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Federal spending in UT-03: Utah's 3rd 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, $1.3B in federal awards named Utah's 3rd congressional district as the primary place of performance, $1,595 per resident.
That is below the Utah rate of $8,198 per resident (19% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 3 of 4 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 73% direct payments, 15% grants, 13% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $5.4B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($2.4B), Department of Education ($684M) and Department of Transportation ($578M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $177M
- Grants $192M
- Direct payments $968M
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$27M
- Other assistance $10M
| Per resident | This district | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $1,595 | $8,198 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $214 | $1,736 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $232 | $1,983 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $1,170 | $4,472 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$33 | −$18 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $13 | $25 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 3 of 4 in state · 357 of 436 US | 51 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 | Utah Department of Transportation | $395M | 9% |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | $294M | 6% |
| 3 | Utah Valley University | $258M | 6% |
| 4 | North Wind Portage, Inc. | $252M | 5% |
| 5 | Pelatron Technologies LLC | $67M | 1% |
| 6 | City of Provo | $57M | 1% |
| 7 | Housing Authority of Utah County | $54M | 1% |
| 8 | City of Provo | $46M | 1% |
| 9 | Healthequity, Inc. | $42M | 1% |
| 10 | San Juan School District | $42M | 1% |
| 11 | County of Grand | $40M | 1% |
| 12 | Kitco LLC | $37M | 1% |
| 13 | Duchesne County Water Conservancy District | $36M | 1% |
| 14 | Advanced Clean Energy Storage I, LLC | $35M | 1% |
| 15 | Utah Open Lands Conservation a | $33M | 1% |
| 16 | County of Uintah | $32M | 1% |
| 17 | Ute Indian Tribe | $29M | 1% |
| 18 | Mountainland Head Start, Inc. | $27M | 1% |
| 19 | Brigham Young University | $27M | 1% |
| 20 | Ameritech College LLC | $25M | 1% |
| 21 | Utah Valley University | $24M | 1% |
| 22 | Kilgore Companies, LLC | $23M | 0% |
| 23 | Ovid Technologies, Inc. | $23M | 0% |
| 24 | NH1 JV | $22M | 0% |
| 25 | Waterford Institute, Inc | $20M | 0% |
A further $2.7B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wind Portage, Inc. | Department of Energy | ContractDelivery Order | $196M | 29 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $48M | 6 Feb 2024 | USAspending |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $34M | 2 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $31M | 6 Feb 2024 | USAspending |
| Ubta-Ubet Communications Inc | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $25M | 6 May 2026 | USAspending |
| Kilgore Companies, LLC | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | $23M | 6 Feb 2024 | USAspending |
| Healthequity, Inc. | Office of Personnel Management | ContractDelivery Order | $22M | 10 Mar 2026 | USAspending |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $22M | 2 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| Pelatron Technologies LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $20M | 30 Apr 2024 | USAspending |
| Pelatron Technologies LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $20M | 2 May 2023 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Carbon County 100% of county area
- Daggett County 100% of county area
- Duchesne County 100% of county area
- Emery County 100% of county area
- Grand County 100% of county area
- San Juan County 100% of county area
- Uintah County 100% of county area
- Wasatch County 100% of county area
- Summit County 61% of county area
- Salt Lake County 27% of county area
- Utah County 18% of county area
Other districts in Utah
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Utah's 3rd congressional district?
$1.3B in award obligations in FY2026 and $5.4B 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?
$1,595 per resident in FY2026 (population 827,399), against $8,198 for Utah 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 Utah's 3rd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Utah Department of Transportation ($395M), Brigham Young University ($294M), Utah Valley University ($258M), North Wind Portage, Inc. ($252M) and Pelatron Technologies LLC ($67M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Utah's 3rd congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($2.4B), Department of Education ($684M), Department of Transportation ($578M), Department of Energy ($335M) and Department of Agriculture ($315M), 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.