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Federal spending in IA-03: Iowa'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.
Iowa's 3rd congressional district received $5.6B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,957 for each of its 809,127 residents.
That is below the Iowa rate of $10,109 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 4 of 4 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 77% direct payments, 19% grants.
Obligations were down 12% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $23B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($14B), Department of Agriculture ($2.0B) and Department of Education ($1.8B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $150M
- Grants $1.1B
- Direct payments $4.4B
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$597K
- Other assistance $37M
| Per resident | This district | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,957 | $10,109 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $185 | $580 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $1,348 | $3,299 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,379 | $6,192 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$1 | $2 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $46 | $36 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 4 of 4 in state · 158 of 436 US | 47 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 | Department of Education Iowa | $1.3B | 6% |
| 2 | Ace American Insurance Co. | $917M | 4% |
| 3 | Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department | $729M | 3% |
| 4 | Iowa Department of Transportation | $693M | 3% |
| 5 | Iowa Department Management | $448M | 2% |
| 6 | Economic Development Authority Iowa | $306M | 1% |
| 7 | Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa | $282M | 1% |
| 8 | Des Moines Airport Authority | $140M | 1% |
| 9 | City of des Moines | $140M | 1% |
| 10 | Workforce Development Center | $126M | 1% |
| 11 | Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc | $91M | 0% |
| 12 | Telligen, Inc | $84M | 0% |
| 13 | Des Moines Area Community College | $77M | 0% |
| 14 | Iowa Finance Authority | $76M | 0% |
| 15 | Iowa Department of Public Health | $67M | 0% |
| 16 | Polk County | $60M | 0% |
| 17 | Primary Health Care, Inc | $60M | 0% |
| 18 | DEPT of Pub Safety | $56M | 0% |
| 19 | Drake University | $55M | 0% |
| 20 | Fleetside Ford, LLC. | $45M | 0% |
| 21 | Department of Education Iowa | $44M | 0% |
| 22 | Department of Human Rights Iowa | $42M | 0% |
| 23 | Loffredo Gardens, Inc | $38M | 0% |
| 24 | Central Iowa Housing Authority | $36M | 0% |
| 25 | Career Systems Development Corporation | $36M | 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
Counties in the district
- Adair County 100% of county area
- Adams County 100% of county area
- Appanoose County 100% of county area
- Cass County 100% of county area
- Clarke County 100% of county area
- Dallas County 100% of county area
- Davis County 100% of county area
- Decatur County 100% of county area
- Greene County 100% of county area
- Guthrie County 100% of county area
- Lucas County 100% of county area
- Madison County 100% of county area
- Monroe County 100% of county area
- Montgomery County 100% of county area
- Page County 100% of county area
- Polk County 100% of county area
- Ringgold County 100% of county area
- Taylor County 100% of county area
- Union County 100% of county area
- Wapello County 100% of county area
- Wayne County 100% of county area
Other districts in Iowa
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Iowa's 3rd congressional district?
$5.6B in award obligations in FY2026 and $23B 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?
$6,957 per resident in FY2026 (population 809,127), against $10,109 for Iowa 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 Iowa's 3rd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Department of Education Iowa ($1.3B), Ace American Insurance Co. ($917M), Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department ($729M), Iowa Department of Transportation ($693M) and Iowa Department Management ($448M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Iowa's 3rd congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($14B), Department of Agriculture ($2.0B), Department of Education ($1.8B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.7B) and Department of Transportation ($921M), 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.