A Guide to United States Government and Politics: Budget and Spending Data

Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Other budget items, such as related publications and supporting materials, are included, which may vary from year to year. Historical Tables are included in the Supplementary Tables.
1963 - 1990, PDFs from FRASER (Federal Reserve Archive)
1936 -. Print volumes: Latest issue in Olin Reference, Earlier issues, back to 1936, in Olin Stacks, HJ2051 .A59 + .
According to the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, the president must annually submit a budget to Congress by the first Monday in February. The proposed spending plan, the president's budget must show:
-- The condition of the Treasury at the end of the last completed fiscal year.
-- The estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the current fiscal year.
-- The estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the next fiscal year if the budget proposals are carried out.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) assists the president in the creation of the president's budget by gathering data from agencies and compiling it into the final plan to be approved by the president.
The totals for the current and upcoming fiscal years are only projected amounts. Annual budget documents provide Congress, State and local governments, and the public with a complete description of the president's budget plans for the coming fiscal year. Other related and supporting budget publications, such as the Economic Report of the President, are included, which may vary from year to year. [GPO Access description]

"The Appropriations Status Table provides timely information on legislative activity related to the appropriations and budget process. It includes updates on the status of each of the regular appropriations bills, continuing resolutions, supplemental appropriations bills (e.g., disaster assistance supplemental appropriations legislation), omnibus appropriations measures and budget resolutions. It also provides links to related resources for appropriations legislation, such as legislative text, committee prints, and press releases."

Created to comply with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Transparency Act), this website was designed to provide access to government contract, grant and other award data.

Provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics;
Includes Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty and taxation.
1984 - 2004: Proquest Congressional:
Search "Background Material And Data On Programs Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee On Ways And Means"
1981 - 2000; 2004: Print editions
HC110.P63 B12 Latest vol in Ref. (Ceased publication in print.)

Discontinued in 2020. Replaced by SAM.gov. in 2018.
Provides a full listing of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi- public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

"The Federal Financial Statistics program was terminated effective with the FY 2012 budget. The termination of the program results in the elimination of the Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR), including the publication, downloadable data, and the On-Line Query System, as well as the annual Federal Aid to States Report (FAS)."
State and County Areas
Presents data on Federal Government expenditures or obligations.
Statistics cover grants to State and local governments, salaries and wages, procurement contracts, direct payments for individuals, and some other major programs. The report also includes government loans and insurance, as well as total direct spending for defense and nondefense functions.
Earlier, print editions: 1980/1981-1996/1997 Shelved in the Olin stacks, call number: HJ275 .U56 + ; Latest volume in Reference.
See also: Consolidated federal funds report. Volume I, County areas and Volume II, subcounty areas: 1983-1993, Olin HJ275 .C735 +
Also called: " Federal Aid to States "
Please note: Due to the termination of the Federal Financial Statistics program, the Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR) website, including the On-Line Query System, is no longer available.

This page is no longer being updated or maintained.
Includes local spending data of federal government funds for a variety of federal programs – from food and housing to military and healthcare, by state, county, and city;
Corresponding social indicators – such as health insurance coverage, poverty rates, and school district stats – that illustrate the impact of those dollars.
Also includes federal spending on education at the state and school district level.

Attempting to avoid some of the data inconsistencies in USASpending.gov, this initiative draws from both USASpending and the BEA's, State Personal Income and Employment Report, to provide state-level data reflecting the dollar value of federal spending relative to the size of each state’s GDP.
See the download section in the upper right to download the latest report, the methodology used, and an excel file for the latest state-by-state data (currently, 2013). A spreadsheet of the 10-year data is also available by request.