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Federal spending in NJ-12: New Jersey's 12th 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, $2.8B in federal awards named New Jersey's 12th congressional district as the primary place of performance, $3,531 per resident.
That is below the New Jersey rate of $10,032 per resident (35% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 7 of 12 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 56% grants, 24% direct payments, 20% contracts.
Obligations were down 15% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $13B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Education ($5.3B), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($2.4B) and Department of Health and Human Services ($962M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $560M
- Grants $1.5B
- Direct payments $654M
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$9.7M
- Other assistance $11M
| Per resident | This district | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $3,531 | $10,032 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $718 | $967 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $1,973 | $3,119 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $839 | $5,957 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$12 | −$20 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $14 | $9 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 7 of 12 in state · 303 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
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
- Middlesex County 59% of county area
- Mercer County 56% of county area
- Somerset County 41% of county area
- Union County 6% 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-07 $2,816
- NJ-08 $6,944
- NJ-09 $634
- NJ-10 $1,422
- NJ-11 $5,795
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to New Jersey's 12th congressional district?
$2.8B in award obligations in FY2026 and $13B 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?
$3,531 per resident in FY2026 (population 779,815), 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 12th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Education, New Jersey Department of ($4.3B), Community Affairs, New Jersey DEPT of ($1.9B), The Trustees of Princeton University ($1.3B), New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ($934M) and Rutgers, the State University ($586M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund New Jersey's 12th congressional district?
Department of Education ($5.3B), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($2.4B), Department of Health and Human Services ($962M), Department of Defense ($949M) and Department of Energy ($844M), 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.