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Federal spending in NC-08: North Carolina's 8th 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.
North Carolina's 8th congressional district received $2.8B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $3,659 for each of its 756,029 residents.
That is below the North Carolina rate of $11,050 per resident (33% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 12 of 14 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 92% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $11B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($7.7B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.1B) and Department of Defense ($342M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $64M
- Grants $135M
- Direct payments $2.6B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.0M
- Other assistance $9.5M
| Per resident | This district | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $3,659 | $11,050 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $85 | $459 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $179 | $4,010 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $3,380 | $6,546 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $3 | $1 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $13 | $35 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 12 of 14 in state · 297 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 | Mana Nutritive Aid Products Incorporated | $184M | 2% |
| 2 | Lumbee Land Development, Inc | $105M | 1% |
| 3 | Transportation North Carolina Department | $99M | 1% |
| 4 | McRae Industries Inc | $91M | 1% |
| 5 | Scott Technologies, Inc. | $83M | 1% |
| 6 | The University of North Carolina at Pembroke | $73M | 1% |
| 7 | Lumbee Tribe Enterprises LLC | $42M | 0% |
| 8 | Tmsab LLC | $42M | 0% |
| 9 | Combat Medical Systems LLC | $36M | 0% |
| 10 | Housing Authority of City of Lumberton | $35M | 0% |
| 11 | Biogas Corp | $32M | 0% |
| 12 | Circor Pumps North America LLC | $31M | 0% |
| 13 | Union County Community Action, Inc. | $28M | 0% |
| 14 | Wingate University | $26M | 0% |
| 15 | Housing Authority of the Town of Laurinburg | $25M | 0% |
| 16 | Monroe Housing Authority | $24M | 0% |
| 17 | Robeson Community College | $22M | 0% |
| 18 | Montgomery County Hall of Honor | $16M | 0% |
| 19 | Stanly Community College Foundation, Inc. | $15M | 0% |
| 20 | Richmond Community College | $14M | 0% |
| 21 | United Protective Technologies, LLC | $14M | 0% |
| 22 | South Piedmont Community College Inc | $12M | 0% |
| 23 | City of Albemarle | $11M | 0% |
| 24 | Robeson Health Care Corporation | $11M | 0% |
| 25 | Campbell Foodservice Co | $11M | 0% |
A further $9.0B 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
Counties in the district
- Anson County 100% of county area
- Montgomery County 100% of county area
- Richmond County 100% of county area
- Scotland County 100% of county area
- Stanly County 100% of county area
- Union County 100% of county area
- Cabarrus County 78% of county area
- Robeson County 56% of county area
- Mecklenburg County 14% of county area
Other districts in North Carolina
- NC-01 $7,716
- NC-02 $5,235
- NC-03 $9,623
- NC-04 $10,485
- NC-05 $5,047
- NC-06 $3,626
- NC-07 $7,150
- 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 8th congressional district?
$2.8B in award obligations in FY2026 and $11B 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?
$3,659 per resident in FY2026 (population 756,029), 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 8th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Mana Nutritive Aid Products Incorporated ($184M), Lumbee Land Development, Inc ($105M), Transportation North Carolina Department ($99M), McRae Industries Inc ($91M) and Scott Technologies, Inc. ($83M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund North Carolina's 8th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($7.7B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.1B), Department of Defense ($342M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($312M) and Department of Education ($232M), 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.