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Federal spending in WI-03: Wisconsin'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, $6.4B in federal awards named Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district as the primary place of performance, $8,719 per resident.
That is below the Wisconsin rate of $18,159 per resident (48% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 3 of 8 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 63% direct payments, 33% contracts.
Obligations were down 12% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $28B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($12B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($9.3B) and Department of Agriculture ($1.3B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $2.1B
- Grants $263M
- Direct payments $4.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.5M
- Other assistance $19M
| Per resident | This district | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $8,719 | $18,159 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $2,843 | $657 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $358 | $2,850 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $5,491 | $14,632 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $2 | −$11 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $26 | $32 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 3 of 8 in state · 86 of 436 US | 12 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 | Optumserve Health Services, Inc. | $5.5B | 22% |
| 2 | Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. | $2.0B | 8% |
| 3 | Wisconsin Department of Transportation | $660M | 3% |
| 4 | Dairyland Power Cooperative | $628M | 3% |
| 5 | Loyal Source Government Services LLC | $249M | 1% |
| 6 | Aptim Federal Services, LLC | $143M | 1% |
| 7 | Blindermanpower LLC | $83M | 0% |
| 8 | Bushmans' Inc. | $75M | 0% |
| 9 | Department of Military Affairs Wisconsin | $61M | 0% |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin System | $57M | 0% |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin System | $54M | 0% |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin System | $47M | 0% |
| 13 | Rhi LLC | $45M | 0% |
| 14 | Gryphon Environmental, LLC | $39M | 0% |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin System | $37M | 0% |
| 16 | Del Monte Foods Inc | $37M | 0% |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin System | $36M | 0% |
| 18 | Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin | $34M | 0% |
| 19 | Richard Group LLC | $34M | 0% |
| 20 | Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs | $34M | 0% |
| 21 | Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. | $34M | 0% |
| 22 | Chippewa Valley Technical College | $33M | 0% |
| 23 | Advancia Government Services LLC | $31M | 0% |
| 24 | W.H. Moseley Co. | $31M | 0% |
| 25 | Orc Industries, Inc. | $30M | 0% |
A further $14B 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
- Adams County 100% of county area
- Buffalo County 100% of county area
- Crawford County 100% of county area
- Dunn County 100% of county area
- Eau Claire County 100% of county area
- Grant County 100% of county area
- La Crosse County 100% of county area
- Pepin County 100% of county area
- Pierce County 100% of county area
- Portage County 100% of county area
- Richland County 100% of county area
- Trempealeau County 100% of county area
- Vernon County 100% of county area
- Monroe County 85% of county area
- Jackson County 68% of county area
- Juneau County 56% of county area
- Wood County 43% of county area
- Chippewa County 21% of county area
- Sauk County 12% of county area
Other districts in Wisconsin
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district?
$6.4B in award obligations in FY2026 and $28B 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?
$8,719 per resident in FY2026 (population 734,834), against $18,159 for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Optumserve Health Services, Inc. ($5.5B), Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. ($2.0B), Wisconsin Department of Transportation ($660M), Dairyland Power Cooperative ($628M) and Loyal Source Government Services LLC ($249M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($12B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($9.3B), Department of Agriculture ($1.3B), Department of Defense ($1.0B) and Department of Transportation ($716M), 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.