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Federal spending in CT-01: Connecticut's 1st 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, $8.9B in federal awards named Connecticut's 1st congressional district as the primary place of performance, $12,461 per resident.
That is below the Connecticut rate of $41,649 per resident (30% of it) and in line with the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 3 of 5 districts in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 85% contracts, 9% grants.
Obligations were up 23% on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $42B, with $5.9B so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($29B), Department of Education ($2.1B) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($1.8B).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $7.6B
- Grants $812M
- Direct payments $524M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $885K
- Other assistance $415K
| Per resident | This district | Connecticut | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $12,461 | $41,649 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $10,599 | $9,527 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $1,131 | $4,078 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $730 | $28,073 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | −$37 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $1 | $8 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 3 of 5 in state · 44 of 436 US | 3 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 $32M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $2.8B | 28 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| RTX Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $1.2B | 26 Nov 2025 | USAspending |
| RTX Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $1.1B | 6 Oct 2023 | USAspending |
| RTX Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $1.1B | 4 Oct 2024 | USAspending |
| RTX Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $1.0B | 20 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| RTX Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $939M | 30 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| RTX Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $917M | 2 Nov 2022 | USAspending |
| RTX Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $794M | 4 Oct 2021 | USAspending |
| RTX Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $664M | 9 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| RTX Corporation | Department of DefenseDefense Contract Management Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $494M | 19 Dec 2025 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Hartford County 59% of county area
- Litchfield County 19% of county area
- Middlesex County 14% of county area
Other districts in Connecticut
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Connecticut's 1st congressional district?
$8.9B in award obligations in FY2025 and $42B 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?
$12,461 per resident in FY2025 (population 717,721), against $41,649 for Connecticut 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 Connecticut's 1st congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: RTX Corporation ($28B), Connecticut Department of Education ($1.6B), Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of ($1.1B), State of Conn Department of Housing ($704M) and Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation ($489M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Connecticut's 1st congressional district?
Department of Defense ($29B), Department of Education ($2.1B), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($1.8B), Department of Homeland Security ($1.1B) and Department of Health and Human Services ($481M), 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.