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Federal spending in Nebraska
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Federal agencies obligated $28B in awards performed in Nebraska in FY2025, $13,754 per resident against $15,158 nationally; the state ranks 23 of 51 by that rate.
The FY2025 mix was 69% direct payments, 26% grants. Obligations were up 19% on FY2024; FY2026 to date stands at $27B.
184 organisations located in Nebraska reached the $1.0M listing floor in at least one fiscal year since FY2022; the largest is Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services ($20B over five years).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $1.3B
- Grants $7.1B
- Direct payments $19B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $40M
- Other assistance $113M
| Per resident | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $13,754 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $627 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $3,535 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $9,516 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $20 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $56 | $53 |
Obligations by fiscal year
By month last 24 months
Monthly award lists ($1.0M+ new awards):
- Sep 2026 55
- Aug 2026 22
- Jul 2026 38
- Jun 2026 43
- May 2026 29
- Apr 2026 15
- Mar 2026 20
- Feb 2026 5
- Jan 2026 23
- Dec 2025 36
- Nov 2025 21
- Oct 2025 33
- Sep 2025 91
- Aug 2025 38
- Jul 2025 53
- Jun 2025 20
- May 2025 42
- Apr 2025 23
- Mar 2025 27
- Feb 2025 26
- Jan 2025 30
- Dec 2024 34
- Nov 2024 24
- Oct 2024 56
Largest recipients located in Nebraska five listed years
| # | Organisation | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services | $20B |
| 2 | Nebraska Department of Transportation | $2.9B |
| 3 | Department of Education Nebraska | $1.9B |
| 4 | 381 Constructors | $1.8B |
| 5 | Nelnet Servicing LLC | $1.7B |
| 6 | Metgreen Solutions Inc | $1.0B |
| 7 | Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment | $1.0B |
| 8 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $745M |
| 9 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $627M |
| 10 | Department of Military Nebraska | $588M |
| 11 | Kiewit US Contractors Co | $415M |
| 12 | G4S Secure Integration LLC | $403M |
| 13 | Native Cdfi Network Inc | $402M |
| 14 | Great Plains Communications LLC | $390M |
| 15 | Hci Management Services Company | $360M |
| 16 | Housing Authority of the City of Omaha | $333M |
| 17 | Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska | $295M |
| 18 | All Native Synergies Company | $244M |
| 19 | Nelson Refrigeration Inc | $232M |
| 20 | Military Nebraska Department of | $226M |
| 21 | Omaha Tribe of NE | $220M |
| 22 | Nebraska Electric G&T Coop | $200M |
| 23 | City of Omaha | $170M |
| 24 | University of Nebraska | $163M |
| 25 | Nebraska Game & Parks Commission | $156M |
Top government contractors in Nebraska contract obligations
| # | Organisation | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 381 Constructors | $1.8B |
| 2 | Nelnet Servicing LLC | $1.7B |
| 3 | Metgreen Solutions Inc | $896M |
| 4 | Kiewit US Contractors Co | $415M |
| 5 | G4S Secure Integration LLC | $402M |
| 6 | Hci Management Services Company | $360M |
| 7 | Nelson Refrigeration Inc | $232M |
| 8 | All Native Synergies Company | $217M |
| 9 | Flatwater Professional Services Company | $122M |
| 10 | Ho-Chunk Shared Services Company | $122M |
| 11 | Midwest Construction Co | $117M |
| 12 | Fire Creek Company | $99M |
| 13 | McCallie Associates, Inc. | $95M |
| 14 | Spiral Solutions & Technologies, Inc | $94M |
| 15 | Weeks-Cashman JV | $88M |
| 16 | Calvert Systems Engineering, Inc | $87M |
| 17 | Pen-Link, LTD | $79M |
| 18 | HDR Engineering Inc | $75M |
| 19 | Software Engineering Services Corp | $59M |
| 20 | Dynamic-HHS JV, LLC | $58M |
| 21 | National Strategic Research Institute | $57M |
| 22 | Specialized Engineering Solutions Inc | $55M |
| 23 | Flatwater Solutions Company | $54M |
| 24 | S365 Inc | $54M |
| 25 | Inspection Experts Inc | $49M |
Recipients are grouped by the state of the recipient's own address (USAspending recipient location), not by where the work is performed. Individuals are excluded. Each figure sums the fiscal years in which the organisation reached the $1.0M listing floor.
