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Federal spending in IN-04: Indiana'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.
In FY2026, $4.4B in federal awards named Indiana's 4th congressional district as the primary place of performance, $5,788 per resident.
That is below the Indiana rate of $27,420 per resident (21% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 7 of 9 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 91% 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 ($1.3B) and Department of Transportation ($841M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $70M
- Grants $338M
- Direct payments $4.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.0M
- Other assistance $6.8M
| Per resident | This district | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $5,788 | $27,420 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $92 | $606 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $443 | $3,005 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,242 | $23,788 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $3 | $5 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $9 | $17 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 7 of 9 in state · 220 of 436 US | 6 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 | Purdue University | $1.1B | 6% |
| 2 | Indiana Department of Transportation | $801M | 5% |
| 3 | Caci, Inc. - Federal | $244M | 1% |
| 4 | Talbert Manufacturing Inc | $91M | 1% |
| 5 | PC Krause & Associates Inc | $54M | 0% |
| 6 | Lafayette Housing Authority | $41M | 0% |
| 7 | State of Indiana | $40M | 0% |
| 8 | Life Science Logistics LLC | $40M | 0% |
| 9 | Purdue University Global, Inc. | $28M | 0% |
| 10 | 34 Lives, Public Benefit Corporation (pbc) | $22M | 0% |
| 11 | Ibc Materials and Technologies, LLC | $22M | 0% |
| 12 | Bauer Family Resources | $19M | 0% |
| 13 | Purdue University | $15M | 0% |
| 14 | Twigg Corp | $14M | 0% |
| 15 | C. F. Roark Welding & Engineering Company, Incorporated | $14M | 0% |
| 16 | City of Indianapolis | $12M | 0% |
| 17 | Carroll White Rural Electric Membership Corporation | $12M | 0% |
| 18 | Crawfordsville, City of | $12M | 0% |
| 19 | Riggs Community Health Center Inc | $11M | 0% |
| 20 | Girtz Industries Inc | $9.8M | 0% |
| 21 | Renk Systems Corp | $9.2M | 0% |
| 22 | Duke Energy Progress, LLC | $8.3M | 0% |
| 23 | Hamilton County Airport Authority | $8.0M | 0% |
| 24 | Linsun Industrial Group LLC | $7.9M | 0% |
| 25 | Itc Federal, LLC | $7.4M | 0% |
A further $15B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renk Systems Corp | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $49M | 24 Nov 2023 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $38M | 3 Apr 2025 | USAspending |
| Carroll White Rural Electric Membership Corporation | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $30Mloan face value | 6 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| Talbert Manufacturing Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $15M | 14 Aug 2025 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $12M | 22 May 2023 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $12M | 22 May 2023 | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $11M | 6 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Greater Lafayette Public Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $11M | 25 Aug 2026 | USAspending |
| Bauer Family Resources | Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | $10M | 25 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Purdue University | Department of AgricultureNational Institute of Food and Agriculture | GrantProject Grant (B) | $10M | 15 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Benton County 100% of county area
- Boone County 100% of county area
- Carroll County 100% of county area
- Clinton County 100% of county area
- Hendricks County 100% of county area
- Jasper County 100% of county area
- Montgomery County 100% of county area
- Morgan County 100% of county area
- Newton County 100% of county area
- Putnam County 100% of county area
- Tippecanoe County 100% of county area
- Warren County 100% of county area
- White County 100% of county area
- Fountain County 45% of county area
- Cass County 43% of county area
- Howard County 4% of county area
Other districts in Indiana
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Indiana's 4th congressional district?
$4.4B 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?
$5,788 per resident in FY2026 (population 762,956), against $27,420 for Indiana 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 Indiana's 4th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Purdue University ($1.1B), Indiana Department of Transportation ($801M), Caci, Inc. - Federal ($244M), Talbert Manufacturing Inc ($91M) and PC Krause & Associates Inc ($54M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Indiana's 4th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($13B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.3B), Department of Transportation ($841M), Department of Agriculture ($538M) and National Science Foundation ($334M), 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.