# US Federal Contract Awards Scraper (USAspending) (`juicy_fillet/us-federal-contract-awards`) Actor

Search US government contract and grant awards by keyword, agency, NAICS, state and date. Returns recipient, amount, agency and description from USAspending.gov.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/juicy_fillet/us-federal-contract-awards.md
- **Developed by:** [Xander Yushchak](https://apify.com/juicy_fillet) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## US Federal Contract Awards Scraper (USAspending)

Search **U.S. federal government awards** (contracts, task orders, IDVs, grants, loans) from USAspending.gov and get clean rows with the winning company, its address and UEI, the amount, awarding agency, NAICS and PSC codes, place of performance and a link to the award.

### What you can use it for

- **Find who wins government work** in your niche (e.g. janitorial, cybersecurity, construction) and pitch them as a subcontractor or supplier.
- **Competitor tracking:** see every award a competitor received.
- **Market sizing** by agency, NAICS code or state.
- **Lead lists** of government contractors with addresses.

### How it works

The actor calls the official USAspending.gov search API, pages through all results and flattens the nested response into one row per award.

### Input example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "janitorial"
  ],
  "awardCategories": [
    "contracts"
  ],
  "placeOfPerformanceStates": [
    "TX"
  ],
  "daysBack": 30,
  "minAmount": 50000,
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

Every option is described in the Input tab. Set **Max results** to control how much you pay for.

### Output example

```json
{
  "awardId": "70RCSJ26FR0000052",
  "category": "contracts",
  "awardType": "DELIVERY ORDER",
  "recipientName": "LMD AGENCY, INC.",
  "recipientUei": "K1XJQKPK52Y5",
  "recipientAddress": "5950 SYMPHONY WOODS RD STE 500",
  "recipientCity": "COLUMBIA",
  "recipientState": "MD",
  "recipientZip": "21044",
  "recipientCountry": "UNITED STATES",
  "awardAmount": 4432108.36,
  "totalOutlays": null,
  "description": "TASK ORDER FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS & SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY.",
  "awardingAgency": "Department of Homeland Security",
  "awardingSubAgency": "Office of Procurement Operations",
  "fundingAgency": "Department of Homeland Security",
  "startDate": "2026-09-30",
  "endDate": "2027-09-29",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-30 22:53:22",
  "naicsCode": "541612",
  "naicsDescription": "HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING SERVICES (2007), HUMAN RESOURCES AND EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES (2002)",
  "pscCode": "R422",
  "pscDescription": "SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: MARKET RESEARCH/PUBLIC OPINION",
  "assistanceListings": [],
  "placeOfPerformanceCity": "ARLINGTON",
  "placeOfPerformanceState": "VA",
  "placeOfPerformanceZip": "22209",
  "url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70RCSJ26FR0000052_7001_47QRCA24DW280_4732",
  "recipientUrl": "https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/a13df27e-6388-8a8d-6892-97727393ae15-C/latest"
}
```

Download results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or connect them to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make or your own code through the Apify API.

### How to use it

1. Click **Try for free** (new Apify accounts get monthly free credit).
2. Fill in the input, for example to get software contracts awarded by the Department of Defense this month.
3. Click **Start** and download the results as Excel, CSV, JSON or HTML, or open them in Google Sheets.

### How much does it cost?

You pay only for results: **$3 per 1,000 government contract awards** (about $0.30 for 100), plus a fraction of a cent per run. Set **Max results** to cap your spend. Apify's free plan credit covers a lot of test runs.

### Integrations and API

Use it as a GovSpend or GovWin alternative for federal award data. Run it on a schedule and send new results to Google Sheets, Slack, email, Zapier, Make, n8n or your own webhook, or call it from any language through the Apify API. It also works as a tool for AI agents through Apify's MCP server.

### Scheduling

Use Apify Schedules to run the actor daily or weekly and get only the latest records, for example with **Days back** set to 1 or 7.

### FAQ

**Is this official data?**

Yes, USAspending.gov is the official source of U.S. federal spending data, run by the Treasury.

**How far back can I search?**

To October 2007.

**What does 'date' filter on?**

Award activity (action date) in the chosen period, so modifications to older awards can appear too. Sort by Start Date to see new awards first.

**Something broken or missing?**

Open an issue in the Issues tab and it will be fixed.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Words to look for in award descriptions, e.g. 'cybersecurity', 'janitorial', 'drone'.

## `awardCategories` (type: `array`):

Which kinds of awards to return.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Awards with activity in this many recent days. Ignored when 'Date from' is set.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD (earliest 2007-10-01).

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today.

## `agencies` (type: `array`):

Top-level agency names exactly as on USAspending, e.g. 'Department of Defense', 'Department of Veterans Affairs'.

## `naicsCodes` (type: `array`):

e.g. 541511 (custom software), 561720 (janitorial).

## `pscCodes` (type: `array`):

Product and service codes, e.g. D302.

## `placeOfPerformanceStates` (type: `array`):

2-letter state codes.

## `recipientStates` (type: `array`):

2-letter state codes where the winning company is located.

## `recipientName` (type: `string`):

Only awards to companies matching this name or UEI.

## `minAmount` (type: `integer`):

Skip awards smaller than this.

## `maxAmount` (type: `integer`):

Skip awards larger than this.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order of results.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many results. You only pay for results saved.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "awardCategories": [
    "contracts"
  ],
  "daysBack": 30,
  "sortBy": "Last Modified Date",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All results saved by this run, in the default dataset.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "software"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("juicy_fillet/us-federal-contract-awards").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "keywords": ["software"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("juicy_fillet/us-federal-contract-awards").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ]
}' |
apify call juicy_fillet/us-federal-contract-awards --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,juicy_fillet/us-federal-contract-awards"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/0ecbR9BI6Q7w7G1lz/builds/7D2iZnMdgoeTTh3UO/openapi.json