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Federal spending in NC-03: North Carolina's 3rd 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 $7.2B for work and payments in North Carolina's 3rd congressional district in FY2026, or $9,623 per resident.
That is in line with the North Carolina rate of $11,050 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 3 of 14 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 81% direct payments, 13% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $29B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($15B), Department of Defense ($5.7B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($5.5B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $956M
- Grants $346M
- Direct payments $5.9B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $5.3M
- Other assistance $27M
| Per resident | This district | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $9,623 | $11,050 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,276 | $459 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $462 | $4,010 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $7,842 | $6,546 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $7 | $1 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $36 | $35 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 3 of 14 in state · 64 of 436 US | 40 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 | Sodexo Management Inc. | $486M | 2% |
| 2 | Walsh Federal LLC | $455M | 2% |
| 3 | Transportation North Carolina Department | $424M | 2% |
| 4 | East Carolina University | $196M | 1% |
| 5 | Sauer Construction, LLC | $192M | 1% |
| 6 | The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company | $169M | 1% |
| 7 | Environmental Chemical Corporation | $163M | 1% |
| 8 | Archer Western Federal JV | $159M | 1% |
| 9 | Military & Federal Construction Co., Inc. | $154M | 1% |
| 10 | Coastal Enterprises of Jacksonville Inc | $150M | 1% |
| 11 | Amentum Services, Inc. | $146M | 1% |
| 12 | Blue Rock Structures, Inc | $128M | 1% |
| 13 | Joyce & Associates Construction, Inc. | $124M | 1% |
| 14 | RQ Construction, LLC | $106M | 0% |
| 15 | Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. | $103M | 0% |
| 16 | Eastern Carolina Vocational Center Inc | $88M | 0% |
| 17 | Duke Energy Progress, LLC | $87M | 0% |
| 18 | LTM Inc | $85M | 0% |
| 19 | Civil Works Contracting LLC | $81M | 0% |
| 20 | DSC-Emi Maintenance Solutions, LLC | $80M | 0% |
| 21 | V2X Aerospace LLC | $72M | 0% |
| 22 | MBF Architects, P.a. | $68M | 0% |
| 23 | North State Mechanical Inc | $68M | 0% |
| 24 | Pitt Community College | $66M | 0% |
| 25 | Synergy Logistics Services II LLC | $66M | 0% |
A further $20B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh Federal LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $134M | 29 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Viasat Inc | General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | $73M | 22 May 2025 | USAspending |
| The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $63M | 1 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Sauer Construction, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $59M | 24 May 2023 | USAspending |
| Walsh Federal LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $58M | 1 May 2025 | USAspending |
| Amentum Services, Inc. | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $45M | 15 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| RQ Construction, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $44M | 5 Jun 2023 | USAspending |
| Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corp | Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | $42M | 23 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Amentum Services, Inc. | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $41M | 13 Jan 2023 | USAspending |
| The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $38M | 12 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Beaufort County 100% of county area
- Carteret County 100% of county area
- Craven County 100% of county area
- Dare County 100% of county area
- Duplin County 100% of county area
- Hyde County 100% of county area
- Jones County 100% of county area
- Onslow County 100% of county area
- Pamlico County 100% of county area
- Pitt County 100% of county area
- Sampson County 82% of county area
Other districts in North Carolina
- NC-01 $7,716
- NC-02 $5,235
- NC-04 $10,485
- NC-05 $5,047
- NC-06 $3,626
- NC-07 $7,150
- NC-08 $3,659
- NC-09 $5,982
- NC-10 $5,103
- NC-11 $11,723
- NC-12 $737
- NC-13 $5,115
- NC-14 $4,673
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to North Carolina's 3rd congressional district?
$7.2B in award obligations in FY2026 and $29B 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?
$9,623 per resident in FY2026 (population 749,741), against $11,050 for North Carolina 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 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Sodexo Management Inc. ($486M), Walsh Federal LLC ($455M), Transportation North Carolina Department ($424M), East Carolina University ($196M) and Sauer Construction, LLC ($192M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund North Carolina's 3rd congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($15B), Department of Defense ($5.7B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($5.5B), Department of Transportation ($522M) and Department of Agriculture ($427M), 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.