"USAspending.gov, available at http://www.USAspending.gov, is a government source for data on
federal awards by state, congressional district (CD), county, city, and zip code. The awards data in
USAspending.gov are provided by federal agencies and represent contracts, grants, loans, and
other forms of financial assistance. USAspending.gov also provides tools for examining the
broader picture of federal spending obligations within the categories of budget function, agency,
and object class.
Using USAspending.gov to locate and compile accurate data on federal awards can be
challenging due, in part, to continuing data quality issues that have been identified by the U.S.
Government Accountability Office (GAO). Users of USAspending.gov need to be aware that
while search results may be useful for informing consideration of certain questions, these results
may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies.
USAspending.gov was created under P.L. 109-282, the Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), and is being enhanced under requirements in P.L. 113-101,
the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act).
Other federal awards data sources reviewed in this report include the following:
Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS);
Census Federal Audit Clearinghouse;
U.S. Budget: Aid to State and Local Governments;
Census Federal Aid to States (FAS) and Consolidated Federal Funds
Report (CFFR); and
Additional federal grant awards databases, including sources tracking medical,
scientific, and technical research..."
Federal Awards
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