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Federal spending in MT-01: Montana's 1st 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.
Montana's 1st congressional district received $5.1B in federal award obligations in FY2025: $9,147 for each of its 556,300 residents.
That is below the Montana rate of $13,422 per resident and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 2 of 2 districts in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 73% direct payments, 15% grants, 11% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $24B, with $5.1B so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($11B), Department of Agriculture ($1.7B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.7B).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $557M
- Grants $759M
- Direct payments $3.7B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.2M
- Other assistance $37M
| Per resident | This district | Montana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $9,147 | $13,422 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $1,001 | $1,001 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $1,365 | $5,047 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $6,713 | $7,141 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | $102 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $66 | $130 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 2 of 2 in state · 91 of 436 US | 26 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 | Montana Department of Transportation | $1.0B | 6% |
| 2 | Montana State University | $336M | 2% |
| 3 | University of Montana | $276M | 2% |
| 4 | Hensel Phelps Construction Co | $240M | 1% |
| 5 | Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation | $235M | 1% |
| 6 | Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation | $214M | 1% |
| 7 | Bridger Air Tanker LLC | $211M | 1% |
| 8 | Valley County Abstract Company | $143M | 1% |
| 9 | NW Construction, Inc | $92M | 1% |
| 10 | Flathead Municipal Airport Authority | $76M | 0% |
| 11 | Gallatin Valley Land Trust | $70M | 0% |
| 12 | Montana Technological University | $66M | 0% |
| 13 | Missoula County Airport Authority | $66M | 0% |
| 14 | Swank Enterprises, Inc. | $65M | 0% |
| 15 | Salish Kootenai College, Inc. | $65M | 0% |
| 16 | Title Financial Corporation | $63M | 0% |
| 17 | S & K Aerospace, LLC | $53M | 0% |
| 18 | Gallatin Airport Authority | $51M | 0% |
| 19 | Missoula Housing Authority | $47M | 0% |
| 20 | Salish & Kootenai Housing Authority | $43M | 0% |
| 21 | Chicago Title Company | $43M | 0% |
| 22 | S & K Federal Services LLC | $42M | 0% |
| 23 | DJ&A, P.C. | $41M | 0% |
| 24 | Neptune Aviation Services, Inc. | $41M | 0% |
| 25 | County of Glacier School District 9 | $41M | 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
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hensel Phelps Construction Co | Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | $138M | 10 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| S & K Security Group LLC | Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Customs and Border Protection | ContractDefinitive Contract | $135M | 31 Dec 2025 | USAspending |
| Valley County Abstract Company | Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $132M | 13 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Hensel Phelps Construction Co | Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | $115M | 9 Oct 2021 | USAspending |
| NW Construction, Inc | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | ContractDefinitive Contract | $92M | 3 Jun 2024 | USAspending |
| North Central Montana Regional Water Authority | Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $57M | 27 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| Northern Cheyenne Tribe | Department of CommerceNational Telecommunications and Information Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $53M | 2 Nov 2022 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of AgricultureNatural Resources Conservation Service | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $52M | 22 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
| Swank Enterprises, Inc. | General Services AdministrationPublic Buildings Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $43M | 7 May 2025 | USAspending |
| Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation | Department of CommerceNational Telecommunications and Information Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $42M | 8 Sep 2022 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Beaverhead County 100% of county area
- Deer Lodge County 100% of county area
- Flathead County 100% of county area
- Gallatin County 100% of county area
- Glacier County 100% of county area
- Granite County 100% of county area
- Lake County 100% of county area
- Lincoln County 100% of county area
- Madison County 100% of county area
- Mineral County 100% of county area
- Missoula County 100% of county area
- Powell County 100% of county area
- Ravalli County 100% of county area
- Sanders County 100% of county area
- Silver Bow County 100% of county area
- Pondera County 48% of county area
Other districts in Montana
- MT-02 $12,073
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Montana's 1st congressional district?
$5.1B in award obligations in FY2025 and $24B since FY2022, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$9,147 per resident in FY2025 (population 556,300), against $13,422 for Montana and $15,158 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 Montana's 1st congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Montana Department of Transportation ($1.0B), Montana State University ($336M), University of Montana ($276M), Hensel Phelps Construction Co ($240M) and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation ($235M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Montana's 1st congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($11B), Department of Agriculture ($1.7B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.7B), Department of Transportation ($1.5B) and Department of Health and Human Services ($821M), 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.