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Federal spending in UT-04: Utah's 4th 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.
Utah's 4th congressional district received $832M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $990 for each of its 840,238 residents.
That is below the Utah rate of $8,198 per resident (12% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 4 of 4 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 86% direct payments, 10% grants.
Obligations were down 20% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $3.7B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Education ($1.4B), Department of Homeland Security ($640M) and Social Security Administration ($628M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $44M
- Grants $81M
- Direct payments $716M
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$14M
- Other assistance $4.0M
| Per resident | This district | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $990 | $8,198 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $53 | $1,736 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $97 | $1,983 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $853 | $4,472 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$17 | −$18 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $5 | $25 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 4 of 4 in state · 387 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 | Western Governors University | $1.2B | 36% |
| 2 | Department of Public Safety State Utah | $656M | 19% |
| 3 | Western Governors University | $107M | 3% |
| 4 | Utah Department of Veterans & Military Affairs | $89M | 3% |
| 5 | Ludlum Measurements, Inc. | $78M | 2% |
| 6 | Solventum Health Information Systems, Inc. | $73M | 2% |
| 7 | Biofire Defense LLC | $70M | 2% |
| 8 | Utah Department of Transportation | $70M | 2% |
| 9 | Snow College | $32M | 1% |
| 10 | Cotiviti Gov Services, LLC | $32M | 1% |
| 11 | S & L Landscaping & Excavation Inc | $30M | 1% |
| 12 | Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc. | $19M | 1% |
| 13 | Salt Lake Urban Search and Rescue Task Force | $17M | 0% |
| 14 | Utah Association of Public Charter Schools | $16M | 0% |
| 15 | Mountain West Helicopters, LLC | $12M | 0% |
| 16 | Bullen & Wilson LLC | $11M | 0% |
| 17 | Benham-Stanley, LLC | $11M | 0% |
| 18 | Global Engineering Services Inc | $9.6M | 0% |
| 19 | 3M Company | $9.5M | 0% |
| 20 | Ihc Health Services Inc | $9.2M | 0% |
| 21 | Sysco USA I, Inc | $8.2M | 0% |
| 22 | Reaction Engineering International | $7.9M | 0% |
| 23 | Imsar LLC | $6.4M | 0% |
| 24 | Ultradent Products Inc | $5.6M | 0% |
| 25 | Juab County | $5.5M | 0% |
A further $777M 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
- Sanpete County 100% of county area
- Utah County 82% of county area
- Salt Lake County 30% of county area
- Juab County 27% of county area
Other districts in Utah
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Utah's 4th congressional district?
$832M in award obligations in FY2026 and $3.7B 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?
$990 per resident in FY2026 (population 840,238), 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 4th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Western Governors University ($1.2B), Department of Public Safety State Utah ($656M), Western Governors University ($107M), Utah Department of Veterans & Military Affairs ($89M) and Ludlum Measurements, Inc. ($78M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Utah's 4th congressional district?
Department of Education ($1.4B), Department of Homeland Security ($640M), Social Security Administration ($628M), Department of Defense ($207M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($205M), 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.