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USAspending Federal Contracts & Grants Scraper

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Pull U.S. federal contract, grant and loan awards from the official USAspending.gov API by keyword, agency, recipient, NAICS and date. Ideal for GovCon lead generation and competitor tracking.

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USAspending Federal Contracts & Grants Scraper OpenAPI definition

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USAspending.gov Scraper (US Federal Contracts & Awards)

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US Federal Contract Awards Scraper

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Track and scrape new US federal contract awards from USAspending.gov by NAICS, agency, recipient or date. Clean rows: recipient, amount, award type, agency, NAICS, dates, deep link. Zero-config default run. 100% public federal data, no login, no PII.

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SAM.gov + USAspending contractor data: UEI, CAGE, NAICS, PSC, award history, lifetime value, top agencies, set-asides, debarment/exclusion check & 0-100 lead score. No API key required.

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US Federal Contracts & Spending Scraper (USAspending)

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Export US federal awards, contracts and grants by keyword, recipient, agency and date from USAspending.gov. Govcon competitive intelligence, pay per result.

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Federal Contract Award Leads — Companies That Just Won

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Omega Point Solutions

USAspending Federal Awards Scraper

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Extract US federal contracts, IDVs, grants and loans from USAspending.gov. Filter by agency, NAICS, PSC, state, keyword and award size.

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US Federal Contract Awards

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Find who just won US federal contracts, grants, and loans, from USAspending.gov. Filter by recipient (track a competitor), keyword, NAICS industry, and date. Recipient, amount, agency, and a link to each award. For govcon lead generation and competitive intelligence.

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USAspending Federal Awards Scraper

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Search US federal contracts, grants, loans, and direct payments from the official USAspending API. Export award IDs, recipients, agencies, dates, descriptions, and award amounts.