📊 USAspending Scraper

🚀 Collect federal spending and contract data from USAspending.gov in minutes. Filter by keyword, recipient, agency, NAICS code, award type, amount, and date range. Export award details, amounts, recipients, and agencies. No coding, no account required.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-04-16 · 📊 30+ fields per award · 🔍 15+ filters · 💰 Amount ranges · 🚫 No auth required

The USAspending Scraper collects federal spending data from USAspending.gov, returning 30+ fields per award: recipient name, award ID, awarding and funding agencies, award amount, period of performance, place of performance, NAICS and PSC codes, and award type. Runs support up to 1,000,000 awards on a paid plan.

The Actor mirrors the Advanced Search filters on USAspending.gov: keywords, recipients, award IDs, date ranges, amount ranges, locations, agencies, recipient types, award types, NAICS codes, PSC codes, and spending level (awards vs sub-awards). Sort by amount, date, or recipient.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
GovCon BD teams, federal contractors, procurement analysts, grant researchers, policy analysts, journalists	Contract intelligence, competitive analysis, pipeline tracking, grant research, federal spending analysis

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📋 What the USAspending Scraper does

15+ search filters mirroring USAspending.gov Advanced Search:

• 🔍 Keyword search. Free-text search across awards.
• 🏢 Recipient filter. Company or organization names.
• 🆔 Award ID lookup. PIIDs, FAINs, URIs.
• 📅 Date range. Start and end dates for period of performance.
• 💰 Amount range. Min and max award amounts in USD.
• 📍 Location filters. Recipient location and place of performance (country, state, city).
• 🏛️ Agency filters. Awarding and funding agency names.
• 🏷️ Recipient type. Small business, large business, etc.
• 📋 Award type. Contracts, grants, loans, direct payments.
• 🏭 NAICS and PSC codes. Industry and product/service classifications.
• 📊 Spending level. Awards or sub-awards.
• 🔀 Sort order. Amount, date, or recipient, ascending or descending.

Each award record includes recipient name, award ID, description, amount, start/end dates, awarding agency, funding agency, place of performance, NAICS code, PSC code, and award type.

💡 Why it matters: searching USAspending.gov manually means clicking through paginated results and exporting limited CSVs. This Actor mirrors the full Advanced Search and exports structured federal spending data at scale, ready for your BD pipeline, competitive analysis, or policy research.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to go from sign-up to a downloaded dataset.

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⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
keywords	array	[]	Free-text search phrases.
recipients	array	[]	Recipient company or org names.
awardId	array	[]	PIIDs, FAINs, or URIs.
startDate	string	""	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).
endDate	string	""	End date (YYYY-MM-DD).
awardAmountMin	number	-	Minimum award amount in USD.
awardAmountMax	number	-	Maximum award amount in USD.
awardingAgencies	array	[]	Awarding agency names.
fundingAgencies	array	[]	Funding agency names.
awardType	string	""	Contracts, grants, loans, direct payments.
naicsCodes	array	[]	NAICS industry codes.
pscCodes	array	[]	Product and Service Codes.
maxItems	integer	10	Max awards. Free: up to 100. Paid: up to 1,000,000.

Example: cybersecurity contracts over $1M from DoD.

{
    "keywords": ["cybersecurity"],
    "awardingAgencies": ["Department of Defense"],
    "awardAmountMin": 1000000,
    "awardType": "contracts",
    "maxItems": 50
}

Example: grants to a specific recipient in 2025.

{
    "recipients": ["Johns Hopkins University"],
    "awardType": "grants",
    "startDate": "2025-01-01",
    "endDate": "2025-12-31",
    "maxItems": 100
}

⚠️ Good to Know: USAspending.gov is the official U.S. government portal for federal spending data. The Actor mirrors the Advanced Search filters exactly. Data comes from the USAspending API.

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📊 Output

Each award record contains 30+ fields. Download the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🆔 awardId	string	"W911NF-21-C-0001"
📝 description	string	"Cybersecurity services for..."
🏢 recipientName	string	"Booz Allen Hamilton"
💰 awardAmount	number	5200000
📅 startDate	string	"2021-03-15"
📅 endDate	string	"2026-03-14"
🏛️ awardingAgency	string	"Department of Defense"
🏛️ fundingAgency	string	"Department of the Army"
📋 awardType	string	"Contract"
📍 placeOfPerformance	string	"Arlington, VA"
🏭 naicsCode	string	"541512"
🏭 naicsDescription	string	"Computer Systems Design Services"
🏷️ pscCode	string	"D310"
🏢 recipientType	string	"Large Business"
📍 recipientLocation	string	"McLean, VA"
🔗 url	string	"https://www.usaspending.gov/award/..."
🕒 scrapedAt	ISO 8601	"2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z"

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🏛️	Official federal data. Direct from USAspending.gov API.
🔍	15+ filters. Keywords, recipients, agencies, NAICS, PSC, amounts, dates, locations.
📊	30+ fields per award. Amount, dates, agencies, NAICS, PSC, recipient details.
💰	Amount filtering. Min/max dollar amounts for targeted searches.
📋	All award types. Contracts, grants, loans, direct payments, sub-awards.
⚡	Scalable. From single award lookups to full agency sweeps.
🚫	No authentication. Uses the public USAspending API.

📊 USAspending.gov tracks over $6 trillion in annual federal spending. Structured access to this data powers every GovCon BD, competitive intelligence, and federal spending analysis workflow.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ USAspending Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	Full USAspending	Live per run	15+ Advanced Search filters	⚡ 2 min
USAspending.gov website	Free	Manual, limited CSV export	Manual	Advanced Search UI	🕒 Hours per search
USAspending API (direct)	Free with rate limits	Full	Real-time	Many	⏳ Hours (API client)
Paid GovCon databases	$500-10,000/month	Multi-source	Varies	Many	🐢 Weeks

Pick this Actor when you want federal spending data on demand, with all Advanced Search filters, without writing API client code.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the USAspending Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Enter keywords, agencies, amount ranges, and date filters.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

🏢 GovCon Business Development Track competitor contract wins by agency Identify recompete opportunities by end date Research agency spending by NAICS code Build BD pipeline from upcoming expirations	📊 Market Research & Analysis Analyze federal spending trends by sector Track agency budget allocation patterns Study small vs large business award ratios Build federal market sizing models
🏛️ Policy & Journalism Track federal spending by geography Monitor agency spending efficiency Analyze grant distribution patterns Build transparency and accountability reports	🎓 Grant Research & Academia Find funded research by keyword and agency Track NIH/NSF grant trends by institution Analyze funding patterns by NAICS code Build research funding databases

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🔌 Automating USAspending Scraper

Control the scraper programmatically for scheduled runs and pipeline integrations:

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

The Apify Schedules feature lets you trigger this Actor on any cron interval. Weekly pulls keep your federal spending database in sync.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

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🔌 Integrate with any app

USAspending Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe federal data into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes. Push fresh federal spending data into your BD pipeline, or alert your team in Slack.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: this Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or USAspending.gov. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Only publicly available federal spending data is collected.