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Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency is a top-tier federal awarding agency tracked through official USAspending data.

Total Obligations

$7.7B

Sep 23, 2025 through Sep 22, 2026

Federal Data

Last refreshed Sep 22, 2026

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What This Agency Does

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Federal Data

Spending Over Time

$9.5B
FY 2022
$15.6B
FY 2023
$46.7B
FY 2024
$27.3B
FY 2025
$6.6B
FY 2026

Federal Data

Spending By Award Type

RankAward TypeObligationsShare
1Grants$6,562,218,21285.1%
2Contracts$1,255,894,37716.3%
3Loans$15,330,9290.2%
4Other assistance$00.0%
5Direct payments-$121,602,718-1.6%

Federal Data

Top Recipients

RankRecipientObligationsShare
1FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONUEI DSALKBHYTEH1$1,863,480,55024.2%
2PENNVESTUEI JPQLE2X381X8$369,501,0004.8%
3MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGYUEI D1CZA6WQ2L85$345,250,5244.5%
4THE STATE OF OHIO OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENTUEI HZJEJR2ENJK4$304,784,8654.0%
5MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RUEI K6RXPK4W58H4$184,713,1392.4%
6MINNESOTA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITYUEI W2JLALYVUYH8$181,777,0002.4%
7INDIANA FINANCE AUTHORITYUEI KLL1RKRBEE11$173,934,0002.3%
8NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYUEI TFQVKH1E8Y41$161,419,7232.1%
9WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESUEI T8MYF3NHDDN6$160,149,0222.1%
10SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESUEI X2ASXL5BTW76$107,504,7681.4%
11GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE AUTHORITYUEI RWEWFEXCBZK6$97,081,0001.3%
12NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYUEI ZP9KYB67ZB46$89,066,5791.2%
13DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION TENNESSEEUEI JC92Y4FYH524$82,689,1631.1%
14ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION LLCUEI MHMPN3F73NX3$73,574,7811.0%
15KEMRON/ARROWHEAD JV, LLCUEI JQYTHZ2C8L69$65,588,6610.9%
16HEALTH, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OFUEI C16SP2HBR123$63,547,9090.8%
17HYDROGEOLOGIC, INC.UEI S7Q4GKNGGA81$60,734,9510.8%
18EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INCUEI DK4TBEJRAR56$59,455,6820.8%
19JXN WATERUEI DYTWCKAXLKA5$58,300,0000.8%
20GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.UEI SMNWM6HN79X5$55,368,5850.7%

Federal Data

Top Subagencies And Offices

RankSubagency / OfficeObligationsShare
1Environmental Protection AgencyEPA$7,711,840,800100.0%

Federal Data

Top Spending Categories

RankCategoryObligationsShare
1Drinking Water State Revolving FundAssistance Listing · 66.468$2,760,443,43135.8%
2Clean Water State Revolving FundAssistance Listing · 66.458$1,568,209,28720.3%
3Congressionally Mandated ProjectsAssistance Listing · 66.202$516,538,7326.7%
4ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PROTECTION- ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATIONPSC · F108$378,728,8164.9%
5Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant ProgramAssistance Listing · 66.442$350,754,3244.5%
6Performance Partnership GrantsAssistance Listing · 66.605$329,108,3844.3%
7SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHERPSC · R499$188,812,3212.4%
8Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants for the Insular Areas - Program SupportAssistance Listing · 66.600$155,527,4412.0%
9OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESPSC · F999$94,015,3331.2%
10Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative AgreementsAssistance Listing · 66.818$84,073,9921.1%
11National Estuary ProgramAssistance Listing · 66.456$72,691,3990.9%
12Nonpoint Source Implementation GrantsAssistance Listing · 66.460$56,842,1150.7%
13Response to Emergency Situations Affecting Public Water Systems (SDWA 1442(b))Assistance Listing · 66.489$55,000,0000.7%
14Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program General, Technical Assistance, and Small Watershed GrantsAssistance Listing · 66.466$50,259,2470.7%
15SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTSPSC · B510$42,503,7970.6%
16State Public Water System SupervisionAssistance Listing · 66.432$37,578,7540.5%
17ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PROTECTION- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING AND LEGAL SUPPORTPSC · F115$37,014,4320.5%
18Hazardous Waste Management State Program SupportAssistance Listing · 66.801$36,481,3020.5%
19Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air ActAssistance Listing · 66.034$34,479,7380.4%
20Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program SupportAssistance Listing · 66.419$34,061,3940.4%
21IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICEPSC · DA10$30,912,8790.4%
22ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- GENERAL: OTHERPSC · C219$29,114,4980.4%
23SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICALPSC · R425$27,753,2350.4%
24IT AND TELECOM - IT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DF01$23,360,8720.3%
25REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF RESTORATION OF REAL PROPERTY (PUBLIC OR PRIVATE)PSC · Z2QA$18,580,4690.2%
26IT AND TELECOM - SERVICE DELIVERY SUPPORT SERVICES: ITSM, OPERATIONS CENTER, PROJECT/PM (LABOR)PSC · DD01$16,882,5270.2%
27ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- GENERAL: MANAGEMENT ENGINEERINGPSC · C214$15,211,0410.2%
28IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DA01$14,660,8460.2%
29LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIESPSC · 6640$13,979,5940.2%
30SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICALPSC · B504$13,405,7470.2%

