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Federal spending in AL-07: Alabama's 7th congressional district
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 $2.6B for work and payments in Alabama's 7th congressional district in FY2026, or $3,654 per resident.
That is below the Alabama rate of $12,988 per resident (28% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 7 of 7 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 63% direct payments, 22% grants, 15% contracts.
Obligations were down 10% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $11B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($4.2B), Department of Health and Human Services ($1.3B) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($1.2B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $395M
- Grants $586M
- Direct payments $1.6B
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$6.6M
- Other assistance $4.0M
| Per resident | This district | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $3,654 | $12,988 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $551 | $3,128 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $818 | $2,599 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $2,288 | $7,239 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$9 | $6 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $6 | $17 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 7 of 7 in state · 298 of 436 US | 24 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | $1.4B | 15% |
| 2 | University of Alabama | $669M | 7% |
| 3 | Housing Authority of Birmingham District | $463M | 5% |
| 4 | Alabama Department of Transportation | $327M | 3% |
| 5 | Brasfield & Gorrie LLC | $206M | 2% |
| 6 | Navigate Affordable Housing Partners, Inc. | $194M | 2% |
| 7 | American Apparel, Inc. | $151M | 2% |
| 8 | Jccbg | $90M | 1% |
| 9 | Southern Company Services, Inc. | $81M | 1% |
| 10 | Talton Communications Inc | $80M | 1% |
| 11 | Tuscaloosa Housing Authority | $75M | 1% |
| 12 | American Cast Iron Pipe Company | $75M | 1% |
| 13 | Lawson State Community College | $74M | 1% |
| 14 | Hunt Refining Company | $67M | 1% |
| 15 | Forestwood Farm, Inc. | $63M | 1% |
| 16 | City of Birmingham | $62M | 1% |
| 17 | R & D Maintenance Services Inc | $61M | 1% |
| 18 | Birmingham Airport Authority | $60M | 1% |
| 19 | University of West Alabama | $53M | 1% |
| 20 | Bessemer Housing Authority | $51M | 1% |
| 21 | Shelton State Community College | $46M | 0% |
| 22 | Miles College, Inc. | $46M | 0% |
| 23 | Hurley JV, LLP | $45M | 0% |
| 24 | Pinter Memorials Inc | $40M | 0% |
| 25 | City of Tuscaloosa | $39M | 0% |
A further $5.0B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
Counties in the district
- Choctaw County 100% of county area
- Dallas County 100% of county area
- Greene County 100% of county area
- Hale County 100% of county area
- Lowndes County 100% of county area
- Marengo County 100% of county area
- Perry County 100% of county area
- Pickens County 100% of county area
- Sumter County 100% of county area
- Wilcox County 100% of county area
- Clarke County 68% of county area
- Jefferson County 60% of county area
- Tuscaloosa County 38% of county area
Other districts in Alabama
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Alabama's 7th congressional district?
$2.6B in award obligations in FY2026 and $11B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$3,654 per resident in FY2026 (population 716,213), against $12,988 for Alabama 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 Alabama's 7th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: University of Alabama at Birmingham ($1.4B), University of Alabama ($669M), Housing Authority of Birmingham District ($463M), Alabama Department of Transportation ($327M) and Brasfield & Gorrie LLC ($206M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Alabama's 7th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($4.2B), Department of Health and Human Services ($1.3B), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($1.2B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($932M) and Department of Education ($759M), 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, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.