Department of Agriculture
Obligations in fiscal year 2026, reporting period 11 of 12, through August 31, 2026:
An obligation is money the agency commits to pay: a signed contract, a grant award, a benefit payment. The figure in full is copied from the official record. The rounded reading beside it is ours.
Year by year
Budgetary resources are the Treasury's figure for the money available to the agency in the year, new and carried over from earlier years. Obligations are money the agency commits to pay. Outlays are money paid out. Fiscal year 2026 figures run through August 31, 2026.
| Fiscal year | Budgetary resources | Obligations | Outlays | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $480,739,565,355.37 | $222,668,102,322.31 | $219,705,902,818.97 | August 31, 2026 (period 11 of 12) |
| 2025 | $463,595,143,994.27 | $276,630,012,349.95 | $253,236,497,823.79 | September 30, 2025 |
| 2024 | $437,203,384,922.49 | $253,918,299,873.67 | $233,005,888,496.86 | September 30, 2024 |
| 2023 | $475,155,999,521.89 | $296,599,267,877.18 | $249,293,924,049.04 | September 30, 2023 |
| 2022 | $431,862,412,285.90 | $286,908,446,288.40 | $260,259,676,067.52 | September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 | $392,371,979,973.22 | $260,036,840,187.43 | $228,534,418,542.24 | September 30, 2021 |
| 2020 | $322,370,908,923.19 | $290,656,732,311.30 | $207,802,980,515.53 | September 30, 2020 |
| 2019 | $242,451,803,717.47 | $204,692,683,254.95 | $173,497,330,727.81 | September 30, 2019 |
| 2018 | $224,372,520,297.27 | $183,549,040,915.82 | $153,019,770,723.32 | September 30, 2018 |
| 2017 | $220,459,743,630.97 | $135,669,747,833.62 | $129,361,302,398.19 | September 30, 2017 |
Awards by type
Awards are contracts, grants, loans and direct payments. The Treasury gives award obligations and total obligations in two separate reports. It gives contracts and standing contracts as two figures. Fiscal year 2026, through August 31, 2026.
| Award type | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Contracts | $10,698,439,832.48 |
| Direct payments | $97,276,354,968.87 |
| Grants | $51,643,510,899.62 |
| Standing contracts that the agency places orders against (indefinite delivery vehicles, IDVs) | $25,544,815.02 |
| Loans | $342,304,065.60 |
| Other | $4,939,286,314.57 |
| Award obligations, the Treasury's total | $164,925,440,896.15 |
| Total obligations, from the Treasury's yearly figures | $222,668,102,322.31 |
Sub-agencies
The offices and bureaus inside this agency. Top 10 of 22 sub-agencies, by obligations.
| Sub-agency | Obligations | Transactions | New awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Nutrition Service FNS | $126,979,939,060.99 | 10,207 | 2,470 |
| Farm Service Agency FSA | $14,128,288,218.97 | 1,501,679 | 1,498,637 |
| Forest Service FS | $6,208,223,638.49 | 58,998 | 29,263 |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS | $4,129,606,372.01 | 112,500 | 50,443 |
| Agricultural Marketing Service AMS | $3,663,638,249.60 | 5,491 | 2,505 |
| Rural Housing Service RHS | $2,095,562,700.90 | 60,539 | 45,606 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture NIFA | $1,699,249,487.66 | 7,069 | 1,619 |
| Office of the Chief Financial Officer OCFO | $1,640,176,762.83 | 1,981 | 709 |
| Rural Utilities Service RUS | $1,263,887,909.78 | 798 | 792 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS | $796,102,437.20 | 5,085 | 3,065 |
Federal accounts
A federal account is one line of the agency's books at the Treasury. Top 10 of 154 federal accounts, by obligations.
