WhereTaxMoneyGoesCommodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, Commodity Futures Trading Commission reported $334.9 million in obligations and $323.6 million in outlays, about 0.0% of all budgetary resources tracked on USAspending. Below: where its award money went, who received the most, and how its spending has changed since FY 2017.
FY 2026 figures are still being reported by agencies and will change as late submissions arrive.
Mission
The mission of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is to foster open, transparent, competitive, and financially sound markets. By working to avoid systemic risk, the Commission aims to protect market users and their funds, consumers, and the public from fraud, manipulation, and abusive practices related to derivatives and other products that are subject to the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).
How CFTC awarded money in FY 2026
Award obligations are the part of an agency's spending that goes out as contracts, grants, loans, direct payments and other awards to outside recipients. The rest pays for salaries, internal operations and transfers that are not awards.
| Award type | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts | $79.4 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $334.9 million were down 9% from FY 2025 ($366.0 million) and compare with $245.1 million in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $334.9 million |
| FY 2025 | $366.0 million |
| FY 2024 | $429.5 million |
| FY 2023 | $356.0 million |
| FY 2022 | $511.3 million |
| FY 2021 | $303.5 million |
| FY 2020 | $296.6 million |
| FY 2019 | $268.0 million |
| FY 2018 | $310.0 million |
| FY 2017 | $245.1 million |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from CFTC. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salient Crgt, INC. | $13.9 million | |
| 2 | NR Labs LLC | $8.6 million | |
| 3 | Peraton INC. | $8.5 million | |
| 4 | Dev Technology Group INC | $7.5 million | |
| 5 | Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP | $4.2 million | |
| 6 | Data & Analytic Solutions INC | $2.5 million | |
| 7 | Prime Response, INC. | $2.1 million | |
| 8 | Alpine Consulting Partners, LLC | $1.9 million | |
| 9 | Sawyer Consulting LLC | $1.8 million | |
| 10 | Minburn Technology Group, LLC | $1.6 million |
Top states, FY 2026
By place of performance — where the work is done or the money is used.
| # | State | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $73.4 million | |
| 2 | Virginia | $3.1 million | |
| 3 | Indiana | $1.5 million | |
| 4 | Maryland | $1.1 million | |
| 5 | Connecticut | $394,000 | |
| 6 | California | $170,000 | |
| 7 | New York | $99,000 | |
| 8 | Washington | $57,000 | |
| 9 | Ohio | $55,000 | |
| 10 | Kansas | $31,000 |
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Source data last updated November 4, 2026 · Imported November 6, 2026 · Dollar figures are nominal and rounded. How these numbers are calculated · Report a problem