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Federal spending in PA-15: Pennsylvania's 15th 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 15th congressional district received $5.5B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $7,278 for each of its 758,343 residents.
That is below the Pennsylvania rate of $20,939 per resident (35% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 9 of 17 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 78% direct payments, 11% contracts, 11% grants.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $22B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($14B), Department of Defense ($1.7B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.4B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $612M
- Grants $602M
- Direct payments $4.3B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $954K
- Other assistance $11M
| Per resident | This district | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,278 | $20,939 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $807 | $1,839 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $794 | $3,910 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,661 | $15,191 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | −$21 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $14 | $20 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 9 of 17 in state · 142 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
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pennsylvania State University | $2.3B | 11% |
| 2 | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | $1.0B | 5% |
| 3 | The Pennsylvania State University | $367M | 2% |
| 4 | Amentum Technology, Inc. | $302M | 2% |
| 5 | The Pennsylvania State University | $46M | 0% |
| 6 | Ellwood National Forge Company | $45M | 0% |
| 7 | Cen-Clear Child Services Inc | $34M | 0% |
| 8 | Qortek Inc | $28M | 0% |
| 9 | Pennsylvania State University | $27M | 0% |
| 10 | Southern Airways Express LLC | $25M | 0% |
| 11 | Centre County Housing Authority | $25M | 0% |
| 12 | Housing Authority Armstrong | $20M | 0% |
| 13 | McKean Co Housing | $19M | 0% |
| 14 | Bucknell University | $18M | 0% |
| 15 | Jefferson-Clarion Head Start Inc | $17M | 0% |
| 16 | Susquehanna University | $16M | 0% |
| 17 | Housing Authority of County of Clari | $16M | 0% |
| 18 | Jefferson County Housing AUTH | $16M | 0% |
| 19 | North Penn Comprehensive Health Services | $15M | 0% |
| 20 | Bradford-Tioga Head Start Inc. | $15M | 0% |
| 21 | Housing Authorty of County of Union | $13M | 0% |
| 22 | Housing Authority of the County of Tioga | $13M | 0% |
| 23 | Housing Authority of City of Oil Cit | $12M | 0% |
| 24 | Housing Authority of the City of Dubois | $12M | 0% |
| 25 | The Pennsylvania State University | $12M | 0% |
A further $16B 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
- Armstrong County 100% of county area
- Cameron County 100% of county area
- Centre County 100% of county area
- Clarion County 100% of county area
- Clearfield County 100% of county area
- Clinton County 100% of county area
- Elk County 100% of county area
- Forest County 100% of county area
- Jefferson County 100% of county area
- McKean County 100% of county area
- Potter County 100% of county area
- Snyder County 100% of county area
- Tioga County 100% of county area
- Union County 100% of county area
- Warren County 100% of county area
- Lycoming County 72% of county area
- Venango County 69% of county area
- Indiana County 25% 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-12 $10,929
- PA-13 $8,054
- PA-14 $5,354
- PA-16 $7,319
- PA-17 $2,344
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district?
$5.5B in award obligations in FY2026 and $22B 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?
$7,278 per resident in FY2026 (population 758,343), 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 15th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: The Pennsylvania State University ($2.3B), Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ($1.0B), The Pennsylvania State University ($367M), Amentum Technology, Inc. ($302M) and The Pennsylvania State University ($46M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($14B), Department of Defense ($1.7B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.4B), Department of Transportation ($1.1B) and Department of Education ($498M), 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.