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Federal spending in CA-05: California's 5th 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 FY2025, $2.1B in federal awards named California's 5th congressional district as the primary place of performance, $2,655 per resident.
That is below the California rate of $12,343 per resident (22% of it) and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 28 of 52 districts in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 72% direct payments, 17% contracts, 9% grants.
Obligations were up 23% on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $8.7B, with $1.7B so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($4.1B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($485M) and Department of Agriculture ($479M).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $355M
- Grants $193M
- Direct payments $1.5B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $4.0M
- Other assistance $13M
| Per resident | This district | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $2,655 | $12,343 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $459 | $1,576 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $249 | $4,366 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $1,924 | $6,386 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $5 | $1 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $17 | $13 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 28 of 52 in state · 336 of 436 US | 32 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
A further $4.6B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $218M | 16 May 2025 | USAspending |
| Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $103M | 11 Jun 2026 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation California | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $40M | 2 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
| Perini Management Services, Inc. | Department of the InteriorNational Park Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $38M | 31 Aug 2022 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation California | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $36M | 5 Jun 2026 | USAspending |
| Burnbot Inc | Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $32M | 28 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Steve Manning Construction Inc | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | $31M | 14 Dec 2021 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation California | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $30M | 6 Jul 2022 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation California | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $25M | 1 Apr 2025 | USAspending |
| Blue Mountain Electric Company LLC | Department of AgricultureRural Business Cooperative Service | LoanGuaranteed/Insured Loan (F) | $25Mloan face value | 7 Jan 2026 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Amador County 100% of county area
- Calaveras County 100% of county area
- Mariposa County 100% of county area
- Tuolumne County 100% of county area
- Madera County 69% of county area
- Fresno County 36% of county area
- Stanislaus County 34% of county area
- El Dorado County 25% of county area
Other districts in California
- CA-01 $6,863
- CA-02 $6,535
- CA-03 $7,481
- CA-04 $2,890
- CA-06 $9,080
- CA-07 $9,799
- CA-08 $908
- CA-09 $5,670
- CA-10 $1,131
- CA-11 $6,200
- CA-12 $4,793
- CA-13 $2,583
- CA-14 $5,631
- CA-15 $853
- CA-16 $4,003
- CA-17 $2,639
- CA-18 $2,499
- CA-19 $1,932
- CA-20 $3,076
- CA-21 $819
- CA-22 $689
- CA-23 $1,291
- CA-24 $5,317
- CA-25 $3,047
- CA-26 $7,573
- CA-27 $1,368
- CA-28 $6,493
- CA-29 $538
- CA-30 $853
- CA-31 $4,416
- CA-32 $3,695
- CA-33 $643
- CA-34 $2,953
- CA-35 $578
- CA-36 $10,833
- CA-37 $812
- CA-38 $714
- CA-39 $1,189
- CA-40 $325
- CA-41 $407
- CA-42 $4,208
- CA-43 $3,456
- CA-44 $1,198
- CA-45 $772
- CA-46 $252
- CA-47 $3,073
- CA-48 $2,690
- CA-49 $2,401
- CA-50 $9,887
- CA-51 $3,056
- CA-52 $4,441
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to California's 5th congressional district?
$2.1B in award obligations in FY2025 and $8.7B since FY2022, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$2,655 per resident in FY2025 (population 773,398), against $12,343 for California 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 California's 5th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority ($242M), Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. ($217M), Department of Transportation California ($135M), California State University, Stanislaus ($125M) and Yosemite Community College District ($115M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund California's 5th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($4.1B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($485M), Department of Agriculture ($479M), Department of the Interior ($410M) and Department of Education ($381M), 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.