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Federal spending in MT-02: Montana's 2nd congressional district

Population 547,971 (USAspending's district estimate) · per-resident rank 1 of 2 in Montana · 59 of 436 nationally

Montana's 2nd congressional district: $9,949 per residentMontana's 1st congressional district: $9,174 per resident
low → high per resident, FY2026 this districtMontana districts; boundaries US Census Bureau.

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, $5.5B in federal awards named Montana's 2nd congressional district as the primary place of performance, $9,949 per resident.

That is below the Montana rate of $12,459 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 1 of 2 districts in the state.

The FY2026 mix was 70% direct payments, 16% grants, 11% contracts.

Obligations were down 18% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $23B.

Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($10B), Department of Agriculture ($2.4B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.9B).

$5.5Bobligations performed in the district, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$9,949per residentFY2026 · obligationsMontana: $12,459 · US: $14,744
$23Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027, through 30 Sep 2026 · obligations
941awards of $1.0M+ begun here since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Per resident, by award type FY2026

Per residentThis districtMontanaUnited States
All award obligations$9,949$12,459$14,744
Contracts$1,089$1,175$2,007
Grants$1,554$4,154$3,528
Direct payments$6,934$6,871$9,185
Loans (subsidy cost)$122$59−$16
Other assistance$249$200$40
Rank by per-resident rate1 of 2 in state · 59 of 436 US28 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

$5.2B
$5.8B
$6.6B
$5.5B
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Award obligations with a primary place of performance in MT-02, by fiscal year and award type. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025

#Recipient organisationObligationsShare
1Montana Department of Transportation$1.5B8%
2Department of Commerce Montana$919M5%
3State of Montana$637M3%
4Public Instruction Montana Office of$603M3%
5Archer Western Federal JV$322M2%
6Department of Military Affairs Montana$204M1%
7The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation$167M1%
8Northern Cheyenne Tribe$150M1%
9Billings Flying Service LLC$126M1%
10Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes$119M1%
11North Central Montana Regional Water Authority$116M1%
12Montana Renewables LLC$115M1%
13Rocky Mountain Title Guaranty$91M0%
14Nemont Telephone Co-Operative Inc$77M0%
15Hyannis Air Service Inc$63M0%
16TNL Sales LLC$62M0%
17Public Health and Human Services, Montana Department of$61M0%
18Fort Belknap Indian Community$60M0%
19Crow Tribe of Indians$57M0%
20State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services$56M0%
21Bighorn Valley Health Center, Inc.$54M0%
22NW Construction, Inc$50M0%
23Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority$46M0%
24Fort Peck Housing Authority$42M0%
25Project Telephone Company$42M0%

A further $14B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.

Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025

Awarding agencies

Social Security Administration$10B
Department of Agriculture$2.4B
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.9B
Department of Transportation$1.9B
Department of Education$1.1B
Department of Energy$879M
Department of the Interior$872M
Department of Defense$855M

Assistance programs

96.002 Social Security Retirement Insurance$8.3B
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction$1.5B
64.109 Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$1.4B
96.001 Social Security Disability Insurance$886M
96.004 Social Security Survivors Insurance$766M
11.035 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$629M
57.001 Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$441M
96.006 Supplemental Security Income$273M

Contract industries by NAICS sector

Construction$885M
Administrative, support, waste management and remediation services$251M
Manufacturing$230M
Professional, scientific and technical services$226M
Transportation and warehousing$156M
Health care and social assistance$86M
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting$74M
Other services$18M

Largest awards performed in the district

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Montana Renewables LLCDepartment of EnergyLoanDirect Loan (e)$2.3Bloan face value16 Oct 2024USAspending
Department of Commerce MontanaDepartment of EnergyGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$700M11 Dec 2024USAspending
State of MontanaDepartment of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyGrantProject Grant (B)$629M29 Nov 2022USAspending
Archer Western Federal JVDepartment of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDefinitive Contract$381M30 Jun 2023USAspending
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy ReservationDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationOther assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance$78M24 Oct 2023USAspending
Central Montana Regional Water AuthorityDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$77M24 Feb 2023USAspending
Public Instruction Montana Office ofDepartment of EducationGrantFormula Grant (a)$58M1 Jul 2024USAspending
Public Instruction Montana Office ofDepartment of EducationGrantFormula Grant (a)$58M1 Jul 2023USAspending
Public Instruction Montana Office ofDepartment of EducationGrantFormula Grant (a)$57M1 Jul 2025USAspending
Paf Electrical, Inc.Department of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyContractDefinitive Contract$57M20 Feb 2026USAspending

Counties in the district

Other districts in Montana

Questions and answers

How much federal spending goes to Montana's 2nd congressional district?

$5.5B 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?

$9,949 per resident in FY2026 (population 547,971), against $12,459 for Montana 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 Montana's 2nd congressional district?

By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Montana Department of Transportation ($1.5B), Department of Commerce Montana ($919M), State of Montana ($637M), Public Instruction Montana Office of ($603M) and Archer Western Federal JV ($322M). Individuals are never listed.

Which agencies fund Montana's 2nd congressional district?

Social Security Administration ($10B), Department of Agriculture ($2.4B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.9B), Department of Transportation ($1.9B) and Department of Education ($1.1B), 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.