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Federal spending in MO-06: Missouri's 6th 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.
Missouri's 6th congressional district received $4.6B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,007 for each of its 771,992 residents.
That is below the Missouri rate of $14,595 per resident (41% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 6 of 8 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 86% 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 ($12B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.6B) and Department of Agriculture ($1.2B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $360M
- Grants $280M
- Direct payments $4.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.0M
- Other assistance $30M
| Per resident | This district | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,007 | $14,595 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $467 | $1,944 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $363 | $3,463 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,137 | $9,165 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $3 | $0 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $38 | $23 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 6 of 8 in state · 209 of 436 US | 17 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Air Express LLC | Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | ContractDefinitive Contract | $216M | 12 Aug 2026 | USAspending |
| Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $213Mloan face value | 23 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| N.W. Electric Power Coop | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $160Mloan face value | 18 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $93M | 4 Aug 2026 | USAspending |
| J. F. Brennan Company, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $67M | 23 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| VMD Systems Integrators, LLC | Department of Homeland SecurityTransportation Security Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $64M | 14 May 2024 | USAspending |
| J. F. Brennan Company, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $43M | 30 Jun 2026 | USAspending |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $42M | 26 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Occi, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $32M | 20 Aug 2025 | USAspending |
| Ralls County Electric Cooperative | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $29Mloan face value | 19 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Adair County 100% of county area
- Andrew County 100% of county area
- Atchison County 100% of county area
- Audrain County 100% of county area
- Buchanan County 100% of county area
- Caldwell County 100% of county area
- Carroll County 100% of county area
- Chariton County 100% of county area
- Clark County 100% of county area
- Clinton County 100% of county area
- Daviess County 100% of county area
- DeKalb County 100% of county area
- Gentry County 100% of county area
- Grundy County 100% of county area
- Harrison County 100% of county area
- Holt County 100% of county area
- Knox County 100% of county area
- Lewis County 100% of county area
- Lincoln County 100% of county area
- Linn County 100% of county area
- Livingston County 100% of county area
- Macon County 100% of county area
- Marion County 100% of county area
- Mercer County 100% of county area
- Monroe County 100% of county area
- Nodaway County 100% of county area
- Pike County 100% of county area
- Platte County 100% of county area
- Putnam County 100% of county area
- Ralls County 100% of county area
- Randolph County 100% of county area
- Ray County 100% of county area
- Schuyler County 100% of county area
- Scotland County 100% of county area
- Shelby County 100% of county area
- Sullivan County 100% of county area
- Worth County 100% of county area
- Clay County 80% of county area
- Jackson County 18% of county area
Other districts in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Missouri's 6th congressional district?
$4.6B 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?
$6,007 per resident in FY2026 (population 771,992), against $14,595 for Missouri 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 Missouri's 6th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Missouri Department of Transportation ($865M), VMD Systems Integrators, LLC ($101M), Veterans Commission Missouri ($86M), J. F. Brennan Company, Inc. ($68M) and North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission ($55M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Missouri's 6th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($12B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.6B), Department of Agriculture ($1.2B), Department of Transportation ($1000M) and Railroad Retirement Board ($344M), 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.