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Federal spending in CO-04: Colorado's 4th 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.
Colorado's 4th congressional district received $4.9B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,605 for each of its 746,626 residents.
That is below the Colorado rate of $11,062 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 5 of 8 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 57% direct payments, 39% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $18B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($7.7B), Department of Defense ($4.3B) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($1.4B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $1.9B
- Grants $129M
- Direct payments $2.8B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $4.4M
- Other assistance $35M
| Per resident | This district | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,605 | $11,062 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $2,608 | $2,252 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $172 | $3,063 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $3,772 | $5,689 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $6 | $22 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $46 | $35 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 5 of 8 in state · 178 of 436 US | 39 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 | Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | $3.8B | 24% |
| 2 | Lockheed Martin Corp | $1.4B | 9% |
| 3 | Colorado Department of Transportation | $403M | 2% |
| 4 | Peraton Risk Decision Inc. | $223M | 1% |
| 5 | Cochlear Americas Corporation | $108M | 1% |
| 6 | Dish Wireless L.L.C. | $50M | 0% |
| 7 | Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | $46M | 0% |
| 8 | Brandes Associates, Inc. | $36M | 0% |
| 9 | HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. | $35M | 0% |
| 10 | Housing Authority of City of Loveland | $34M | 0% |
| 11 | Co Fire Aviation, Inc. | $34M | 0% |
| 12 | GCH Construction Company | $27M | 0% |
| 13 | City of Loveland | $27M | 0% |
| 14 | Arcadis U.s., Inc. | $27M | 0% |
| 15 | Sourceamerica | $24M | 0% |
| 16 | Opal Eggs LP | $24M | 0% |
| 17 | Colorado Department of Public Safety | $23M | 0% |
| 18 | Opterus Research and Development, Inc | $20M | 0% |
| 19 | Forsgren Associates Inc | $19M | 0% |
| 20 | Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association, Inc. | $19M | 0% |
| 21 | CH2M Hill, Inc | $17M | 0% |
| 22 | Hartech Group LLC | $15M | 0% |
| 23 | RJH Consultants, Inc. | $15M | 0% |
| 24 | Epoch Concepts LLC | $14M | 0% |
| 25 | Blazar Technology Solutions LLC | $14M | 0% |
A further $9.7B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | $3.4B | 26 Apr 2024 | USAspending |
| Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $266M | 6 Apr 2023 | USAspending |
| Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $160M | 31 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $112M | 22 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $92M | 13 Nov 2023 | USAspending |
| Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $79M | 17 Nov 2022 | USAspending |
| Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Customs and Border Protection | ContractDefinitive Contract | $70M | 28 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $64M | 24 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $59M | 28 May 2026 | USAspending |
| Sierra Nevada Company, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $58M | 9 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Baca County 100% of county area
- Bent County 100% of county area
- Cheyenne County 100% of county area
- Crowley County 100% of county area
- Elbert County 100% of county area
- Kiowa County 100% of county area
- Kit Carson County 100% of county area
- Lincoln County 100% of county area
- Logan County 100% of county area
- Morgan County 100% of county area
- Phillips County 100% of county area
- Prowers County 100% of county area
- Sedgwick County 100% of county area
- Washington County 100% of county area
- Yuma County 100% of county area
- Douglas County 100% of county area
- Weld County 80% of county area
- Arapahoe County 76% of county area
- Adams County 71% of county area
- El Paso County 31% of county area
- Larimer County 5% of county area
Other districts in Colorado
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Colorado's 4th congressional district?
$4.9B in award obligations in FY2026 and $18B 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?
$6,605 per resident in FY2026 (population 746,626), against $11,062 for Colorado 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 Colorado's 4th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Sierra Nevada Company, LLC ($3.8B), Lockheed Martin Corp ($1.4B), Colorado Department of Transportation ($403M), Peraton Risk Decision Inc. ($223M) and Cochlear Americas Corporation ($108M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Colorado's 4th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($7.7B), Department of Defense ($4.3B), National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($1.4B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.2B) and Department of Agriculture ($1.0B), 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.