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Awarding agencies

Federal award obligations by awarding agency from USAspending. Select an agency for mission, award categories, and year history. This covers contracts, grants, loans, and related awards, not every federal outlay.

FFY 2024 · 78 agencies

Obligations

Showing 10 of 78

Obligations
RankCode
1Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth programs including Medicare/Medicaid administration and public health.HHS$1.9T
2Social Security AdministrationRuns Social Security benefit programs and related operations.SSA$1.5T
3Department of DefenseMilitary personnel, operations, procurement, and related defense activities.DOD$456.9B
4Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans’ health care, benefits, and related services.VA$238.4B
5Department of AgricultureFarm supports, nutrition programs, rural development, and related work.USDA$173.3B
6Department of TransportationHighways, transit, aviation, rail, and related infrastructure.DOT$119.6B
7Department of EducationStudent aid, K–12 grants, and related education programs.ED$92.3B
8Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHousing assistance, community development, and related programs.HUD$75.2B
9Department of EnergyEnergy research, nuclear security, and related programs.DOE$64.5B
10Department of Homeland SecurityBorder, immigration, disaster response, and domestic security agencies.DHS$62.2B
  1. #1

    Department of Health and Human Services

    Health programs including Medicare/Medicaid administration and public health.

    HHS

    $1.9T

  2. #2

    Social Security Administration

    Runs Social Security benefit programs and related operations.

    SSA

    $1.5T

  3. #3

    Department of Defense

    Military personnel, operations, procurement, and related defense activities.

    DOD

    $456.9B

  4. #4

    Department of Veterans Affairs

    Veterans’ health care, benefits, and related services.

    VA

    $238.4B

  5. #5

    Department of Agriculture

    Farm supports, nutrition programs, rural development, and related work.

    USDA

    $173.3B

  6. #6

    Department of Transportation

    Highways, transit, aviation, rail, and related infrastructure.

    DOT

    $119.6B

  7. #7

    Department of Education

    Student aid, K–12 grants, and related education programs.

    ED

    $92.3B

  8. #8

    Department of Housing and Urban Development

    Housing assistance, community development, and related programs.

    HUD

    $75.2B

  9. #9

    Department of Energy

    Energy research, nuclear security, and related programs.

    DOE

    $64.5B

  10. #10

    Department of Homeland Security

    Border, immigration, disaster response, and domestic security agencies.

    DHS

    $62.2B

These figures are award obligations, not every federal outlay. Open an agency for mission, categories, and year history. Obligations and outlays are related measures, not interchangeable ones.