FedSpend — Government Contracts & Grants Finder

Search and extract US federal contracts, grants, and awards from USAspending.gov — the official US Treasury spending database covering over $50 trillion in federal spending data.

What data can you get?

Contracts — Defense contracts, IT procurement, construction, consulting, and all federal purchasing. Includes contractor name, award amount, agency, dates, and NAICS codes.

Grants — Block grants, formula grants, project grants, and cooperative agreements. NSF research funding, NIH grants, DOE awards, and more.

All Awards — Combined search across both contracts and grants for comprehensive spending analysis.

Use cases

• GovTech business development — Find agencies spending on your technology area and identify competitors winning contracts
• Grant writing — Research what's been funded in your field, typical award sizes, and which agencies fund what
• Investigative journalism — Track government spending by agency, recipient, or keyword
• Policy research — Analyze federal spending patterns by state, agency, or sector
• Competitive intelligence — See what contracts your competitors are winning
• Compliance & due diligence — Verify contractor award history and federal funding recipients

How to use

1. Choose searchType: contracts, grants, or all
2. Enter keywords to search award descriptions (e.g., "artificial intelligence", "cybersecurity")
3. Optionally filter by agency, recipient, amount range, date range, or state
4. Run the actor and get structured data

Example input

{
  "searchType": "contracts",
  "keywords": "artificial intelligence",
  "dateFrom": "2024-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2024-12-31",
  "minAmount": 100000,
  "maxResults": 500
}

Example output

{
  "awardId": "W911NF24C0042",
  "title": "AI-ENABLED PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM FOR MILITARY VEHICLES...",
  "agency": "Department of Defense",
  "recipient": "PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.",
  "amount": 15400000,
  "startDate": "2024-03-15",
  "endDate": "2026-03-14",
  "awardType": "Contract",
  "url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-02-14T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Data source

• USAspending.gov — Official US Treasury spending data (free, public API)
• Data updated daily by the US government
• Available from fiscal year 2008 onwards

Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing:

• $1.00 per actor start
• $0.004 per result (contract/grant record)

Example: Fetching 500 contracts costs $1.00 + $2.00 = $3.00 total.

Integrations

Works with all Apify integrations: webhooks, API, Zapier, Make, Google Sheets. Schedule daily/weekly runs to monitor new contract awards in your area.

Tips

• Use dateFrom and dateTo to target fiscal years. Federal fiscal years run October 1 to September 30. For example, FY2025 is "dateFrom": "2024-10-01" to "dateTo": "2025-09-30". Most spending spikes at fiscal year end (August-September) as agencies use remaining budget.
• Filter by state for local market research. If you are targeting government business in a specific state, add the state filter to narrow results to contracts and grants awarded in that region.
• Combine with CompanyIntel for deeper due diligence. After finding a contractor winning large awards, run the CompanyIntel actor to get corporate details, SEC filings, and officer information for a complete vendor profile.
• Set up weekly scheduled runs to monitor new awards in your niche. Use keywords specific to your industry (e.g., "machine learning", "cloud migration") and track new awards as they appear to get early visibility into procurement trends.
• Use minAmount to focus on meaningful contracts. Small purchase orders under $25,000 add noise. Setting a minimum amount filter keeps your dataset focused on significant contract awards worth pursuing or analyzing.