 recipients
$24.3BNational Aeronautics and Space Administration218 recipients
$22.9BDepartment of the Interior267 recipients
$18.6BRailroad Retirement Board3 recipients
$14.6BDepartment of State127 recipients
$14BAgency for International Development47 recipients
$12.6BDepartment of Labor150 recipients
$11.5BDepartment of Justice247 recipients
$11.4BDepartment of the Treasury113 recipients
$9BNational Science Foundation150 recipients
$8.9BPension Benefit Guaranty Corporation16 recipients
$6.6BFederal Communications Commission39 recipients
$6.3BSmall Business Administration22 recipients
$1.1BCorporation for National and Community Service30 recipients
$700.2MSecurities and Exchange Commission7 recipients
$498.2MSmithsonian Institution0 recipients
$432.2MU.S. Agency for Global Media3 recipients
$375.8MExecutive Office of the President11 recipients
$352.7MMillennium Challenge Corporation2 recipients
$291.4MAppalachian Regional Commission9 recipients
$269.9MInstitute of Museum and Library Services23 recipients
$257.7MNational Archives and Records Administration13 recipients
$209.4MOffice of Personnel Management9 recipients
$198.6MNuclear Regulatory Commission13 recipients
$184.7MDenali Commission5 recipients
$177.9MGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council3 recipients
$174.5MNational Endowment for the Arts12 recipients
$120.2MGovernment Accountability Office5 recipients
$117.4MConsumer Financial Protection Bureau6 recipients
$116.3MFederal Trade Commission2 recipients
$93.1M$77.9M
National Endowment for the Humanities15 recipients
$72.9MDelta Regional Authority0 recipients
$72.9MPeace Corps4 recipients
$68.6MCommodity Futures Trading Commission2 recipients
$67.9MDistrict of Columbia Courts7 recipients
$62.6MNational Gallery of Art0 recipients
$54.6MEqual Employment Opportunity Commission7 recipients
$48.6M$37M
Consumer Product Safety Commission22 recipients
$32.1MNational Transportation Safety Board0 recipients
$29.7MNational Labor Relations Board0 recipients
$27.3MExport-Import Bank of the United States3 recipients
$24.2MInternational Trade Commission0 recipients
$17.8MUnited States Trade and Development Agency1 recipient
$14.9MFederal Election Commission1 recipient
$13.7MElection Assistance Commission0 recipients
$13.5MSelective Service System0 recipients
$7.4MDefense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board0 recipients
$5.9MFederal Maritime Commission0 recipients
$5.1M$4.6M
Merit Systems Protection Board0 recipients
$3.2MFederal Mediation and Conciliation Service0 recipients
$1.7MUnited States Chemical Safety Board0 recipients
$1.6MFederal Labor Relations Authority0 recipients
$1.6MOccupational Safety and Health Review Commission0 recipients
$1.6MNational Credit Union Administration0 recipients
$438.6KFederal Housing Finance Agency0 recipients
$387.8KMorris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation0 recipients
$346KAmerican Battle Monuments Commission0 recipients
$278KAdministrative Conference of the U.S.0 recipients
$26.5KLibrary of Congress0 recipients
$7KInter-American Foundation0 recipients
$0Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission0 recipients
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