Is USAspending.gov data free to use?

Yes. USAspending.gov is a work of the U.S. government and is in the public domain. You can use it without a license; citing U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service is good practice.

Who publishes USAspending.gov?

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service publishes it. The official page is https://www.usaspending.gov/.

How current is USAspending.gov on DatenUS?

The latest data we loaded is as of 09/30/2026. We check the source on a schedule and update the pages that use it.

How should I cite this data?

Cite the original publisher: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, https://www.usaspending.gov/. If you used a DatenUS page, you can add its URL as the place you viewed it.

USAspending.gov

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service · Business & economy

Published by: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Status on DatenUS: Live; Data as of 09/30/2026
License: Public domain

What this data covers

USAspending.gov is published by U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service. DatenUS uses it for: Federal contracts, grants, loans and direct payments by place and recipient. We load it on a schedule from the official source and show the date of the latest update on every page that uses it.

Official source: usaspending.gov

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Frequently asked questions

Is USAspending.gov data free to use?: Yes. USAspending.gov is a work of the U.S. government and is in the public domain. You can use it without a license; citing U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service is good practice.
Who publishes USAspending.gov?: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service publishes it. The official page is https://www.usaspending.gov/.
How current is USAspending.gov on DatenUS?: The latest data we loaded is as of 09/30/2026. We check the source on a schedule and update the pages that use it.
How should I cite this data?: Cite the original publisher: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, https://www.usaspending.gov/. If you used a DatenUS page, you can add its URL as the place you viewed it.

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service · Data as of 09/30/2026