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FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01^†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

Department of Health and Human Services obligated $2.2T in FY2026 (data still posting), more than any other federal agency. 77 top-tier agencies obligated $5.5T between them, and the largest five account for 88% of it. Each opens that agency’s page: its biggest recipients, what it funds, and its sub-agencies.

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Ranked by total obligations for FY2026 (data still posting)

Agency	Obligations
Department of Health and Human Services 640 recipients	$2.2T
Social Security Administration 80 recipients	$1.7T
Department of Defense 694 recipients	$416.4B
Department of Veterans Affairs 211 recipients	$319.2B
Department of Agriculture 366 recipients	$173.4B
Department of Transportation 323 recipients	$139.3B
Department of Homeland Security 364 recipients	$106.6B
Department of Education 304 recipients	$95.4B
Department of Housing and Urban Development 171 recipients	$69.9B
Department of Energy 297 recipients	$61.7B
General Services Administration 255 recipients	$29.2B
Department of State 144 recipients	$26.1B
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 267 recipients	$22.8B
Environmental Protection Agency 158 recipients	$19B
Department of the Interior 255 recipients	$18.1B
Railroad Retirement Board 4 recipients	$14.8B
Department of Labor 187 recipients	$13B
Department of Justice 275 recipients	$12B
Federal Communications Commission 34 recipients	$10.5B
Department of the Treasury 112 recipients	$7.3B
Department of Commerce 235 recipients	$7B
National Science Foundation 164 recipients	$6.6B
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 14 recipients	$4.4B
Agency for International Development 22 recipients	$1.5B
Corporation for National and Community Service 36 recipients	$678.1M
Securities and Exchange Commission 12 recipients	$570.6M
Small Business Administration 28 recipients	$439.7M
Executive Office of the President 13 recipients	$391.7M
U.S. Agency for Global Media 4 recipients	$389.1M
Institute of Museum and Library Services 25 recipients	$271.4M
Smithsonian Institution 0 recipients	$265M
National Archives and Records Administration 13 recipients	$235.8M
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11 recipients	$192.5M
National Endowment for the Humanities 32 recipients	$174.3M
Peace Corps 3 recipients	$163.1M
National Endowment for the Arts 15 recipients	$159.1M
Government Accountability Office 6 recipients	$108.2M
Federal Trade Commission 2 recipients	$100.1M
Office of Personnel Management 1 recipient	$94.6M
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council 1 recipient	$93.4M
Commodity Futures Trading Commission 4 recipients	$79.4M
District of Columbia Courts 6 recipients	$75.3M
National Gallery of Art 0 recipients	$75M
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 2 recipients	$64M
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9 recipients	$62.7M
Delta Regional Authority 0 recipients	$57.9M
Denali Commission 6 recipients	$50.8M
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 7 recipients	$44.3M
Millennium Challenge Corporation 2 recipients	$40.6M
Consumer Product Safety Commission 33 recipients	$39.3M
Election Assistance Commission 1 recipient	$33.4M
National Labor Relations Board 0 recipients	$31.9M
Export-Import Bank of the United States 6 recipients	$27.6M
National Transportation Safety Board 1 recipient	$22.7M
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation 3 recipients	$21.9M
Appalachian Regional Commission 1 recipient	$21M
Federal Election Commission 2 recipients	$19.1M
United States Trade and Development Agency 0 recipients	$14.2M
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 0 recipients	$10.6M
International Trade Commission 0 recipients	$8.6M
Federal Maritime Commission 0 recipients	$6.5M
Merit Systems Protection Board 0 recipients	$6.1M
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 0 recipients	$6.1M
Selective Service System 0 recipients	$5.1M
Federal Labor Relations Authority 0 recipients	$4.7M
National Credit Union Administration 0 recipients	$3.2M
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 1 recipient	$3M
United States Chemical Safety Board 0 recipients	$2.3M
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 0 recipients	$1.7M
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 0 recipients	$1.2M
American Battle Monuments Commission 0 recipients	$967.4K
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation 0 recipients	$341.4K
Administrative Conference of the U.S. 0 recipients	$27.1K
Library of Congress 0 recipients	$6K
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 0 recipients	$0
Federal Housing Finance Agency 0 recipients	$0
Inter-American Foundation 0 recipients	$0

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