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Spending By State

RankStateObligationsShare
1FloridaFL$1,898,094,11324.6%
2PennsylvaniaPA$489,808,3996.4%
3MichiganMI$390,619,9935.1%
4OhioOH$366,215,5994.7%
5MinnesotaMN$249,256,1033.2%
6North CarolinaNC$248,270,6913.2%
7MissouriMO$220,365,8702.9%
8WashingtonWA$208,019,7632.7%
9IndianaIN$198,933,5312.6%
10CaliforniaCA$196,155,3522.5%
11WisconsinWI$188,228,6102.4%
12GeorgiaGA$178,839,5652.3%
13VirginiaVA$163,758,5782.1%
14TennesseeTN$156,326,5182.0%
15District Of ColumbiaDC$155,479,0382.0%
16LouisianaLA$144,650,7711.9%
17TexasTX$139,587,0351.8%
18New YorkNY$137,372,4041.8%
19MassachusettsMA$124,366,1411.6%
20South CarolinaSC$116,737,8261.5%
21MississippiMS$105,892,8481.4%
22MarylandMD$104,740,6641.4%
23OregonOR$94,251,0081.2%
24North DakotaND$90,349,9321.2%
25OklahomaOK$90,186,9271.2%
26KentuckyKY$85,680,1071.1%
27ArizonaAZ$83,521,3991.1%
28New JerseyNJ$83,482,7541.1%
29AlaskaAK$83,349,0271.1%
30IllinoisIL$82,293,9941.1%
31New MexicoNM$73,851,2971.0%
32ColoradoCO$69,682,6660.9%
33West VirginiaWV$67,269,5760.9%
34KansasKS$66,977,2160.9%
35DelawareDE$66,448,4510.9%
36AlabamaAL$51,433,0490.7%
37NebraskaNE$48,552,1190.6%
38Puerto RicoPR$47,200,2710.6%
39GuamGU$43,416,1170.6%
40UtahUT$41,301,4930.5%
41Rhode IslandRI$40,934,1610.5%
42American SamoaAS$39,930,5270.5%
43IdahoID$39,008,9070.5%
44NevadaNV$33,546,7250.4%
45ConnecticutCT$33,457,0840.4%
46IowaIA$30,109,2310.4%
47MontanaMT$28,121,1470.4%
48U.S. Virgin IslandsVI$22,950,0000.3%
49VermontVT$11,652,5410.2%
50Northern Mariana IslandsMP$11,434,4400.1%
51MaineME$10,072,3640.1%
52ArkansasAR$8,912,5300.1%
53South DakotaSD$4,365,9170.1%
54WyomingWY$3,391,8350.0%
55New HampshireNH-$25,367,031-0.3%
56HawaiiHI-$49,071,194-0.6%

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Sources And Transparency

Obligations are commitments by the federal government to spend money. They are not necessarily cash already paid to a recipient.

Federal Data Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Research Last Reviewed
Not available

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The Paper Trail Project. “Environmental Protection Agency.” Accessed September 23, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/agencies/environmental-protection-agency

Methodology

Record last updated 2026-09-22. Sources: USAspending.gov. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.