USAspending Federal Contracts & Grants + New Award Alerts

Search US federal contract and grant awards from the official USAspending.gov API, with no login, no browser and no code. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel, or use the API.

Search US federal contract, IDV, grant and loan awards from the official USAspending.gov API by keyword, recipient, agency, NAICS, PSC, state, date and minimum amount. Returns recipient, amount, description, agency, dates, NAICS/PSC and links. Monitor mode flags new awards for competitive intel and BD teams.

Use cases

• Find who won federal contracts in your NAICS to target as partners or customers
• Daily alerts for new awards to competitors
• Grant and contract research for journalists and analysts

Input

Field	Type	Notes
keywords	array
recipientNames	array	Company names or UEIs.
awardTypes	array
agencies	array	Top-tier names, e.g. Department of Defense.
naicsCodes	array
pscCodes	array
states	array	2-letter codes.
startDate	string	YYYY-MM-DD (default: 1 year ago)
endDate	string	YYYY-MM-DD
minAmount	integer
maxResults	integer
sortBy	string
monitorMode	boolean	Remember results; later runs flag new ones.
onlyNew	boolean	Monitor mode only.
stateStoreName	string

Example input

{
 "keywords": [
  "drone"
 ],
 "awardTypes": [
  "contracts",
  "grants"
 ],
 "startDate": "2026-01-01",
 "minAmount": 100000,
 "maxResults": 10,
 "monitorMode": true
}

Output

One dataset item per result. Main columns: awardId, awardType, recipientName, amount, description, awardingAgency, awardingSubAgency, startDate, endDate, placeState, naicsCode, pscCode, awardUrl, isNew, error. A RUN_SUMMARY record is saved to the default key-value store. See the sample output in the Output tab.

Example output

{
  "awardId": "W912CH26CA009",
  "awardType": "contracts",
  "typeDetail": "DEFINITIVE CONTRACT",
  "recipientName": "NAPATREE TECHNOLOGY LLC",
  "amount": 265382200,
  "description": "PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR AS3 SURVEYOR DRONES, BUMBLEBEE V1, BUMBLEBEE V2, AND HORNETS.",
  "awardingAgency": "Department of Defense",
  "awardingSubAgency": "Department of the Army",
  "startDate": "2026-03-10",
  "endDate": "2026-10-01",
  "placeState": "VA",
  "naicsCode": "336411",
  "naicsDescription": "AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING",
  "pscCode": "AS12",
  "pscDescription": "TRANSPORTATION R&D SERVICES; SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND RAIL; APPLIED RESEARCH",
  "cfdaNumber": null,
  "awardUrl": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912CH26CA009_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-",
  "recipientUrl": "https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/68658eb5-82b2-6707-2614-5ae21c6a47d4-C/latest"
}

Pricing

Pay per result, with no monthly rental or subscription:

• Award record: $0.001
• New award (monitor): $0.005

Example: 1,000 results cost about $1.00 in fees. Apify's free plan includes $5 of monthly credit, which is enough to test this Actor.

FAQ

Do I need an account, cookies or a login for the source site? No. USAspending Federal Contracts & Grants + New Award Alerts uses public data sources only, so there is nothing to connect and no account to risk.

How much will a run cost? You pay only for results delivered (see Pricing above), plus Apify platform usage, which the free plan's monthly credit easily covers for test runs. Start with a small limit to see the exact cost per run.

Can I export to CSV, Excel or Google Sheets? Yes. Every run's dataset can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack or a webhook through Apify integrations.

Can I run it on a schedule or from my own code? Yes. Add an Apify Schedule (hourly, daily, weekly) or call it through the Apify API / Python & JavaScript clients. It also works with AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

What happens if an input is invalid or a source is down? The run keeps going. The bad input gets a row with an error field so you can see what failed, and you are not charged for results that were not delivered.

Is this legal to use? It collects publicly available data. You are responsible for using the output in line with the source's terms and privacy laws such as GDPR/CCPA; don't use it for spam.

Something missing or broken? Open an issue on the Issues tab. Feature requests are usually added within a few days.

Scheduling / monitoring

Create a Schedule (daily/weekly) and connect a webhook or Slack/email integration.

Fair use

Official public APIs only, no login. Do not use output for spam or harassment. Respect the data sources' rate limits and terms.

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REST API

GET https://api.mediaprotools.com/v1/usaspending?items=... (header X-API-Key). Up to 5 items per call, separated by ,. Or POST {"items":[...],"options":{...}}.

Parameter	Type	Notes
items	token	Keywords
recipientNames	array	Company names or UEIs.
awardTypes	array	Award types
agencies	array	Top-tier names, e.g. Department of Defense.
naicsCodes	array	NAICS codes
pscCodes	array	PSC codes
states	array	2-letter codes.
startDate	string	YYYY-MM-DD (default: 1 year ago)
endDate	string	YYYY-MM-DD
minAmount	integer 0-1000000	Minimum amount (USD)
maxResults	integer 1-200	Max results per award type
sortBy	string	Sort by

Output fields: amount, awardId, awardType, awardUrl, awardingAgency, awardingSubAgency, cfdaNumber, description, endDate, naicsCode, naicsDescription, placeState, pscCode, pscDescription, recipientName, recipientUrl, scrapedAt, startDate, typeDetail.