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$2.3BPharmaceuticalsPaper Trail research
Merck & Co., Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc. is an organization in the Pharmaceuticals sector. Paper Trail tracks its public-money, lobbying, campaign-finance, corporate, and People relationships where supported by public records.
At a Glance
Highlights from available records. Missing information does not mean an activity did not occur.
Tracked federal obligations
$2.3B
2025-11-05–2026-11-04. Commitments to spend, not cash paid.
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Department of Health and Human Services
2025-11-05–2026-11-04 · $2.3B · 100.0% of tracked obligations
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Pharmaceuticals
Organization classification recorded by Paper Trail.
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Total federal obligations
$2.3B
Obligations recorded from November 5, 2025 through November 4, 2026. Obligations are promises by the federal government to spend money, not necessarily cash already paid.
As of
November 4, 2026
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Why It Is Included
Included as a major institution relevant to Paper Trail research; individual public-record connections appear only when sourced.
Direct public money received
Public Money Profile
Federal obligations are shown by award type and kept separate from tax incentives or workforce public-benefit research. These categories should not be added into a generic “subsidy” figure.
Federal grants
$0Direct payments
$0Federal loans
$0Other assistance
$0No published source-backed estimate linked unless shown elsewhere on this profile.
Not included without attributable official records.
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Spending Over Time
Prime-award transaction obligations attributed to this USAspending recipient. Negative totals can reflect deobligations or corrections.
$0FY2017
$0FY2018
$0FY2019
$0FY2020
$0FY2021
$0FY2022
$0FY2023
$2.2BFY2024
$2.9BFY2025
$2.3BFY2026
$283.1MFY2027To date
The current fiscal year is partial and will change as USAspending publishes additional transactions.
Federal data
Who funds Merck & Co., Inc.?
The federal agencies and offices responsible for the organization’s recorded obligations.
1Department of Health and Human Services$2,283,221,502100.0% of total2Department of the Interior$770,7320.0% of total3Department of Defense$63,6140.0% of total4Department of Agriculture$37,0190.0% of total5Department of Commerce$18,0950.0% of total6Department of Justice$18,0000.0% of total7Department of Veterans Affairs-$200,805-0.0% of total
ConnectedLast refreshed November 4, 2026
Prime-award transaction obligations from 2025-11-05 through 2026-11-04, grouped by top-tier awarding agency.
Federal data
What Federal Agencies Bought or Funded From Merck & Co., Inc.
USAspending classifies federal obligations using product and service codes for contracts and assistance-listing categories for grants and other assistance. These records describe federal awards to the organization—not the organization’s own operating expenses.
Products and services
SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: OTHER
PSC R799
$1,627,6020.1% of total
IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK: SATELLITE AND RF COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS (HW, PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)
PSC 7G22
$405,2270.0% of total
COMMERCIAL FISHING EQUIPMENT
PSC 2060
$122,6360.0% of total
MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
PSC 5999
$81,5220.0% of total
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
PSC 6640
$81,0810.0% of total
IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK: ANALOG VOICE PRODUCTS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)
PSC 7G20
$73,6690.0% of total
UNDERWATER SOUND EQUIPMENT
PSC 5845
$63,6140.0% of total
IT and Telecom - End User: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity Tools (HW/Perp SW)
PSC 7E20
$25,9670.0% of total
INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT- SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY
PSC N036
$20,9140.0% of total
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
PSC 6515
$18,0000.0% of total
TIME MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PSC 6645
$14,8300.0% of total
R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)
PSC AD93
$00.0% of total
DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS
PSC 6505
-$12,949-0.0% of total
Prime-award transaction obligations from 2025-11-05 through 2026-11-04. Categories can be broad and reflect federal coding, not Paper Trail editorial conclusions. View USAspending source ↗
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Important Documents
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SEC Exhibit 21Company filing
Merck & Co., Inc. Exhibit 21 — Subsidiaries
Merck & Co., Inc. · Feb 24, 2026
Company-filed list of significant subsidiaries. The filing may omit subsidiaries that are not considered significant under SEC rules.
Documentation
Sources
- USAspending.gov Recipient Profile ↗
Federal data refreshed November 4, 2026.
For researchers
Cite this page
The Paper Trail Project. “Merck & Co., Inc..” Accessed November 7, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/profiles/merck
Record last updated 2026-11-04. Sources: USAspending.gov Recipient Profile. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.