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Federal spending in CT-03: Connecticut's 3rd 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.
Connecticut's 3rd congressional district received $7.7B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $10,686 for each of its 719,381 residents.
That is below the Connecticut rate of $36,474 per resident (29% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 2 of 5 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 45% direct payments, 43% contracts, 12% grants.
Obligations were down 22% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $30B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($20B), Social Security Administration ($3.3B) and Department of Health and Human Services ($1.4B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $3.3B
- Grants $889M
- Direct payments $3.5B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.8M
- Other assistance $622K
| Per resident | This district | Connecticut | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $10,686 | $36,474 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $4,618 | $5,272 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $1,236 | $3,511 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $4,827 | $27,758 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $4 | −$75 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $1 | $9 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 2 of 5 in state · 52 of 436 US | 5 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 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | $18B | 70% |
| 2 | Yale UNIV | $1.4B | 5% |
| 3 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $971M | 4% |
| 4 | Housing Authority of the City of New Haven | $503M | 2% |
| 5 | Department of Transportation Connecticut | $157M | 1% |
| 6 | RTX Corporation | $114M | 0% |
| 7 | West Haven Housing Authority | $95M | 0% |
| 8 | Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc. | $91M | 0% |
| 9 | City of New Haven | $90M | 0% |
| 10 | Point Stratford Renewal LLC | $84M | 0% |
| 11 | Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation | $60M | 0% |
| 12 | Southern Connecticut State University | $58M | 0% |
| 13 | University of New Haven, Incorporated | $46M | 0% |
| 14 | Ironclad Services Inc | $45M | 0% |
| 15 | P & S Construction Inc. | $44M | 0% |
| 16 | Housing Authority of City of Ansonia | $44M | 0% |
| 17 | Precision Combustion, Inc. | $41M | 0% |
| 18 | Connecticut Container Corp. | $40M | 0% |
| 19 | The New Haven Jewish Community Council Housing Cor | $39M | 0% |
| 20 | Cornell Scott Hill Health Corporation | $35M | 0% |
| 21 | Enstructure New Haven Holdings LLC | $35M | 0% |
| 22 | Detect Inc | $34M | 0% |
| 23 | City of New Haven | $32M | 0% |
| 24 | Quinnipiac University | $31M | 0% |
| 25 | Advance Development & Manufacturing Corporation | $30M | 0% |
A further $3.5B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $3.9B | 15 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
| DEPT of Energy & Environmental Protection | Environmental Protection Agency | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $450M | 3 Oct 2024 | USAspending |
| Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $213M | 5 Oct 2023 | USAspending |
| Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $165M | 21 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation Connecticut | Department of TransportationFederal Railroad Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $119M | 16 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $118M | 9 Oct 2025 | USAspending |
| Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $80M | 6 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Rockwell Collins, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $80M | 6 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $80M | 22 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
| Point Stratford Renewal LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $75M | 28 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- New Haven County 63% of county area
- Middlesex County 17% of county area
- Fairfield County 6% of county area
Other districts in Connecticut
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Connecticut's 3rd congressional district?
$7.7B in award obligations in FY2026 and $30B 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?
$10,686 per resident in FY2026 (population 719,381), against $36,474 for Connecticut 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 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation ($18B), Yale UNIV ($1.4B), Lockheed Martin Corporation ($971M), Housing Authority of the City of New Haven ($503M) and Department of Transportation Connecticut ($157M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Connecticut's 3rd congressional district?
Department of Defense ($20B), Social Security Administration ($3.3B), Department of Health and Human Services ($1.4B), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($986M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($549M), 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.