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Federal spending in PA-12: Pennsylvania'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.
Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district received $8.3B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $10,929 for each of its 756,600 residents.
That is below the Pennsylvania rate of $20,939 per resident (52% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 2 of 17 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 84% contracts, 11% grants.
Obligations were up 14% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $29B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($16B), Department of Energy ($7.7B) and Department of Health and Human Services ($1.5B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $6.9B
- Grants $931M
- Direct payments $293M
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$4.0M
- Other assistance $140M
| Per resident | This district | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $10,929 | $20,939 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $9,132 | $1,839 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $1,230 | $3,910 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $387 | $15,191 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$5 | −$21 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $185 | $20 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 2 of 17 in state · 49 of 436 US | 10 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
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $3.0B | 21 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
| Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $2.6B | 22 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
| Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $571M | 21 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
| Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $76M | 18 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $70M | 16 Nov 2023 | USAspending |
| Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $65M | 14 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $58M | 21 Feb 2024 | USAspending |
| Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $54M | 23 Dec 2025 | USAspending |
| Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing | GrantProject Grant (B) | $50M | 25 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Joseph B. Fay Co. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $43M | 22 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Allegheny County 37% of county area
- Westmoreland County 15% of county area
Other districts in Pennsylvania
- PA-01 $6,392
- PA-02 $828
- PA-03 $2,995
- PA-04 $8,336
- PA-05 $8,564
- PA-06 $4,911
- PA-07 $6,689
- PA-08 $8,694
- PA-09 $7,797
- PA-10 $143,125
- PA-11 $4,690
- PA-13 $8,054
- PA-14 $5,354
- PA-15 $7,278
- PA-16 $7,319
- PA-17 $2,344
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district?
$8.3B 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?
$10,929 per resident in FY2026 (population 756,600), against $20,939 for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC ($14B), Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. ($7.9B), University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education ($1.6B), Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh ($654M) and Carnegie-Mellon University ($630M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district?
Department of Defense ($16B), Department of Energy ($7.7B), Department of Health and Human Services ($1.5B), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($1.3B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($436M), 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.