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Federal spending in Nome Census Area, AK
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Federal agencies obligated $270M for work and payments in Nome Census Area, Alaska, in FY2026, or $27,480 per resident.
That is in line with the Alaska rate of $25,248 per resident and above the national rate of $14,743; it ranks 8 of 30 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 71% direct payments, 24% grants.
Obligations were down 56% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $1.3B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($465M), Department of Transportation ($159M) and Department of the Interior ($118M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $13M
- Grants $65M
- Direct payments $192M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2K
- Other assistance $139K
| Per resident | This county | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $27,480 | $25,248 | $14,743 |
| Contracts | $1,289 | $5,557 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $6,613 | $9,858 | $3,526 |
| Direct payments | $19,564 | $9,763 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $0 | $2 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $14 | $69 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 8 of 30 in state · 55 of 3,143 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 | Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. | 1 | $399M | 57% |
| 2 | Kawerak, Inc. | 17 | $89M | 13% |
| 3 | Bering Strait School District | 6 | $70M | 10% |
| 4 | Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities | 12 | $43M | 6% |
| 5 | Brice Builders, LLC | 1 | $28M | 4% |
| 6 | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | 1 | $20M | 3% |
| 7 | Norton Sound Health Corp | 5 | $17M | 2% |
| 8 | Savoonga Reindeer Company | 1 | $12M | 2% |
| 9 | Terrasond Limited | 2 | $11M | 2% |
| 10 | Alaska Marine Excavation LLC | 1 | $7.7M | 1% |
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $399M | 15 Aug 2025 | USAspending |
| Brice Builders, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $28M | 30 Oct 2024 | USAspending |
| Kawerak, Inc. | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $27M | 19 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | Environmental Protection Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $20M | 10 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Bering Strait School District | Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | $19M | 22 Nov 2023 | USAspending |
| Bering Strait School District | Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | $18M | 22 Feb 2023 | USAspending |
| Bering Strait School District | Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | $17M | 18 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Savoonga Reindeer Company | Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $12M | 9 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| Kawerak, Inc. | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $10M | 31 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Kawerak, Inc. | Denali Commission | GrantProject Grant (B) | $10M | 1 Jul 2026 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska's at-large congressional district | 100% | $17B | $22,560 |
Other counties in Alaska
- Anchorage Municipality $12,740
- Fairbanks North Star Borough $11,123
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough $6,333
- Juneau City and Borough $22,428
- Kodiak Island Borough $52,081
- Bethel Census Area $33,014
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area $79,227
- Kenai Peninsula Borough $9,100
- Northwest Arctic Borough $26,188
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough $12,742
- Denali Borough $85,512
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area $25,525
- North Slope Borough $11,762
- Dillingham Census Area $23,115
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area $16,663
- Aleutians West Census Area $12,921
- Chugach Census Area $10,285
- Sitka City and Borough $7,584
- Lake and Peninsula Borough $41,617
- Kusilvak Census Area $5,850
- Petersburg Borough $12,711
- Aleutians East Borough $12,193
- Copper River Census Area $14,927
- Skagway Municipality $35,302
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area $13,508
- Haines Borough $10,628
- Yakutat City and Borough $31,472
- Bristol Bay Borough $21,437
- Wrangell City and Borough $8,827
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Alaska.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Nome Census Area, Alaska?
$270M in award obligations in FY2026 and $1.3B 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?
$27,480 per resident in FY2026 (population 9,830), against $25,248 for Alaska and $14,743 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 Nome Census Area, Alaska?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. ($399M), Kawerak, Inc. ($89M), Bering Strait School District ($70M), Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities ($43M) and Brice Builders, LLC ($28M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Nome Census Area, Alaska?
Department of Defense ($465M), Department of Transportation ($159M), Department of the Interior ($118M), Federal Communications Commission ($104M) and Department of Education ($82M), 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.