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Federal spending in AZ-08: Arizona's 8th 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.
In FY2026, $5.8B in federal awards named Arizona's 8th congressional district as the primary place of performance, $7,128 per resident.
That is below the Arizona rate of $15,905 per resident (45% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 3 of 9 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 97% contracts.
Obligations were up 55% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $10B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($3.8B), Department of Education ($347M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($277M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $5.6B
- Grants $16M
- Direct payments $178M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.3M
- Other assistance −$43
| Per resident | This district | Arizona | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,128 | $15,905 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $6,887 | $4,030 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $20 | $3,453 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $219 | $8,407 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | −$3 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $0 | $18 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 3 of 9 in state · 149 of 436 US | 14 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 | Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp | $3.9B | 84% |
| 2 | Eduvision Inc | $134M | 3% |
| 3 | Housing Authority of Maricopa | $104M | 2% |
| 4 | City of Glendale | $74M | 2% |
| 5 | Maricopa County Community College District | $73M | 2% |
| 6 | Transource Services Corp. | $71M | 2% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute of Phoenix, Inc. | $52M | 1% |
| 8 | Carrington College (az), Inc. | $51M | 1% |
| 9 | Rainmakers Strategic Solutions LLC | $41M | 1% |
| 10 | Honeywell International Inc. | $40M | 1% |
| 11 | Midwestern University | $13M | 0% |
| 12 | Optum Pharmacy 801, Inc. | $13M | 0% |
| 13 | Federal Prison Industries, Inc | $9.0M | 0% |
| 14 | Eduvision, Inc. | $8.3M | 0% |
| 15 | Maricopa County Community College District | $7.8M | 0% |
| 16 | SBV Housing Preservation, L.P. | $7.7M | 0% |
| 17 | Universal Technical Institute of Phoenix, Inc. | $7.7M | 0% |
| 18 | Carrington College, Inc. | $7.2M | 0% |
| 19 | 1617 W. El Rio Drive, LLC | $6.8M | 0% |
| 20 | Christian Care Manor Ii, Inc. | $6.5M | 0% |
| 21 | National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (nlets), Inc | $6.4M | 0% |
| 22 | Peoria Healthcare LLC | $6.2M | 0% |
| 23 | Rocky Mountain Information Network, Inc | $6.1M | 0% |
| 24 | Menlo Park Housing Partners, L.P. | $5.8M | 0% |
| 25 | Lake Pleasant Healthcare, Inc | $5.4M | 0% |
A further $4.5M 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
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp | Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | $8.5B | 22 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation Arizona | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $88M | 20 Mar 2024 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation Arizona | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $46M | 25 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| Game and Fish, Arizona DEPT of | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $40M | 10 Jul 2023 | USAspending |
| Game and Fish, Arizona DEPT of | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $39M | 2 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Game and Fish, Arizona DEPT of | Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $38M | 14 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation Arizona | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $34M | 16 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation Arizona | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $23M | 20 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation Arizona | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $18M | 26 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation Arizona | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $17M | 8 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Maricopa County 6% of county area
Other districts in Arizona
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Arizona's 8th congressional district?
$5.8B in award obligations in FY2026 and $10B 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?
$7,128 per resident in FY2026 (population 813,094), against $15,905 for Arizona 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 Arizona's 8th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp ($3.9B), Eduvision Inc ($134M), Housing Authority of Maricopa ($104M), City of Glendale ($74M) and Maricopa County Community College District ($73M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Arizona's 8th congressional district?
Department of Defense ($3.8B), Department of Education ($347M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($277M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($238M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($44M), 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.