# USAspending Federal Award Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/usaspending-federal-award-scraper`) Actor

Gathers US federal contracts, grants, loans, and awards from USAspending.gov. Filter by keyword, award type, recipient state, and date range, with optional company details like UEI, DUNS, and business categories. Ideal for federal contractor research, B2B lead generation, and market analysis.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1/usaspending-federal-award-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $9.99 / 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?

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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.

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

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# README

## USAspending Federal Award Scraper

Collects US federal contract, grant and loan awards from USAspending.gov, the
official record of federal spending. Search by keyword, award type, recipient
state and date range and get the award ID, amount, awarding agency, industry
(NAICS) and product/service (PSC) classification — optionally enriched with the
recipient company's UEI, DUNS, registered address, parent company and business
categories. A direct way to build lists of active federal contractors in any
industry or state.

### Input

| Field | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword | *(empty)* | Free-text term matched against recipient names and award descriptions (e.g. `roofing`, `IT services`, `Lockheed`). Empty = the largest awards of the chosen type. |
| Award type | `contracts` | Contracts, grants, loans, direct payments, or indefinite-delivery vehicles. |
| Recipient state | *(empty)* | Two-letter state code of the recipient's registered address (e.g. `TX`). Empty = all states. |
| Awards active since | *(empty)* | Earliest date in the window, `YYYY-MM-DD`. Empty = the last two years; earliest supported is `2007-10-01`. |
| Enrich with recipient company details | `true` | Adds UEI, DUNS, registered address, parent company and business categories per company. |
| Max results | `50` | Maximum number of award records to return, largest amount first. |
| Proxy configuration | Apify Proxy on | Optional. Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results. |

### Output

One row per award, with the full source payload kept under `raw`.

```json
{
  "award_id": "HT940216C0001",
  "recipient_name": "HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INC",
  "recipient_uei": "ZE6ZM6NKSV43",
  "recipient_duns": "805349198",
  "award_amount": 51269205263.03,
  "total_outlays": 0.0,
  "award_type": "DEFINITIVE CONTRACT",
  "awarding_agency": "Department of Defense",
  "awarding_sub_agency": "Defense Health Agency",
  "naics_code": "524114",
  "naics_description": "DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS",
  "psc_code": "Q201",
  "psc_description": "MEDICAL- MANAGED HEALTHCARE",
  "description": "IGF::OT::IGF",
  "start_date": "2016-08-01",
  "end_date": "2025-12-31",
  "last_modified": "2026-02-10 17:52:09",
  "place_of_performance_city": "LOUISVILLE",
  "place_of_performance_state": "KY",
  "recipient_address": "500 W MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202",
  "recipient_city": "LOUISVILLE",
  "recipient_state": "KY",
  "recipient_zip": "40202",
  "recipient_country": "UNITED STATES",
  "recipient_business_types": "category_business; corporate_entity_not_tax_exempt; other_than_small_business; special_designations; us_owned_business",
  "recipient_parent_name": "HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INC",
  "award_url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_HT940216C0001_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-",
  "recipient_url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/1068e466-707d-6b6f-367f-0255fab79b8c-C",
  "raw": { ... }
}
```

### Notes

- Runs with empty input — it returns the largest federal contracts of the last
  two years.
- `recipient_parent_name` is the parent recorded for the company in the federal
  register. Many companies are recorded as their own parent, so it often
  equals `recipient_name`.
- `place_of_performance_city` is empty for awards performed statewide or
  nationwide (common for grants), where the source records no city.
- Turn off recipient enrichment for a much faster run when you only need award
  rows; company UEI, address and business categories come from that step.
- Data comes from a public US government source. Enable a US-based proxy for the
  most reliable results.
- Provided for research and lead-research use; check the source's terms before
  redistributing bulk extracts.

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Free-text term matched against recipient names and award descriptions (e.g. 'roofing', 'IT services', 'Lockheed'). Leave empty to return the largest awards of the chosen type.

## `award_type` (type: `string`):

Which family of federal awards to search: contracts, grants, loans, direct payments, or indefinite-delivery vehicles.

## `recipient_state` (type: `string`):

Two-letter US state code of the recipient company's registered address (e.g. 'TX', 'CA'). Leave empty for all states.

## `start_date` (type: `string`):

Earliest date in the search window, as YYYY-MM-DD. Awards active on or after this date are returned. Leave empty for the last two years; the earliest supported date is 2007-10-01.

## `enrich_recipients` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, each award is enriched with the recipient company's UEI, DUNS, registered address, parent company and business categories. Slower — one extra lookup per unique company.

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of award records to return. Results are paged 100 per request, largest award amount first.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for the run. Enable a US-based proxy for the most reliable results, especially for sites that limit non-US or datacenter traffic. Optional — leave off to run directly.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "roofing",
  "award_type": "contracts",
  "recipient_state": "TX",
  "start_date": "2023-10-01",
  "enrich_recipients": true,
  "max_results": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "keyword": "roofing",
    "award_type": "contracts",
    "recipient_state": "TX",
    "start_date": "2023-10-01",
    "enrich_recipients": true,
    "max_results": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/usaspending-federal-award-scraper").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 = {
    "keyword": "roofing",
    "award_type": "contracts",
    "recipient_state": "TX",
    "start_date": "2023-10-01",
    "enrich_recipients": True,
    "max_results": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/usaspending-federal-award-scraper").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 '{
  "keyword": "roofing",
  "award_type": "contracts",
  "recipient_state": "TX",
  "start_date": "2023-10-01",
  "enrich_recipients": true,
  "max_results": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call moving_beacon-owner1/usaspending-federal-award-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,moving_beacon-owner1/usaspending-federal-award-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/TUqSqfGxvaVPna27H/builds/klqE7skHuJ84Apg4R/openapi.json