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Federal spending in White Pine County, NV
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In FY2026, $67M in federal awards named White Pine County, Nevada, as the primary place of performance, $7,715 per resident.
That is below the Nevada rate of $9,758 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 11 of 17 counties in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 74% direct payments, 16% contracts.
Obligations were down 26% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $370M.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($155M), Department of the Interior ($64M) and Department of Transportation ($59M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $11M
- Grants $4.1M
- Direct payments $50M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $11K
- Other assistance $2.3M
| Per resident | This county | Nevada | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,715 | $9,758 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,249 | $1,045 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $473 | $2,793 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,724 | $5,944 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | −$40 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $268 | $15 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 11 of 17 in state · 1,517 of 3,144 US | 49 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 | Department of Transportation Nevada | 7 | $56M | 51% |
| 2 | County of White Pine | 3 | $14M | 13% |
| 3 | City of Ely | 3 | $11M | 10% |
| 4 | Lacy Mechanical Inc | 1 | $5.7M | 5% |
| 5 | Aventus NV, Inc. | 1 | $4.5M | 4% |
| 6 | Bluesky Helicopters Inc | 1 | $3.7M | 3% |
| 7 | Duckwater Shoshone Tribe | 1 | $3.5M | 3% |
| 8 | Trinity of Utah Incorporated | 2 | $3.4M | 3% |
| 9 | Cannon Constructors LLC | 1 | $2.4M | 2% |
| 10 | Guardian DB Services,llc | 1 | $2.2M | 2% |
A further $3.3M went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Largest awards performed in the county
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation Nevada | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $24M | 11 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation Nevada | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $12M | 11 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| County of White Pine | Department of the InteriorBureau of Land Management | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $10M | 29 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation Nevada | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $6.6M | 11 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Lacy Mechanical Inc | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | ContractDelivery Order | $5.7M | 22 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation Nevada | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $5.0M | 11 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| City of Ely | Environmental Protection Agency | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $4.8M | 24 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Aventus NV, Inc. | Department of the InteriorBureau of Land Management | ContractDefinitive Contract | $4.5M | 20 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation Nevada | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $4.0M | 11 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Bluesky Helicopters Inc | Department of the InteriorDepartmental Offices | ContractDelivery Order | $3.7M | 30 Jul 2026 | USAspending |
Congressional districts
| District | Share of county land area | District FY2026 obligations | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada's 2nd congressional district | 100% | $7.6B | $9,626 |
Other counties in Nevada
- Clark County $6,331
- Washoe County $9,204
- Carson City $14,373
- Nye County $9,632
- Lyon County $7,991
- Douglas County $9,988
- Churchill County $15,246
- Elko County $5,857
- Mineral County $27,206
- Humboldt County $6,648
- Storey County $11,885
- Lander County $6,387
- Pershing County $4,685
- Lincoln County $6,783
- Eureka County $8,330
- Esmeralda County $11,403
Per-resident rate, FY2026. All counties in Nevada.
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to White Pine County, Nevada?
$67M in award obligations in FY2026 and $370M 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?
$7,715 per resident in FY2026 (population 8,661), against $9,758 for Nevada 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 White Pine County, Nevada?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation Nevada ($56M), County of White Pine ($14M), City of Ely ($11M), Lacy Mechanical Inc ($5.7M) and Aventus NV, Inc. ($4.5M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund White Pine County, Nevada?
Social Security Administration ($155M), Department of the Interior ($64M), Department of Transportation ($59M), Department of Agriculture ($34M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($18M), 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.