WhereTaxMoneyGoesDepartment of State (DOS): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, Department of State reported $22.2 billion in obligations and $22.9 billion in outlays, about 0.6% 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 Department's mission is to shape and sustain a peaceful, prosperous, just, and democratic world and foster conditions for stability and progress for the benefit of the American people and people everywhere. This mission is shared with the USAID, ensuring we have a common path forward in partnership as we invest in the shared security and prosperity that will ultimately better prepare us for the challenges of tomorrow.
How DOS 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 | $9.4 billion | |
| Grants | $9.1 billion | |
| Other assistance | $6.7 billion | |
| Contract vehicles (IDVs) | $22.3 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $22.2 billion were down 50% from FY 2025 ($44.5 billion) and compare with $43.5 billion in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $22.2 billion |
| FY 2025 | $44.5 billion |
| FY 2024 | $57.6 billion |
| FY 2023 | $51.7 billion |
| FY 2022 | $52.9 billion |
| FY 2021 | $50.7 billion |
| FY 2020 | $49.1 billion |
| FY 2019 | $43.6 billion |
| FY 2018 | $43.0 billion |
| FY 2017 | $43.5 billion |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from DOS. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | $3.2 billion | |
| 2 | The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) | $2.4 billion | |
| 3 | Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees | $2.1 billion | |
| 4 | United Nations | $1.0 billion | |
| 5 | United Nations World Food Programme | $1.0 billion | |
| 6 | Gavi Alliance | $600.0 million | |
| 7 | Caddell Construction CO. (de), LLC | $561.6 million | |
| 8 | Unicef | $504.9 million | |
| 9 | PCL Construction INC | $492.3 million | |
| 10 | General Dynamics Information Technology, INC. | $385.1 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 | $2.4 billion | |
| 2 | Virginia | $2.4 billion | |
| 3 | California | $789.0 million | |
| 4 | Alabama | $500.0 million | |
| 5 | Maryland | $165.2 million | |
| 6 | Florida | $139.8 million | |
| 7 | New York | $122.8 million | |
| 8 | South Carolina | $107.1 million | |
| 9 | Alaska | $80.8 million | |
| 10 | Michigan | $33.2 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