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Federal spending in Frederick County, MD
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.
Frederick County, Maryland, received $3.1B in federal award obligations in FY2025: $10,269 for each of its 302,883 residents.
That is below the Maryland rate of $16,866 per resident and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 9 of 24 counties in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 50% direct payments, 46% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $15B, with $2.6B so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($4.5B), Department of Health and Human Services ($4.4B) and Department of Defense ($1.8B).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $1.4B
- Grants $117M
- Direct payments $1.5B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.5M
- Other assistance $4.4M
| Per resident | This county | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $10,269 | $16,866 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $4,750 | $6,334 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $387 | $4,434 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $5,109 | $6,080 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $8 | $0 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $15 | $17 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 9 of 24 in state · 727 of 3,144 US | 13 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 FY2022
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leidos Biomedical Research Inc | 90 | $2.0B | 70% |
| 2 | Ati Government Solutions LLC | 13 | $147M | 5% |
| 3 | Maryland Department of Transportation | 34 | $108M | 4% |
| 4 | DLH, LLC | 4 | $100M | 4% |
| 5 | Resilience Government Services, Inc. | 1 | $93M | 3% |
| 6 | General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. | 20 | $88M | 3% |
| 7 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | 2 | $83M | 3% |
| 8 | Allied Technologies and Consulting, LLC | 1 | $74M | 3% |
| 9 | CSP Enterprises, LLC | 17 | $68M | 2% |
| 10 | Valiant Government Services LLC | 2 | $61M | 2% |
A further $15M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Largest awards performed in the county
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2025 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland's 6th congressional district | 100% | $6.1B | $7,807 |
Other counties in Maryland
- Montgomery County $16,777
- Baltimore city $19,064
- Prince George's County $10,484
- Baltimore County $10,239
- Howard County $25,330
- Anne Arundel County $13,980
- St. Mary's County $46,012
- Harford County $15,308
- Charles County $7,978
- Carroll County $6,613
- Washington County $7,154
- Cecil County $7,306
- Calvert County $7,342
- Wicomico County $6,455
- Worcester County $10,017
- Allegany County $7,787
- Talbot County $12,569
- Queen Anne's County $7,695
- Dorchester County $7,722
- Garrett County $8,611
- Caroline County $6,511
- Somerset County $7,630
- Kent County $9,381
Per-resident rate, FY2025. All counties in Maryland.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Frederick County, Maryland?
$3.1B in award obligations in FY2025 and $15B since FY2022, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the county. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$10,269 per resident in FY2025 (population 302,883), against $16,866 for Maryland and $15,158 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 Frederick County, Maryland?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Leidos Biomedical Research Inc ($2.0B), Ati Government Solutions LLC ($147M), Maryland Department of Transportation ($108M), DLH, LLC ($100M) and Resilience Government Services, Inc. ($93M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Frederick County, Maryland?
Social Security Administration ($4.5B), Department of Health and Human Services ($4.4B), Department of Defense ($1.8B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($894M) and Department of Homeland Security ($263M), 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.