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Federal spending in Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK
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Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, received $59M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $43,623 for each of its 1,357 residents.
That is above the Alaska rate of $25,248 per resident and above the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 4 of 30 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 87% direct payments, 10% grants.
Obligations were down 19% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $230M.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of the Interior ($63M), Federal Communications Commission ($52M) and Department of Transportation ($35M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $320K
- Grants $6.1M
- Direct payments $51M
- Other assistance $1.5M
| Per resident | This county | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $43,623 | $25,248 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $235 | $5,557 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $4,473 | $9,858 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $37,832 | $9,763 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $0 | $2 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $1,083 | $69 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 4 of 30 in state · 33 of 3,144 US | 7 of 51 states | — |
Direct payments include Social Security, Medicare and similar benefit records that USAspending attributes to a county; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor, which can lift or lower a county's rate a great deal. Loans count the subsidy cost, not the face value.
Obligations by fiscal year
Who funds the county FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Cross-tabulations cover the four closed fiscal years FY2022–FY2025 (the 24 largest agencies, 40 largest listings and all NAICS sectors), fetched 18 Sep 2026.
Recipients with the largest awards performed here $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities | 4 | $20M | 33% |
| 2 | Igiugig Village | 5 | $16M | 27% |
| 3 | Ames 1, LLC | 1 | $9.2M | 15% |
| 4 | Kokhanok Village | 2 | $7.0M | 12% |
| 5 | Iliamna Village Council | 1 | $4.4M | 7% |
| 6 | University of Alaska Southeast | 1 | $1.3M | 2% |
| 7 | Native Village of Port Heiden | 1 | $1.0M | 2% |
| 8 | Lake & Peninsula Borough | 1 | $1.0M | 2% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $14M | 15 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Ames 1, LLC | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | ContractDelivery Order | $9.2M | 24 Apr 2025 | USAspending |
| Igiugig Village | Department of CommerceNational Telecommunications and Information Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $8.0M | 8 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Kokhanok Village | Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | $5.0M | 13 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Iliamna Village Council | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $4.4M | 21 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $3.2M | 27 Jul 2026 | USAspending |
| Igiugig Village | Department of Energy | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $2.8M | 5 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Igiugig Village | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.6M | 24 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| Kokhanok Village | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 25 May 2023 | USAspending |
| Igiugig Village | Environmental Protection Agency | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.5M | 1 May 2025 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska's at-large congressional district | 100% | $18B | $24,971 |
Other counties in Alaska
- Anchorage Municipality $13,852
- Fairbanks North Star Borough $12,693
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough $7,417
- Juneau City and Borough $25,911
- Kenai Peninsula Borough $11,475
- Kodiak Island Borough $54,450
- Bethel Census Area $35,876
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area $81,157
- Nome Census Area $30,909
- Northwest Arctic Borough $34,959
- North Slope Borough $18,552
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough $13,547
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area $34,614
- Denali Borough $93,574
- Dillingham Census Area $25,342
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area $17,899
- Chugach Census Area $11,837
- Aleutians West Census Area $14,597
- Sitka City and Borough $8,926
- Kusilvak Census Area $6,759
- Haines Borough $23,331
- Petersburg Borough $13,884
- Copper River Census Area $17,630
- Aleutians East Borough $13,399
- Skagway Municipality $40,558
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area $14,469
- Yakutat City and Borough $32,735
- Bristol Bay Borough $24,763
- Wrangell City and Borough $9,479
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Alaska.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska?
$59M in award obligations in FY2026 and $230M since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$43,623 per resident in FY2026 (population 1,357), against $25,248 for Alaska and $14,744 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.
Which recipients dominate Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities ($20M), Igiugig Village ($16M), Ames 1, LLC ($9.2M), Kokhanok Village ($7.0M) and Iliamna Village Council ($4.4M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska?
Department of the Interior ($63M), Federal Communications Commission ($52M), Department of Transportation ($35M), Social Security Administration ($14M) and Department of Energy ($10M), over FY2022–FY2025.
What does "place of performance" mean here?
USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, county layer) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; award lists from the award search endpoint; cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 county estimates (USAspending's population figure where the Census file has none, as for Connecticut's former counties). Boundaries: Census cartographic boundary files (1:20m). Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.