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Federal spending in WA-01: Washington's 1st 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.
Washington's 1st congressional district received $550M in federal award obligations in FY2026: $714 for each of its 770,301 residents.
That is below the Washington rate of $12,136 per resident (6% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 10 of 10 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 81% contracts, 19% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $2.3B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($960M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($343M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($296M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $447M
- Grants $11M
- Direct payments $104M
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$17M
- Other assistance $4.6M
| Per resident | This district | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $714 | $12,136 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $580 | $2,361 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $14 | $3,844 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $136 | $5,900 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$22 | −$1 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $6 | $32 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 10 of 10 in state · 403 of 436 US | 32 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 | Philips North America LLC | $442M | 23% |
| 2 | Microsoft Corporation | $352M | 18% |
| 3 | Housing Authority of Snohomish County | $299M | 15% |
| 4 | Dell Marketing L.P. | $156M | 8% |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin Aculight Corporation | $94M | 5% |
| 6 | Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. | $89M | 5% |
| 7 | Fujifilm Sonosite Inc | $72M | 4% |
| 8 | Magnix USA Inc | $57M | 3% |
| 9 | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | $48M | 2% |
| 10 | Echodyne Corp | $38M | 2% |
| 11 | Paccar Inc | $35M | 2% |
| 12 | Concur Technologies, Inc. | $28M | 1% |
| 13 | Verathon Inc | $25M | 1% |
| 14 | Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges | $23M | 1% |
| 15 | Eldec Aerospace Corp | $22M | 1% |
| 16 | Eospace Inc. | $21M | 1% |
| 17 | B.e. Meyers & Co., Inc. | $20M | 1% |
| 18 | Infinity Fabrication, Inc. | $17M | 1% |
| 19 | Environmental Quality Management, Inc | $16M | 1% |
| 20 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | $16M | 1% |
| 21 | Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc | $16M | 1% |
| 22 | Cascade Aviation Services Inc | $15M | 1% |
| 23 | Gold Aero Inc. | $13M | 1% |
| 24 | General Dynamics Ots (aerospace), Inc. | $12M | 1% |
| 25 | Aseptico, Inc. | $12M | 1% |
A further $6.1M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Marketing L.P. | Department of DefenseU.S. Special Operations Command | ContractBpa Call | $227M | 29 Feb 2024 | USAspending |
| Microsoft Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $76M | 20 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Microsoft Corporation | Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $55M | 8 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| Puget Sound Energy Inc | Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | $46M | 20 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Echodyne Corp | Department of State | ContractDefinitive Contract | $35M | 31 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| Paccar Inc | Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | $35M | 8 Jan 2025 | USAspending |
| Washington ST Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $25M | 17 Oct 2025 | USAspending |
| Microsoft Corporation | Department of State | ContractDelivery Order | $24M | 11 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Microsoft Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $23M | 13 Jan 2026 | USAspending |
| Washington ST Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $21M | 7 May 2025 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Snohomish County 12% of county area
- King County 4% of county area
Other districts in Washington
- WA-02 $5,217
- WA-03 $6,660
- WA-04 $11,461
- WA-05 $7,627
- WA-06 $7,907
- WA-07 $15,883
- WA-08 $1,973
- WA-09 $1,241
- WA-10 $5,835
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Washington's 1st congressional district?
$550M in award obligations in FY2026 and $2.3B 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?
$714 per resident in FY2026 (population 770,301), against $12,136 for Washington 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 Washington's 1st congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Philips North America LLC ($442M), Microsoft Corporation ($352M), Housing Authority of Snohomish County ($299M), Dell Marketing L.P. ($156M) and Lockheed Martin Aculight Corporation ($94M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Washington's 1st congressional district?
Department of Defense ($960M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($343M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($296M), National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($139M) and Department of State ($86M), 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.