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Federal spending in TX-37: Texas's 37th 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.
Texas's 37th congressional district received $13B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $16,577 for each of its 772,674 residents.
That is above the Texas rate of $10,303 per resident and in line with the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 3 of 38 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 97% grants.
Obligations were up 33% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $35B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Education ($17B), Department of Homeland Security ($5.2B) and Department of Commerce ($3.4B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $318M
- Grants $12B
- Direct payments $58M
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$4.5M
- Other assistance $1.4M
| Per resident | This district | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $16,577 | $10,303 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $411 | $3,001 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $16,096 | $2,395 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $74 | $4,890 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$6 | −$10 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $2 | $27 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 3 of 38 in state · 23 of 436 US | 45 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 | TX Education Agency | $15B | 51% |
| 2 | Texas Division of Emergency Management | $3.6B | 12% |
| 3 | Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts | $3.4B | 11% |
| 4 | Texas Workforce Commission | $1.4B | 5% |
| 5 | Health & Human SVC COMMN TX | $1.2B | 4% |
| 6 | Texas Office of the Governor | $1.2B | 4% |
| 7 | GSD&M LLC | $674M | 2% |
| 8 | Texas General Land Office | $584M | 2% |
| 9 | University of Texas at Austin | $567M | 2% |
| 10 | University of Texas at Austin | $527M | 2% |
| 11 | Housing & Community Affairs, Texas Department of | $357M | 1% |
| 12 | Agriculture, Texas Department of | $282M | 1% |
| 13 | Texas Water Development Board | $217M | 1% |
| 14 | Texas Office of the Governor | $165M | 1% |
| 15 | Attorney General of Texas | $144M | 0% |
| 16 | TMF Health Quality Institute | $125M | 0% |
| 17 | Texas Department of Transportation | $97M | 0% |
| 18 | Hid Global Corp | $50M | 0% |
| 19 | Library & Archives Commission | $49M | 0% |
| 20 | Department of State Health Services | $49M | 0% |
| 21 | City of Austin Housing | $48M | 0% |
| 22 | Housing Authority of Travis County | $47M | 0% |
| 23 | Icon Technology Inc | $43M | 0% |
| 24 | Texas Research Institute , Austin, Inc. | $43M | 0% |
| 25 | Aantilia LLC | $33M | 0% |
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
- Travis County 21% of county area
- Williamson County 2% of county area
Other districts in Texas
- TX-01 $6,748
- TX-02 $79
- TX-03 $3,802
- TX-04 $3,421
- TX-05 $3,197
- TX-06 $3,859
- TX-07 $2,923
- TX-08 $1,239
- TX-09 $1,249
- TX-10 $3,733
- TX-11 $6,265
- TX-12 $16,124
- TX-13 $9,505
- TX-14 $9,774
- TX-15 $2,228
- TX-16 $12,980
- TX-17 $7,475
- TX-18 $1,757
- TX-19 $6,524
- TX-20 $5,739
- TX-21 $6,222
- TX-22 $6,517
- TX-23 $17,327
- TX-24 $2,653
- TX-25 $3,371
- TX-26 $738
- TX-27 $7,515
- TX-28 $10,692
- TX-29 $257
- TX-30 $2,335
- TX-31 $6,429
- TX-32 $543
- TX-33 $35,184
- TX-34 $4,791
- TX-35 $2,400
- TX-36 $4,776
- TX-38 $827
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Texas's 37th congressional district?
$13B in award obligations in FY2026 and $35B 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?
$16,577 per resident in FY2026 (population 772,674), against $10,303 for Texas 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 Texas's 37th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: TX Education Agency ($15B), Texas Division of Emergency Management ($3.6B), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts ($3.4B), Texas Workforce Commission ($1.4B) and Health & Human SVC COMMN TX ($1.2B). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Texas's 37th congressional district?
Department of Education ($17B), Department of Homeland Security ($5.2B), Department of Commerce ($3.4B), Department of Defense ($1.6B) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($1.4B), 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.