WhereTaxMoneyGoesData sources
All figures on WhereTaxMoneyGoes come from USAspending.gov, the official source for federal spending data, operated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service under the DATA Act.
| What | Where it comes from |
|---|---|
| Agency budgetary resources, obligations, outlays | API v2 /agency/{code}/budgetary_resources/, /references/toptier_agencies/ |
| Agency award obligations by type | /agency/{code}/obligations_by_award_category/ |
| Top recipients, states, programs, industries | /search/spending_by_category/… |
| State and yearly totals | /search/spending_by_geography/ (place of performance, by award type) |
| Recipient profiles and trends | /recipient/{id}/, /search/spending_over_time/ |
| Live search and award details | /search/spending_by_award/, /search/spending_by_award_count/, /awards/{id}/ |
Documentation: api.usaspending.gov/docs · endpoint list. USAspending data is a U.S. government work and is in the public domain.
Freshness
USAspending.gov last updated its award data on November 4, 2026. We last imported summary data on November 6, 2026. Search and award pages always show the current USAspending data.
Known limitations
- Defense contracts appear after a 90-day delay.
- The latest fiscal year is incomplete until agencies finish reporting.
- Payments to individuals are aggregated, not named.
- Agencies revise records; a figure may differ from what you saw earlier.
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