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Federal spending in GA-08: Georgia's 8th 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, $4.2B in federal awards named Georgia's 8th congressional district as the primary place of performance, $5,552 per resident.
That is below the Georgia rate of $9,025 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 7 of 14 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 89% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $16B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($10B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.9B) and Department of Defense ($1.1B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $291M
- Grants $142M
- Direct payments $3.8B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $4.8M
- Other assistance $33M
| Per resident | This district | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $5,552 | $9,025 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $382 | $820 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $186 | $2,508 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $4,933 | $5,688 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $6 | −$10 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $44 | $19 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 7 of 14 in state · 231 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 | $372M | 3% |
| 2 | Reinhart Foodservice, LLC | $277M | 2% |
| 3 | Ecc International, LLC | $202M | 1% |
| 4 | The Corporation of Mercer University | $125M | 1% |
| 5 | Valdosta State University | $98M | 1% |
| 6 | Southwest Georgia Community Action Council, Inc. | $90M | 1% |
| 7 | Terma Inc. | $76M | 1% |
| 8 | Veterans Service, Georgia Department of | $54M | 0% |
| 9 | Ashbritt Inc | $52M | 0% |
| 10 | Georgia Military College | $50M | 0% |
| 11 | Corecivic, Inc. | $45M | 0% |
| 12 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | $41M | 0% |
| 13 | Odle Management Group, L.L.C. | $40M | 0% |
| 14 | Agile Decision Sciences, LLC | $38M | 0% |
| 15 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | $35M | 0% |
| 16 | Coastal Plain Area Economic Opportunity Authority Inc | $35M | 0% |
| 17 | NLGC JV LLC | $30M | 0% |
| 18 | Credence Management Solutions Limited Liability Company | $26M | 0% |
| 19 | Georgia College & State University | $24M | 0% |
| 20 | South Georgia State College | $23M | 0% |
| 21 | McKnight Construction Co. | $23M | 0% |
| 22 | Valdosta Housing Authority | $21M | 0% |
| 23 | Strategic Enterprise Solutions, Corporation | $21M | 0% |
| 24 | Blue Bird Body Company | $19M | 0% |
| 25 | City of Valdosta | $17M | 0% |
A further $13B 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
- Atkinson County 100% of county area
- Baldwin County 100% of county area
- Ben Hill County 100% of county area
- Berrien County 100% of county area
- Bleckley County 100% of county area
- Brooks County 100% of county area
- Clinch County 100% of county area
- Coffee County 100% of county area
- Colquitt County 100% of county area
- Cook County 100% of county area
- Crisp County 100% of county area
- Dodge County 100% of county area
- Echols County 100% of county area
- Irwin County 100% of county area
- Jeff Davis County 100% of county area
- Jones County 100% of county area
- Lanier County 100% of county area
- Lowndes County 100% of county area
- Monroe County 100% of county area
- Pulaski County 100% of county area
- Telfair County 100% of county area
- Tift County 100% of county area
- Turner County 100% of county area
- Twiggs County 100% of county area
- Wilcox County 100% of county area
- Wilkinson County 100% of county area
- Worth County 100% of county area
- Houston County 87% of county area
- Bibb County 22% of county area
Other districts in Georgia
- GA-01 $8,695
- GA-02 $8,090
- GA-03 $6,059
- GA-04 $1,703
- GA-05 $9,238
- GA-06 $308
- GA-07 $2,154
- 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 8th congressional district?
$4.2B in award obligations in FY2026 and $16B 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?
$5,552 per resident in FY2026 (population 760,317), 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 8th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Georgia Department of Transportation ($372M), Reinhart Foodservice, LLC ($277M), Ecc International, LLC ($202M), The Corporation of Mercer University ($125M) and Valdosta State University ($98M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Georgia's 8th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($10B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.9B), Department of Defense ($1.1B), Department of Agriculture ($839M) and Department of Transportation ($388M), 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.