USAspending Federal Awards
Every US federal contract, grant, and loan as structured JSON
What it does
Search every US federal contract, grant, loan, and award from USAspending.gov. Filter by keyword, agency, NAICS, recipient, amount, state, and date. Clean structured JSON ready for analysis.
Built in
- ✓ Contracts, grants, loans, and direct payments
- ✓ Filter by agency, NAICS, PSC, and state
- ✓ Recipient details including DUNS and UEI
- ✓ Award amounts normalized to USD
- ✓ Zero charge on empty searches
Guides & tutorials
USASpending.gov API: How to Pull Federal Contracts, Grants, and Awards Programmatically
USASpending.gov tracks every federal dollar spent. The API is public and free but the endpoint structure is non-obvious. Here is how to actually use it in Python.
Federal Contract Intelligence: Track Government Awards with the USAspending API
How to mine USAspending.gov for competitor wins, re-compete timing and B2G leads — using the USAspending Federal Awards Scraper.
Common questions
What is USASpending.gov? +
USASpending.gov is the official source for US federal spending data. It tracks every federal contract, grant, loan, and direct payment — over $6 trillion in awards per year.
What types of awards can I pull? +
Contracts (A), Grants (B), Direct Payments (C), Loans (D), Insurance (E), Other Financial Assistance (F), and IDVs (indefinite delivery vehicles). Filter by type or pull all.
Is USASpending data free? +
Yes. USASpending.gov is a public government database with a free REST API. No API key or authentication is required.
What fields does each award include? +
Award ID, recipient name and DUNS, awarding agency, funding agency, award type, obligation amount, start and end dates, place of performance, and NAICS/PSC codes.
How current is the data? +
USASpending updates daily. Contract data comes from FPDS-NG, grant data from FABS, with a typical 1-2 day lag after submission.
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