★ A CURATED DIRECTORY OF FINANCIAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
USAspending Review, Pricing, and Features
Official U.S. federal spending open-data portal mandated by the DATA Act and operated by Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service. The public REST API is now documented as API V2, with V1 deprecated, and powers access to award and account-level spending data. Data refreshes daily after a nightly pipeline; underlying source systems update on different cadences (e.g., monthly for Files A/B/C via the DATA Act Broker; next-day for FPDS contracts; FABS within 2 weeks; FSRS subawards by month-end; GTAS monthly). Bulk downloads and archives are available, including award archives, custom award/account downloads, and the database download.
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Key features
- Advanced Search & profiles across awards, recipients, agencies, federal accounts; filters include date, place of performance, NAICS/PSC, Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA), DEFC for COVID/infrastructure.
- Spending Explorer and Agency/Federal Account profiles for top‑down views of obligations/outlays and drill‑downs by budget hierarchy.
- Public REST API V2 that powers the website (GET & POST endpoints; JSON responses); V1 endpoints are deprecated.
- Bulk data: Award Data Archive (pre-generated, by agency/fiscal year), Custom Award Data, Custom Account Data, Advanced Search result downloads, award profile downloads, and full Database Download.
- Award coverage: contracts, contract IDVs, grants, direct payments, loans, insurance, other financial assistance; prime awards and subawards (FSRS).
- Entity identifiers: UEI (replaced DUNS on Apr 4, 2022) used for recipients as the governmentwide identifier (via SAM.gov).
- Source data includes more than 400 data elements across account data, award data, and additional reference/context data; some agencies and legally protected data are outside the publication scope.
- Data Lab: interactive visualizations and stories to explain spending structure and trends.
FAQ
Is USAspending free?
USAspending is free to use. Visit the vendor site for the latest limits and onboarding details.
Who is USAspending best for?
It suits beginner, intermediate, and advanced users.
What platforms and connections does USAspending support?
You can use USAspending on Web. USAspending offers an API (REST) with None authentication.
Which markets does USAspending cover?
USAspending covers North America. Examples include US. It tracks Other.
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