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Federal spending in NJ-07: New Jersey's 7th 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.
In FY2026, $2.2B in federal awards named New Jersey's 7th congressional district as the primary place of performance, $2,816 per resident.
That is below the New Jersey rate of $10,032 per resident (28% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 8 of 12 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 75% direct payments, 21% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $8.6B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($5.3B), Department of Defense ($931M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($469M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $450M
- Grants $85M
- Direct payments $1.6B
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$755K
- Other assistance $15M
| Per resident | This district | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $2,816 | $10,032 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $579 | $967 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $110 | $3,119 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $2,110 | $5,957 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$1 | −$20 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $19 | $9 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 8 of 12 in state · 324 of 436 US | 48 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 | Peraton Labs Inc | $292M | 4% |
| 2 | Transportation, New Jersey DEPT of | $260M | 4% |
| 3 | Cellco Partnership | $203M | 3% |
| 4 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $190M | 3% |
| 5 | Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. | $136M | 2% |
| 6 | Hansome Energy Systems Inc | $93M | 1% |
| 7 | Seqirus USA Inc | $81M | 1% |
| 8 | Nokia of America Corporation | $53M | 1% |
| 9 | Cape Remediation, LLC | $44M | 1% |
| 10 | Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | $43M | 1% |
| 11 | Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program Inc | $36M | 0% |
| 12 | Messer LLC | $35M | 0% |
| 13 | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc | $33M | 0% |
| 14 | Linde Special Projects LLC | $32M | 0% |
| 15 | Gsi North America Inc | $32M | 0% |
| 16 | West Grand Ridge Solar, LLC | $31M | 0% |
| 17 | County of Hunterdon | $29M | 0% |
| 18 | Raritan Valley Community College | $29M | 0% |
| 19 | Warren County Housing Program | $27M | 0% |
| 20 | Ridge Oak, Inc. | $23M | 0% |
| 21 | Ultimate Training Munitions, Inc. | $22M | 0% |
| 22 | Housing Authority of the Town of Phillipsburg | $21M | 0% |
| 23 | PDS Consultants, Inc | $20M | 0% |
| 24 | Nippon Sanso Matheson, Inc. | $20M | 0% |
| 25 | Housing Authority of City of Rahway | $20M | 0% |
A further $5.6B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | ContractDefinitive Contract | $156M | 27 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| ICF Mercantile LLC | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $150M | 31 Dec 2025 | USAspending |
| West Grand Ridge Solar, LLC | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | LoanDirect Loan (e) | $81Mloan face value | 6 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| Cellco Partnership | Department of Veterans Affairs | ContractDefinitive Contract | $78M | 7 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Peraton Labs Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $62M | 20 Oct 2022 | USAspending |
| Cape Remediation, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $47M | 30 Nov 2022 | USAspending |
| Nokia of America Corporation | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | $45M | 12 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Niram Inc | Department of Veterans Affairs | ContractDefinitive Contract | $43M | 11 Jun 2026 | USAspending |
| Transportation, New Jersey DEPT of | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $39M | 18 Aug 2026 | USAspending |
| Hansome Energy Systems Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $31M | 25 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Hunterdon County 100% of county area
- Warren County 100% of county area
- Somerset County 59% of county area
- Union County 57% of county area
- Morris County 36% of county area
- Sussex County 31% of county area
Other districts in New Jersey
- NJ-01 $4,746
- NJ-02 $6,540
- NJ-03 $9,071
- NJ-04 $6,746
- NJ-05 $524
- NJ-06 $1,052
- NJ-08 $6,944
- NJ-09 $634
- NJ-10 $1,422
- NJ-11 $5,795
- NJ-12 $3,531
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to New Jersey's 7th congressional district?
$2.2B in award obligations in FY2026 and $8.6B 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?
$2,816 per resident in FY2026 (population 777,024), against $10,032 for New Jersey 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 New Jersey's 7th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Peraton Labs Inc ($292M), Transportation, New Jersey DEPT of ($260M), Cellco Partnership ($203M), Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($190M) and Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. ($136M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund New Jersey's 7th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($5.3B), Department of Defense ($931M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($469M), Department of Health and Human Services ($272M) and Department of Transportation ($264M), 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.