Awarding agencies place of performance, FY2022–FY2025
Contract industries NAICS
Assistance programs listings
Counties per resident, FY2025
| County | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | 606,460 | $9.3B | $15,415 | $43B |
| Lancaster County | 334,049 | $3.1B | $9,200 | $13B |
| Sarpy County | 208,303 | $1.7B | $8,053 | $8.4B |
| Madison County | 36,106 | $418M | $11,573 | $1.7B |
| Platte County | 35,649 | $415M | $11,637 | $1.2B |
| Hall County | 63,633 | $372M | $5,843 | $2.1B |
| Buffalo County | 51,172 | $352M | $6,873 | $1.6B |
| Lincoln County | 33,303 | $325M | $9,751 | $1.5B |
| Scotts Bluff County | 35,586 | $297M | $8,348 | $1.3B |
| Dodge County | 38,057 | $274M | $7,191 | $1.2B |
| Adams County | 31,071 | $238M | $7,668 | $1.1B |
| Thurston County | 6,752 | $234M | $34,659 | $923M |
| Cass County | 27,657 | $209M | $7,554 | $954M |
| Gage County | 21,711 | $203M | $9,368 | $877M |
| Saunders County | 23,702 | $161M | $6,774 | $712M |
| Washington County | 21,302 | $154M | $7,218 | $697M |
| Dawson County | 24,452 | $148M | $6,033 | $713M |
| Seward County | 18,032 | $145M | $8,021 | $634M |
| Otoe County | 16,531 | $128M | $7,740 | $614M |
| Dakota County | 21,687 | $124M | $5,713 | $544M |
| York County | 14,564 | $121M | $8,315 | $553M |
| Box Butte County | 10,494 | $117M | $11,168 | $503M |
| Keith County | 8,100 | $104M | $12,811 | $398M |
| Custer County | 10,500 | $103M | $9,802 | $449M |
| Red Willow County | 10,307 | $100M | $9,665 | $410M |
| Saline County | 14,996 | $99M | $6,588 | $424M |
| Cheyenne County | 9,528 | $97M | $10,176 | $513M |
| Cuming County | 8,823 | $96M | $10,852 | $353M |
| Knox County | 8,335 | $95M | $11,379 | $494M |
| Holt County | 10,067 | $92M | $9,184 | $428M |
| Hamilton County | 9,678 | $88M | $9,140 | $359M |
| Wayne County | 10,020 | $86M | $8,592 | $328M |
| Phelps County | 8,994 | $84M | $9,358 | $338M |
| Cedar County | 8,373 | $82M | $9,850 | $337M |
| Dawes County | 7,858 | $81M | $10,341 | $352M |
| Fillmore County | 5,458 | $81M | $14,780 | $270M |
| Butler County | 8,507 | $78M | $9,130 | $310M |
| Jefferson County | 7,070 | $76M | $10,789 | $333M |
| Burt County | 6,678 | $74M | $11,068 | $372M |
| Antelope County | 6,352 | $72M | $11,307 | $299M |
| Clay County | 6,170 | $71M | $11,451 | $288M |
| Richardson County | 7,530 | $70M | $9,320 | $341M |
| Howard County | 6,538 | $69M | $10,619 | $264M |
| Furnas County | 4,524 | $66M | $14,552 | $257M |
| Thayer County | 4,842 | $64M | $13,245 | $255M |
| Kearney County | 6,790 | $62M | $9,138 | $240M |
| Merrick County | 7,905 | $62M | $7,789 | $282M |
| Nemaha County | 7,102 | $61M | $8,649 | $319M |
| Boone County | 5,355 | $60M | $11,269 | $223M |
| Colfax County | 10,934 | $60M | $5,478 | $248M |
| Polk County | 5,270 | $59M | $11,238 | $240M |
| Pierce County | 7,378 | $56M | $7,569 | $238M |
| Nuckolls County | 4,100 | $54M | $13,148 | $199M |
| Dixon County | 5,602 | $53M | $9,421 | $255M |
| Sheridan County | 4,809 | $50M | $10,443 | $249M |
| Cherry County | 5,561 | $48M | $8,605 | $235M |
| Kimball County | 3,391 | $46M | $13,456 | $226M |
| Stanton County | 5,744 | $45M | $7,873 | $178M |
| Harlan County | 3,000 | $45M | $14,997 | $198M |
| Chase County | 3,718 | $42M | $11,373 | $175M |
| Perkins County | 2,849 | $42M | $14,791 | $174M |
