WhereTaxMoneyGoesNational Archives and Records Administration (NARA): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, National Archives and Records Administration reported $626.1 million in obligations and $647.0 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.
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How NARA 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 | $235.8 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $626.1 million were down 16% from FY 2025 ($747.2 million) and compare with $612.1 million in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $626.1 million |
| FY 2025 | $747.2 million |
| FY 2024 | $791.2 million |
| FY 2023 | $757.4 million |
| FY 2022 | $652.9 million |
| FY 2021 | $594.5 million |
| FY 2020 | $576.9 million |
| FY 2019 | $606.7 million |
| FY 2018 | $618.2 million |
| FY 2017 | $612.1 million |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from NARA. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emcor Government Services, INC | $18.4 million | |
| 2 | Skylight INC. | $12.9 million | |
| 3 | Accelgov LLC | $11.1 million | |
| 4 | American Security Programs INC | $11.0 million | |
| 5 | Mutatio INC. | $10.6 million | |
| 6 | Cape Fox Endeavor, LLC | $10.0 million | |
| 7 | Iron Mountain Information Management LLC | $8.8 million | |
| 8 | Raven Services Corp | $8.8 million | |
| 9 | Grunley Construction CO., INC. | $7.6 million | |
| 10 | Blackfish Federal, LLC | $7.3 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 | $112.2 million | |
| 2 | Virginia | $42.3 million | |
| 3 | California | $26.0 million | |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $11.6 million | |
| 5 | Texas | $10.4 million | |
| 6 | Missouri | $4.3 million | |
| 7 | New York | $4.1 million | |
| 8 | Michigan | $3.9 million | |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $3.7 million | |
| 10 | Colorado | $3.6 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