WhereTaxMoneyGoesDepartment of Commerce (DOC): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, Department of Commerce reported $18.7 billion in obligations and $20.5 billion in outlays, about 0.3% 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 Department is to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity.
How DOC 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 | $4.6 billion | |
| Grants | $1.9 billion | |
| Contract vehicles (IDVs) | $7.1 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $18.7 billion were down 74% from FY 2025 ($71.8 billion) and compare with $15.9 billion in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $18.7 billion |
| FY 2025 | $71.8 billion |
| FY 2024 | $48.4 billion |
| FY 2023 | $22.1 billion |
| FY 2022 | $21.7 billion |
| FY 2021 | $18.4 billion |
| FY 2020 | $21.9 billion |
| FY 2019 | $17.8 billion |
| FY 2018 | $21.8 billion |
| FY 2017 | $15.9 billion |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from DOC. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Economic Development Missouri | $1.7 billion | |
| 2 | Reed Technology and Information Services LLC | $218.1 million | |
| 3 | Peraton INC. | $163.2 million | |
| 4 | Accenture Federal Services LLC | $141.5 million | |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $136.4 million | |
| 6 | Earth Resources Technology, LLC | $119.5 million | |
| 7 | Igniteaction LLC | $111.5 million | |
| 8 | Booz Allen Hamilton INC | $110.1 million | |
| 9 | Science Applications International Corporation | $109.2 million | |
| 10 | Jag Ketchikan, LLC | $102.5 million |
Top states, FY 2026
By place of performance — where the work is done or the money is used.
| # | State | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | $1.7 billion | |
| 2 | Virginia | $1.2 billion | |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $579.0 million | |
| 4 | Washington | $308.5 million | |
| 5 | Florida | $258.0 million | |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | $246.9 million | |
| 7 | Alaska | $210.5 million | |
| 8 | Colorado | $192.9 million | |
| 9 | Georgia | $165.9 million | |
| 10 | Oregon | $151.8 million |
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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