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USAspending API

USAspending (usaspending.gov) has 3 public methods: search federal awards, get company federal awards and get agency spending. Each costs 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.

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Methods

3

  • Search federal awards

    Searches USAspending federal awards by keywords, awarding agency, state of performance and date across contracts, grants, loans and direct payments. Searches from October 1, 2007 onward.

    Returns recipient, amount, agency, description, award type, dates, place of performance, award link, award ID, recipient UEI

    Readusaspending.gov/search_federal_awards

  • Get company federal awards

    Returns federal obligations and distinct awards for a company or organization, including its parent and child recipient records. Covers the selected fiscal year or the last five fiscal years.

    Returns recipient name, UEI, fiscal years, total obligated, award count, amounts by award type, top awarding agencies, recent awards

    Readusaspending.gov/get_company_federal_awards

  • Get agency spending

    Gets a federal agency's fiscal-year budgetary resources, obligations, share of federal obligations, new award count, top recipients and spending classes from USAspending.

    Returns budgetary resources, obligations, share of federal obligations, award count, top recipients, top spending categories, data date

    Readusaspending.gov/get_agency_spending