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National Archives and Records Administration

National Archives and Records Administration is a top-tier federal awarding agency tracked through official USAspending data.

Total Obligations

$227.7M

Sep 2, 2025 through Sep 1, 2026

Federal Data

Last refreshed Sep 1, 2026

Paper Trail Research

What This Agency Does

This starter agency record was created from USAspending reference data. Paper Trail editorial research has not yet been added.

Federal Data

Spending Over Time

$205.6M
FY 2022
$274.5M
FY 2023
$267.1M
FY 2024
$209.4M
FY 2025
$186.8M
FY 2026

Federal Data

Spending By Award Type

RankAward TypeObligationsShare
1Contracts$228,430,300100.3%
2Direct payments$00.0%
3Loans$00.0%
4Other assistance$00.0%
5Grants-$724,932-0.3%

Federal Data

Top Recipients

RankRecipientObligationsShare
1EMCOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INCUEI DNYGB48XJMK5$17,793,2727.8%
2MUTATIO INC.UEI DY1FJMHJ2P53$16,087,3007.1%
3AMERICAN SECURITY PROGRAMS INCUEI NJZMXXMQ7RZ7$11,129,5554.9%
4ACCELGOV LLCUEI NANQLBFHT5E1$11,085,0664.9%
5GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.UEI R6CPWWDD4AM1$10,562,3844.6%
6COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING ANALYSIS CORPORATIONUEI ZL8ELG1ULWW5$9,942,1314.4%
7XL ASSOCIATES, INC.UEI NPT2KUKPST38$8,317,9313.7%
8SKYLIGHT INC.UEI F1QZXZNLZJF2$7,541,1053.3%
9GOVSMART, INC.UEI DJACUETFQUL8$6,390,3642.8%
10BLACKFISH FEDERAL, LLCUEI T8RQMMKLTWE7$5,746,0212.5%
11JACOBS PROJECT MANAGEMENT COUEI KKJ6F7ANRMK3$5,513,1442.4%
12INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONUEI J64CSQTQNRC1$5,022,4872.2%
13RAVEN SERVICES CORPUEI RNKQAJS3M6V5$4,969,5482.2%
14V3GATE, LLCUEI J4KHM5JY79E3$4,692,7762.1%
15AMERESCO INCUEI DKL8RJPGE4R3$4,545,8662.0%
16MANHATTAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION LLCUEI C5D6CL7CMPH5$3,990,0321.8%
17TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYUEI JF6XLNB4CDJ5$3,468,8031.5%
18EMERGENT, LLCUEI NUNVJJM2UYY1$3,426,9051.5%
19UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINUEI V6AFQPN18437$3,300,0421.4%
20POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COUEI FMHCHFPKMLZ4$3,300,0001.4%

Federal Data

Top Subagencies And Offices

RankSubagency / OfficeObligationsShare
1National Archives and Records AdministrationNARA$228,430,300100.3%
2National Historical Publications and Records CommissionNHPRC-$724,932-0.3%

Federal Data

Top Spending Categories

RankCategoryObligationsShare
1HOUSEKEEPING- CUSTODIAL JANITORIALPSC · S201$24,920,37610.9%
2HOUSEKEEPING- GUARDPSC · S206$24,369,66610.7%
3REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF OFFICE BUILDINGSPSC · Z2AA$22,164,9649.7%
4IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DA01$17,307,0437.6%
5IT AND TELECOM - SERVICE DELIVERY SUPPORT SERVICES: ITSM, OPERATIONS CENTER, PROJECT/PM (LABOR)PSC · DD01$16,791,3297.4%
6IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7A21$11,483,8905.0%
7IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICEPSC · DA10$11,265,4924.9%
8SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PHYSICAL SECURITY AND BADGINGPSC · R430$11,212,1154.9%
9IT AND TELECOM - COMPUTE AS A SERVICE: MAINFRAME/SERVERSPSC · DB10$9,942,1314.4%
10SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICALPSC · R425$8,821,4703.9%
11UTILITIES- ELECTRICPSC · S112$8,178,7443.6%
12IT AND TELECOM – TELEPROCESSING, TIMESHARE, CLOUD COMPUTING, AND HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTINGPSC · D305$6,708,0852.9%
13HOUSEKEEPING- FACILITIES OPERATIONS SUPPORTPSC · S216$6,153,6362.7%
14SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORTPSC · R408$5,831,6002.6%
15HOUSEKEEPING- WAREHOUSING/STORAGEPSC · S215$5,746,0212.5%
16National Historical Publications and Records GrantsAssistance Listing · 89.003-$724,932-0.3%

Federal Data · Geography Preview

Spending By State

RankStateObligationsShare
1MarylandMD$105,284,74846.2%
2VirginiaVA$43,979,08219.3%
3CaliforniaCA$20,309,8478.9%
4MassachusettsMA$10,938,3884.8%
5TexasTX$10,279,3234.5%
6IowaIA$5,927,5932.6%
7MissouriMO$4,248,3311.9%
8New YorkNY$4,202,3541.8%
9MichiganMI$3,920,1361.7%
10ColoradoCO$3,579,8971.6%
11KansasKS$3,501,1891.5%
12ArkansasAR$3,114,4371.4%
13GeorgiaGA$2,748,2261.2%
14District Of ColumbiaDC$2,629,5521.2%
15MinnesotaMN$1,262,5490.6%
16OregonOR$783,8530.3%
17PennsylvaniaPA$517,2880.2%
18ConnecticutCT$512,4800.2%
19IllinoisIL$189,8880.1%
20New HampshireNH$86,7980.0%
21ArizonaAZ$35,6300.0%
22FloridaFL$30,9670.0%
23North CarolinaNC$3,7800.0%
24NevadaNV-$00.0%
25West VirginiaWV-$100-0.0%
26NebraskaNE-$1,013-0.0%
27South DakotaSD-$3,851-0.0%
28OhioOH-$5,119-0.0%
29Rhode IslandRI-$5,287-0.0%
30New JerseyNJ-$8,957-0.0%
31WashingtonWA-$11,233-0.0%
32MississippiMS-$11,985-0.0%
33TennesseeTN-$15,106-0.0%
34Puerto RicoPR-$30,159-0.0%
35WisconsinWI-$51,828-0.0%
36New MexicoNM-$60,981-0.0%
37AlabamaAL-$75,348-0.0%
38LouisianaLA-$100,000-0.0%

Documentation

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 1, 2026
Research Last Reviewed
Not available

For researchers

Cite this page

The Paper Trail Project. “National Archives and Records Administration.” Accessed September 23, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/agencies/national-archives-and-records-administration

Methodology

Record last updated 2026-09-01. Sources: USAspending.gov. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.