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Federal spending in IA-04: Iowa's 4th 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.
Federal agencies obligated $5.9B for work and payments in Iowa's 4th congressional district in FY2026, or $7,411 per resident.
That is below the Iowa rate of $10,109 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 2 of 4 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 87% direct payments, 8% grants.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $23B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($15B), Department of Agriculture ($2.6B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.5B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $232M
- Grants $493M
- Direct payments $5.1B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $3.6M
- Other assistance $29M
| Per resident | This district | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,411 | $10,109 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $292 | $580 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $620 | $3,299 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,459 | $6,192 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $4 | $2 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $36 | $36 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 2 of 4 in state · 136 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 | Iowa State University of Science and Technology | $990M | 5% |
| 2 | Iowa Department of Transportation | $943M | 4% |
| 3 | Iowa State of Iowa Veterans Home | $97M | 0% |
| 4 | Center Fresh Egg Farm L.L.P. | $96M | 0% |
| 5 | Regency Consulting Inc | $86M | 0% |
| 6 | The Krell Institute Inc | $80M | 0% |
| 7 | Mlu Services, LLC | $56M | 0% |
| 8 | Iowa Department of Public Defense | $55M | 0% |
| 9 | Sonstegard Foods Co | $52M | 0% |
| 10 | Aptim Federal Services, LLC | $45M | 0% |
| 11 | Skywest Airlines Inc | $42M | 0% |
| 12 | Greenfield Nitrogen, LLC. | $40M | 0% |
| 13 | Iowa Central Community College | $39M | 0% |
| 14 | Western Iowa Tech Community College Foundation | $35M | 0% |
| 15 | Diversified Management Solutions, Inc. | $35M | 0% |
| 16 | Sioux City City of | $34M | 0% |
| 17 | Iowa Western Community College | $30M | 0% |
| 18 | Tyson Foods Inc. | $29M | 0% |
| 19 | Upper des Moines Opportunity Inc | $29M | 0% |
| 20 | Municipal Housing Agency | $29M | 0% |
| 21 | Rei Enterprises LLC | $28M | 0% |
| 22 | Tyson Fresh Meats Inc | $27M | 0% |
| 23 | Sunrise Farms Inc | $27M | 0% |
| 24 | Odle Management Group, L.L.C. | $23M | 0% |
| 25 | JTM Provisions Co Inc | $23M | 0% |
A further $18B 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
- Audubon County 100% of county area
- Boone County 100% of county area
- Buena Vista County 100% of county area
- Calhoun County 100% of county area
- Carroll County 100% of county area
- Cherokee County 100% of county area
- Clay County 100% of county area
- Crawford County 100% of county area
- Dickinson County 100% of county area
- Emmet County 100% of county area
- Franklin County 100% of county area
- Fremont County 100% of county area
- Hamilton County 100% of county area
- Hancock County 100% of county area
- Harrison County 100% of county area
- Humboldt County 100% of county area
- Ida County 100% of county area
- Kossuth County 100% of county area
- Lyon County 100% of county area
- Marshall County 100% of county area
- Mills County 100% of county area
- Monona County 100% of county area
- O'Brien County 100% of county area
- Osceola County 100% of county area
- Palo Alto County 100% of county area
- Plymouth County 100% of county area
- Pocahontas County 100% of county area
- Pottawattamie County 100% of county area
- Sac County 100% of county area
- Shelby County 100% of county area
- Sioux County 100% of county area
- Story County 100% of county area
- Webster County 100% of county area
- Winnebago County 100% of county area
- Woodbury County 100% of county area
- Wright County 100% of county area
Other districts in Iowa
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Iowa's 4th congressional district?
$5.9B 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?
$7,411 per resident in FY2026 (population 795,344), 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 4th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Iowa State University of Science and Technology ($990M), Iowa Department of Transportation ($943M), Iowa State of Iowa Veterans Home ($97M), Center Fresh Egg Farm L.L.P. ($96M) and Regency Consulting Inc ($86M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Iowa's 4th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($15B), Department of Agriculture ($2.6B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.5B), Department of Transportation ($1.1B) and Department of Energy ($484M), 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.