| Frontier County | 2,655 | $42M | $15,850 | $172M |
| Webster County | 3,336 | $39M | $11,683 | $149M |
| Valley County | 4,094 | $39M | $9,424 | $165M |
| Johnson County | 5,218 | $35M | $6,707 | $165M |
| Morrill County | 4,404 | $34M | $7,688 | $187M |
| Pawnee County | 2,510 | $33M | $13,081 | $136M |
| Franklin County | 2,795 | $32M | $11,573 | $147M |
| Boyd County | 1,674 | $31M | $18,649 | $99M |
| Sherman County | 2,924 | $31M | $10,496 | $154M |
| Deuel County | 1,862 | $30M | $16,264 | $97M |
| Brown County | 2,826 | $28M | $9,867 | $147M |
| Hitchcock County | 2,467 | $28M | $11,170 | $140M |
| Gosper County | 1,803 | $27M | $14,960 | $109M |
| Greeley County | 2,154 | $22M | $10,203 | $84M |
| Garden County | 1,804 | $22M | $12,179 | $109M |
| Nance County | 3,290 | $22M | $6,602 | $99M |
| Keya Paha County | 792 | $19M | $23,982 | $45M |
| Banner County | 686 | $18M | $26,174 | $86M |
| Dundy County | 1,568 | $17M | $10,994 | $98M |
| Garfield County | 1,710 | $14M | $8,113 | $63M |
| Sioux County | 1,188 | $13M | $11,341 | $76M |
| Hayes County | 821 | $13M | $16,363 | $66M |
| Rock County | 1,259 | $11M | $8,787 | $57M |
| Hooker County | 686 | $7.6M | $11,075 | $39M |
| Blaine County | 458 | $6.2M | $13,488 | $33M |
| Loup County | 570 | $6.0M | $10,544 | $29M |
| Wheeler County | 789 | $5.3M | $6,763 | $38M |
| Logan County | 669 | $5.2M | $7,813 | $25M |
| McPherson County | 369 | $5.2M | $14,144 | $48M |
| Grant County | 561 | $4.8M | $8,486 | $27M |
| Thomas County | 639 | $4.1M | $6,374 | $69M |
| Arthur County | 396 | $4.0M | $10,103 | $18M |
Congressional districts
| District | Population | FY2025 obligations | Per resident | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE-01 | 658,196 | $5.2B | $7,960 | $23B |
| NE-02 | 656,171 | $9.5B | $14,506 | $43B |
| NE-03 | 649,325 | $6.0B | $9,237 | $27B |
Largest awards begun in FY2025
Questions and answers
How much federal money is spent in Nebraska?
$28B in award obligations with a primary place of performance in Nebraska in FY2025 (1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2025), $124B over the five fiscal years since FY2022. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much is that per resident?
$13,754 per resident in FY2025, against $15,158 nationally; Nebraska ranks 23 of 51 states and the District of Columbia. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included and split out in the table.
Who are the top government contractors in Nebraska?
By contract obligations over the listed fiscal years, organisations located in Nebraska: 381 Constructors ($1.8B), Nelnet Servicing LLC ($1.7B), Metgreen Solutions Inc ($896M), Kiewit US Contractors Co ($415M), G4S Secure Integration LLC ($402M).
Which agencies spend the most in Nebraska?
Over FY2022–FY2025: Department of Health and Human Services ($34B), Social Security Administration ($32B), Department of Agriculture ($6.6B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($5.8B), Department of Defense ($3.4B).
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (spending over time by place of performance for the state series; spending by geography for counties and districts; spending by category for recipients, agencies, NAICS and listings), loaded 30 Sep 2026. Population: Census Vintage 2025. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.