USASpending.gov Scraper — Federal Awards, Contracts, Grants & Loans

Search the US government's official spending database and get federal awards back as clean, structured JSON. Query contracts, grants, loans, direct payments or other financial assistance by keyword, awarding agency, date range and minimum amount — then pull recipient, amount, agency, description, dates and place of performance for each award. No account, no API key. Built for government-contractor intelligence, grant research and competitive analysis.

Features

• 🏛️ Every award type — switch awardType between contracts, grants, loans, direct_payments and other.
• 🔍 Keyword search — match recipient names and award descriptions with keywords like software or cybersecurity.
• 🏢 Agency filtering — narrow to top-tier awarding agencies such as Department of Defense or National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• 📅 Date range — bound results by award action date with fromDate / toDate (defaults to today).
• 💵 Minimum amount — set minAmount to focus on material awards only.
• 📊 Sorted by value — awards come back largest-first, so a maxResults cap keeps the biggest ones.
• 🔗 Direct links — each record includes a url back to the award page on USASpending.gov.

What you get

One flat JSON record per award:

{
  "awardId": "W52P1J-23-C-0001",
  "recipientName": "EXAMPLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INC.",
  "awardAmount": 48250000,
  "awardType": "DEFINITIVE CONTRACT",
  "description": "CYBERSECURITY SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES",
  "awardingAgency": "Department of Defense",
  "awardingSubAgency": "Department of the Army",
  "startDate": "2023-03-15",
  "endDate": "2026-03-14",
  "placeOfPerformanceState": "VA",
  "internalId": 123456789,
  "url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W52P1J23C0001"
}

Output schema

Field	Type	Description
awardId	string	The federal award identifier (PIID or FAIN).
recipientName	string	Name of the award recipient.
awardAmount	number	Total award amount in USD.
awardType	string	Type of award (e.g. DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, grant).
description	string	Description of the award.
awardingAgency	string	Top-tier awarding agency.
awardingSubAgency	string	Awarding sub-agency.
startDate	string	Award period start date.
endDate	string	Award period end date.
placeOfPerformanceState	string	US state where the work is performed.
internalId	integer	USASpending internal record ID.
url	string (URL)	Link to the award page on USASpending.gov.

Input

{
  "awardType": "contracts",
  "keywords": ["cybersecurity"],
  "agencies": ["Department of Defense"],
  "fromDate": "2022-01-01",
  "toDate": "",
  "minAmount": 1000000,
  "maxResults": 500
}

Field	Description
awardType	Category of federal awards: contracts, grants, loans, direct_payments or other.
keywords	Search recipient names / award descriptions. Empty = all awards of the type in range.
agencies	Filter by top-tier awarding agency name.
fromDate	Award action date lower bound (YYYY-MM-DD).
toDate	Award action date upper bound (YYYY-MM-DD). Empty = today.
minAmount	Only include awards of at least this amount (USD).
maxResults	Maximum awards to collect (1–10000).

Use cases

• Track federal contracts in your sector to find prime and subcontract opportunities.
• Monitor grants and financial assistance for a target agency or program.
• Build competitor intelligence on which recipients win large government awards.
• Feed award data into market-sizing, forecasting or lobbying research.

Pricing

Pay-per-event: you're billed a small amount per run and per item scraped — you only pay for what you get. See the Pricing tab for current rates.

FAQ

Do I need an API key or account? No. The Actor reads the official public USASpending.gov data, which is free and open — no login, no key.

How many awards can I get per run? Set maxResults anywhere from 1 to 10,000. Awards are returned largest-first by amount, so a cap always keeps the biggest, most material awards.

How fresh is the data? It reflects USASpending.gov's official database at run time. Federal spending records are updated by the government on their own schedule, so recency depends on when agencies report each award.

Is the data official? Yes — it comes directly from USASpending.gov, the US government's official federal spending source. This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by USASpending.gov or the US federal government.

What's the output format? Flat JSON, one record per award, with recipient, amount, agency, description, dates, place of performance and a direct url to the award page. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel.

Can I integrate this with other tools? The USASpending.gov Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JavaScript/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

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Notes

This Actor reads the official public USASpending.gov data. It is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by USASpending.gov or the US federal government; all trademarks belong to their respective owners.