WhereTaxMoneyGoesU.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, U.S. Agency for Global Media reported $555.0 million in obligations and $523.2 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 United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy.
How USAGM 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 | $286.2 million | |
| Contracts | $103.9 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $555.0 million were down 27% from FY 2025 ($762.7 million) and compare with $792.6 million in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $555.0 million |
| FY 2025 | $762.7 million |
| FY 2024 | $905.9 million |
| FY 2023 | $905.4 million |
| FY 2022 | $874.4 million |
| FY 2021 | $838.8 million |
| FY 2020 | $818.8 million |
| FY 2019 | $815.7 million |
| FY 2018 | $810.1 million |
| FY 2017 | $792.6 million |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from USAGM. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rfe/rl INC | $112.5 million | |
| 2 | Middle East Broadcasting Networks, INC. | $69.0 million | |
| 3 | Radio Free Asia | $53.5 million | |
| 4 | Open Technology Fund | $49.5 million | |
| 5 | MCP Computer Products INC | $11.5 million | |
| 6 | Countertrade Products, INC. | $10.4 million | |
| 7 | Minburn Technology Group, LLC | $7.2 million | |
| 8 | Xtec, Incorporated | $5.9 million | |
| 9 | Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees | $5.7 million | |
| 10 | Carahsoft Technology Corp | $4.6 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 | $261.5 million | |
| 2 | Virginia | $84.9 million | |
| 3 | Colorado | $9.2 million | |
| 4 | Florida | $7.4 million | |
| 5 | New York | $6.2 million | |
| 6 | North Carolina | $1.4 million | |
| 7 | Texas | $1.2 million | |
| 8 | California | $1.2 million | |
| 9 | Maryland | $1.1 million | |
| 10 | Georgia | $812,000 |
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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