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. Earlier editions:
1920 - current: PDFs from FRASER (Federal Reserve Archive) ;
1935 - 1971: Print editions in the library.

"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.

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 editions in library holdings: Consolidated Federal Funds Report Series
Also called: " Federal Aid to States "

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.