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Federal spending in GA-03: Georgia'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.
In FY2026, $4.7B in federal awards named Georgia's 3rd congressional district as the primary place of performance, $6,059 per resident.
That is below the Georgia rate of $9,025 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 5 of 14 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 96% direct payments.
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 ($13B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.3B) and Department of Transportation ($404M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $133M
- Grants $58M
- Direct payments $4.5B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $4.4M
- Other assistance $8.5M
| Per resident | This district | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,059 | $9,025 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $171 | $820 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $76 | $2,508 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,795 | $5,688 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $6 | −$10 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $11 | $19 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 5 of 14 in state · 207 of 436 US | 50 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 | Georgia Department of Transportation | $386M | 2% |
| 2 | Avapco LLC | $100M | 1% |
| 3 | University of West Georgia | $83M | 0% |
| 4 | Southern Crescent Technical College | $58M | 0% |
| 5 | West Georgia Technical College | $52M | 0% |
| 6 | Enrichment Services Program, Inc. | $33M | 0% |
| 7 | Gordon State College | $31M | 0% |
| 8 | NCS Technologies Inc | $25M | 0% |
| 9 | Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC | $25M | 0% |
| 10 | Housing Authority of City of Newnan | $21M | 0% |
| 11 | Clayton International, Inc. | $19M | 0% |
| 12 | Community Action for Improvement, Inc. | $19M | 0% |
| 13 | Broadleaf, Inc. | $18M | 0% |
| 14 | City of Carrollton Housing Authority | $17M | 0% |
| 15 | Attainx Inc. | $15M | 0% |
| 16 | Insight Public Sector, Inc. | $14M | 0% |
| 17 | Dovetel Communications LLC | $14M | 0% |
| 18 | Point University, Inc. | $14M | 0% |
| 19 | Synensys, LLC | $14M | 0% |
| 20 | Gregory Packaging, Inc. | $13M | 0% |
| 21 | Dominguez Design-Build, Inc | $13M | 0% |
| 22 | Resurgent Education and Community Health Service, Inc | $11M | 0% |
| 23 | University of West Georgia | $10M | 0% |
| 24 | Thomaston Housing Authority | $9.4M | 0% |
| 25 | East O&M, LLC | $8.8M | 0% |
A further $16B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coweta-Fayette Electric Membership Corporation | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $158Mloan face value | 22 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Avapco LLC | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $100M | 18 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Georgia Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $31M | 14 Jan 2026 | USAspending |
| NCS Technologies Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense Education Activity | ContractDelivery Order | $25M | 20 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Columbus Airport Commission | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $24M | 16 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Georgia Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $24M | 5 Feb 2026 | USAspending |
| Georgia Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $22M | 13 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
| Georgia Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $19M | 11 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
| Georgia Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $18M | 22 Apr 2024 | USAspending |
| Georgia Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $17M | 31 May 2023 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Carroll County 100% of county area
- Coweta County 100% of county area
- Haralson County 100% of county area
- Harris County 100% of county area
- Heard County 100% of county area
- Lamar County 100% of county area
- Meriwether County 100% of county area
- Pike County 100% of county area
- Spalding County 100% of county area
- Troup County 100% of county area
- Upson County 100% of county area
- Fayette County 84% of county area
- Douglas County 54% of county area
- Muscogee County 15% of county area
- Henry County 15% of county area
Other districts in Georgia
- GA-01 $8,695
- GA-02 $8,090
- GA-04 $1,703
- GA-05 $9,238
- GA-06 $308
- GA-07 $2,154
- GA-08 $5,552
- GA-09 $2,884
- GA-10 $4,933
- GA-11 $5,710
- GA-12 $8,211
- GA-13 $865
- GA-14 $4,650
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Georgia's 3rd congressional district?
$4.7B 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?
$6,059 per resident in FY2026 (population 773,245), against $9,025 for Georgia 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 Georgia's 3rd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Georgia Department of Transportation ($386M), Avapco LLC ($100M), University of West Georgia ($83M), Southern Crescent Technical College ($58M) and West Georgia Technical College ($52M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Georgia's 3rd congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($13B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.3B), Department of Transportation ($404M), Department of Education ($273M) and Department of Defense ($220M), 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.