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Federal spending in CA-28: California's 28th 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.
California's 28th congressional district received $4.8B in federal award obligations in FY2025: $6,493 for each of its 739,036 residents.
That is below the California rate of $12,343 per resident (53% of it) and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 9 of 52 districts in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 71% contracts, 18% direct payments, 8% grants.
Obligations were about level on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $22B, with $3.5B so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($10B), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($2.7B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.9B).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $3.4B
- Grants $399M
- Direct payments $840M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $155M
- Other assistance $467K
| Per resident | This district | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,493 | $12,343 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $4,606 | $1,576 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $540 | $4,366 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $1,137 | $6,386 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $210 | $1 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $1 | $13 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 9 of 52 in state · 201 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
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Institute of Technology | $9.8B | 55% |
| 2 | Los Angeles County Development Authority Lacda | $2.3B | 13% |
| 3 | QTC Medical Services Inc | $1.9B | 11% |
| 4 | California Institute of Technology | $902M | 5% |
| 5 | Ecc Constructors LLC | $772M | 4% |
| 6 | Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. | $526M | 3% |
| 7 | Osang LLC | $237M | 1% |
| 8 | Pasadena Area Community College District | $164M | 1% |
| 9 | Los Angeles Community College District | $144M | 1% |
| 10 | Chaffey College Community District | $127M | 1% |
| 11 | City of Pasadena | $125M | 1% |
| 12 | Parsons Government Services Inc. | $74M | 0% |
| 13 | Tetra Tech, Inc. | $65M | 0% |
| 14 | Parsons Technical Services Inc | $63M | 0% |
| 15 | Pacific Clinics Head Start | $55M | 0% |
| 16 | Southern California Edison Company | $55M | 0% |
| 17 | Rahf V Kings Villages, L.P. | $38M | 0% |
| 18 | Platt College Los Angeles, LLC | $32M | 0% |
| 19 | Foothill Family Service | $30M | 0% |
| 20 | Synedgen, Inc. | $26M | 0% |
| 21 | Parsons Government Services International Inc. | $23M | 0% |
| 22 | New Bedford Panoramex Corp. | $23M | 0% |
| 23 | Motiv Space Systems, Inc. | $23M | 0% |
| 24 | Pasadena Area Community College District | $19M | 0% |
| 25 | Pasadena Unified School District | $18M | 0% |
A further $168M 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
- Los Angeles County 14% of county area
- San Bernardino County 1% of county area
Other districts in California
- CA-01 $6,863
- CA-02 $6,535
- CA-03 $7,481
- CA-04 $2,890
- CA-05 $2,655
- 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-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 28th congressional district?
$4.8B in award obligations in FY2025 and $22B 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?
$6,493 per resident in FY2025 (population 739,036), 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 28th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: California Institute of Technology ($9.8B), Los Angeles County Development Authority Lacda ($2.3B), QTC Medical Services Inc ($1.9B), California Institute of Technology ($902M) and Ecc Constructors LLC ($772M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund California's 28th congressional district?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($10B), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($2.7B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.9B), Department of Defense ($1.1B) and Department of Education ($598M), 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.