WhereTaxMoneyGoesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, Environmental Protection Agency reported $21.2 billion in obligations and $17.1 billion in outlays, about 0.4% 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
Our mission is to protect human health and the environment.
How EPA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | $17.8 billion | |
| Contracts | $1.3 billion | |
| Loans (face value) | $20.4 million | |
| Contract vehicles (IDVs) | $14.8 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $21.2 billion were down 38% from FY 2025 ($34.3 billion) and compare with $10.4 billion in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $21.2 billion |
| FY 2025 | $34.3 billion |
| FY 2024 | $54.4 billion |
| FY 2023 | $23.7 billion |
| FY 2022 | $19.5 billion |
| FY 2021 | $11.9 billion |
| FY 2020 | $11.3 billion |
| FY 2019 | $10.6 billion |
| FY 2018 | $10.8 billion |
| FY 2017 | $10.4 billion |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from EPA. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Department of Environmental Protection | $2.0 billion | |
| 2 | The State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management | $869.3 million | |
| 3 | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | $774.2 million | |
| 4 | Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy | $758.3 million | |
| 5 | Georgia Environmental Finance Authority | $701.5 million | |
| 6 | Texas Water Development Board | $682.6 million | |
| 7 | NYS Department of Health | $670.8 million | |
| 8 | State of California Water Resources Control Board | $593.2 million | |
| 9 | Pennvest | $554.0 million | |
| 10 | Department of Environmental Conservation New York | $459.8 million |
Top states, FY 2026
By place of performance — where the work is done or the money is used.
| # | State | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | $2.1 billion | |
| 2 | New York | $1.3 billion | |
| 3 | Ohio | $985.5 million | |
| 4 | Texas | $932.1 million | |
| 5 | Michigan | $881.4 million | |
| 6 | Illinois | $865.7 million | |
| 7 | California | $860.7 million | |
| 8 | Georgia | $820.0 million | |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $680.3 million | |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $487.6 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