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Award obligations by fiscal year and type, largest recipient organisations, places of performance, industries, programs and competition, as reported to USAspending.
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Department of Energy obligated $80B in awards in FY2025 and $300B over the five fiscal years since FY2022, 1.2% of all award obligations recorded on USAspending; it ranks 10 of 73 awarding agencies.
The FY2025 mix was 61% contracts, 36% grants; obligations were up 27% on FY2024, with $58B so far in FY2026.
Its largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC ($20B), Triad National Security, LLC ($19B) and Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC ($13B).
By place of performance, the most money went to NM, TN and CA.
Obligations by fiscal year and award type
- Contracts $49B
- Grants $29B
- Direct payments $122M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.4B
- Other assistance $667M
Compared with all agencies FY2025
| Measure | This agency | Largest (Health and Human Services) | All agencies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Award obligations, FY2025 | $80B | $2.0T | $5.3T |
| Contracts, FY2025 | $49B | $21B | $779B |
| Grants, FY2025 | $29B | $826B | $1.2T |
| Direct payments, FY2025 | $122M | $1.2T | $3.3T |
| Loans (subsidy cost), FY2025 | $1.4B | $0 | $201M |
| Other assistance, FY2025 | $667M | $1.7B | $26B |
| Share of all award obligations, five years | 1.2% | 38.3% | 100% |
Largest recipient organisations FY2022–FY2025
Where the money goes place of performance
Competition contracts, FPDS extent competed
FPDS "extent competed" codes as reported, FY2022–FY2025: $180B coded.
Contract industries NAICS
Assistance programs listings
Sub-agencies
| Sub-agency | FY2025 | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | $155M | $719M |
Largest awards begun since FY2025
| Recipient | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueoval SK, LLC | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $18Bloan face value | 13 Dec 2024 | MI | USAspending |
| Starplus Energy LLC | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $14Bloan face value | 2 Dec 2024 | IN | USAspending |
| Rivian New Horizon, LLC | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $10.0Bloan face value | 25 Nov 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Grain Belt Express LLC | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $4.4Bloan face value | 25 Nov 2024 | IL | USAspending |
| Andp Holdco LLC | LoanGuaranteed/Insured Loan (F) | $3.6Bloan face value | 23 Jun 2026 | — | USAspending |
| Andp Holdco LLC | LoanGuaranteed/Insured Loan (F) | $3.6Bloan face value | 23 Jun 2026 | — | USAspending |
| Andp Holdco LLC | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $3.5Bloan face value | 23 Jun 2026 | — | USAspending |
| Andp Holdco LLC | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $3.5Bloan face value | 23 Jun 2026 | — | USAspending |
| Andp Holdco LLC | LoanGuaranteed/Insured Loan (F) | $3.4Bloan face value | 23 Jun 2026 | — | USAspending |
| Montana Renewables LLC | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $2.3Bloan face value | 16 Oct 2024 | MT | USAspending |
Most $1.0M+ award value since FY2022
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blueoval SK, LLC | 2 | $45B |
| 2 | Andp Holdco LLC | 5 | $18B |
| 3 | Starplus Energy LLC | 1 | $14B |
| 4 | Rivian New Horizon, LLC | 1 | $10.0B |
| 5 | Ultium Cells LLC | 1 | $5.0B |
| 6 | Savannah River Mission Completion, LLC | 9 | $4.5B |
| 7 | Grain Belt Express LLC | 1 | $4.4B |
| 8 | Redwood Battery Materials NV, LLC | 1 | $3.8B |
| 9 | Sunnova Energy Corporation | 2 | $3.6B |
| 10 | Pantexas Deterrence, LLC | 1 | $3.6B |
| 11 | United Cleanup Oak Ridge LLC | 1 | $2.5B |
| 12 | Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC | 1 | $2.5B |
| 13 | Montana Renewables LLC | 1 | $2.3B |
| 14 | Lithium Nevada Corp. | 1 | $2.0B |
| 15 | Koreplex, LLC | 1 | $1.7B |
Questions and answers
How much does Department of Energy spend on contracts and grants?
$80B in award obligations in FY2025: $49B contracts, $29B grants, $122M direct payments, $1.4B loan subsidy cost and $667M other assistance.
Who are the largest Department of Energy contractors and grantees?
Over FY2022–FY2025: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC ($20B), Triad National Security, LLC ($19B), Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC ($13B), Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC ($13B) and UT-Battelle LLC ($10B).
How competitive are Department of Energy contracts?
Of $180B in contract obligations over FY2022–FY2025 with an extent-competed code, 97% was coded as competed (full and open, after exclusion of sources, under simplified acquisition procedures, or competitive delivery orders), using the FPDS codes as reported.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov award transactions, awarding-agency view, loaded 30 Sep 2026. Agency totals here count awards; budget authority and outlays are separate USAspending views.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (awarding agency, awarding sub-agency, recipient, NAICS, assistance listing) and spending by geography, loaded 30 Sep 2026; cross-tabulations cover FY2022–FY2025. Agency figures count award obligations only; budget authority and outlays are separate USAspending views. See methodology.