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USASpending Scraper - Federal Contract & Grant Data

Scrape federal spending data from USASpending.gov. Search contracts, grants, loans and direct payments by keyword, agency, recipient and fiscal year. No auth needed.

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What data can you get?

USASpending.gov tracks all federal spending going back to 2007 -- over 5 million awards per year. This scraper lets you extract:

Contracts (types A, B, C, D) -- government procurement
Grants (types 02-05) -- financial assistance
Loans (types 07-08) -- federal lending
Direct Payments (types 06, 10) -- benefit payments, subsidies

Output Fields

Field	Description
`awardId`	Official award/contract ID
`recipientName`	Company or organization receiving the award
`awardAmount`	Total award value in USD
`awardingAgency`	Top-level awarding agency (e.g. Department of Defense)
`awardingSubAgency`	Sub-agency (e.g. Army, Navy)
`awardType`	Human-readable type (Contract, Grant, etc.)
`description`	Award description text
`startDate`	Award start date
`endDate`	Award end date
`recipientId`	USASpending recipient ID
`internalId`	USASpending internal ID
`usaspendingUrl`	Direct link to award page on USASpending.gov
`fiscalYear`	Federal fiscal year
`scrapedAt`	ISO timestamp of when data was scraped

Input Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`awardType`	select	contracts	Award type: contracts, grants, loans, direct_payments, all
`keyword`	text		Search keyword (e.g. "cybersecurity", "COVID", "construction")
`agency`	text		Filter by awarding agency name (e.g. "Department of Defense")
`recipientName`	text		Filter by recipient name (e.g. "Lockheed Martin")
`fiscalYear`	integer	current FY	Federal fiscal year (FY2024 = Oct 2023 - Sep 2024)
`minAmount`	number		Minimum award amount in USD
`maxAmount`	number		Maximum award amount in USD
`maxResults`	integer	500	Max results to return (up to 50,000)
`proxyConfiguration`	object		Optional proxy configuration

Use Cases

Government contract research: Find who wins the biggest federal contracts
Grant tracking: Monitor grants by agency, keyword, or recipient
Competitive intelligence: See which companies win contracts in your sector
Lobbying research: Track spending patterns by agency and contractor
Journalism: Investigate federal spending trends and outliers
Business development: Identify agencies spending in your area of expertise

Example Output

{
  "awardId": "W911NF-24-C-0001",
  "recipientName": "LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION",
  "awardAmount": 145000000,
  "awardingAgency": "Department of Defense",
  "awardingSubAgency": "Department of the Army",
  "awardType": "Definitive Contract",
  "description": "Advanced research and development for defense systems",
  "startDate": "2024-01-15",
  "endDate": "2026-12-31",
  "usaspendingUrl": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_...",
  "fiscalYear": 2024,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Notes

No authentication required -- USASpending.gov is open government data
Federal fiscal year runs October 1 to September 30 (FY2024 = Oct 2023 - Sep 2024)
Results are sorted by award amount (largest first) by default
The API has millions of records. Use filters to narrow results and set maxResults appropriately
500ms delay between pages to be respectful to the API

Data Source

All data comes from the USASpending.gov API, maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The data is updated daily and includes all federal awards reported under the DATA Act.

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