| Federal account | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Food and Nutrition Service, Agriculture 012-3505 | $89,235,678,220.72 | $88,027,943,703.91 |
| Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service 012-3539 | $35,660,970,556.51 | $31,857,049,396.04 |
| Processing, Research and Marketing, Office of the Secretary, Agriculture 012-0115 | $21,437,033,067.29 | $20,707,410,356.58 |
| Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund, Risk Management Agency, Agriculture 012-4085 | $16,943,289,699.57 | $17,575,524,197.54 |
| Commodity Credit Corporation Fund, Agriculture 012-4336 | $9,697,263,737.01 | $13,293,237,192.88 |
| Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Food and Nutrition Service 012-3510 | $8,889,674,919.15 | $7,069,396,167.02 |
| Wildland Fire Management, Forest Service, Agriculture 012-1115 | $5,674,893,295.90 | $5,292,257,925.96 |
| Farm Security and Rural Investment Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Agriculture 012-1004 | $4,684,911,499.12 | $3,596,074,672.08 |
| Salaries and Expenses, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Agriculture 012-1600 | $3,232,847,047.24 | $2,113,885,153.45 |
| National Forest System, Forest Service, Agriculture 012-1106 | $2,027,308,346.97 | $2,209,678,257.02 |
Budget functions
A budget function is the purpose the money serves. All 9 budget functions, by obligations.
| Budget function | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Income Security | $137,166,297,818.00 | $130,458,899,130.40 |
| Agriculture | $59,971,876,699.33 | $63,789,190,386.06 |
| Natural Resources and Environment | $17,195,319,684.81 | $16,289,336,093.92 |
| Community and Regional Development | $3,707,234,217.15 | $3,985,673,220.83 |
| Commerce and Housing Credit | $1,529,629,964.07 | $1,481,569,877.76 |
| Health | $1,283,788,600.25 | $1,274,968,332.62 |
| International Affairs | $702,895,861.80 | $1,315,955,226.22 |
| Energy | $612,268,460.28 | $607,234,034.67 |
| General Government | $498,791,016.62 | $503,076,516.49 |
Object classes
An object class is the Treasury's name for a kind of spending: what the money buys, such as pay, rent or grants. Top 10 of 31 object classes, by obligations.
| Object class | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Grants, subsidies, and contributions | $176,672,453,234.31 | $173,571,387,748.18 |
| Insurance claims and indemnities | $12,943,465,902.40 | $12,681,719,185.76 |
| Other services from non-Federal sources | $7,643,868,643.33 | $8,934,531,465.48 |
| Full-time permanent (pay of full-time permanent employees) | $6,402,898,072.74 | $6,652,470,495.27 |
| Supplies and materials | $4,292,071,690.78 | $4,087,993,870.78 |
| Advisory and assistance services | $3,914,181,024.98 | $3,729,823,930.01 |
| Other goods and services from Federal sources | $3,765,950,745.32 | $2,747,784,277.81 |
| Civilian personnel benefits | $3,024,219,408.05 | $3,048,727,862.04 |
| Other personnel compensation | $928,979,378.27 | $931,512,979.46 |
| Travel and transportation of persons | $618,817,961.37 | $592,561,542.07 |
Emergency-fund laws
The Treasury tags some dollars with the law that provides them. These are the tags on this agency's record, worded as the Treasury words them.
| Tag | Law, as the Treasury names it | Title, as the Treasury gives it | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-emergency P.L. 117-58 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Public Law 117-58 |
| A | Emergency P.L. 115-56 | Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 | Public Law 115-56 |
| AAB | Emergency P.L. 117-328 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Public Law 117-328 |
| AAC | Wildfire Suppression P.L. 117-328 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Public Law 117-328 |
| AAK | Emergency P.L. 118-158 | American Relief Act, 2025 | Public Law 118-158 |
| AAM | Wildfire Suppression P.L. 119-74 | Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Public Law 119-74 |
| C | Emergency P.L. 115-123 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 | Public Law 115-123 |
| E | Emergency P.L. 116-20 | Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 | Public Law 116-20 |
| I | Emergency P.L. 116-94 | Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 | Public Law 116-94 |
| M | Emergency P.L. 116-127 | Families First Coronavirus Response Act | Public Law 116-127 |
| N | Emergency P.L. 116-136 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act | Public Law 116-136 |
| O | Non-emergency P.L. 116-136Non-emergency P.L. 116-139Non-emergency P.L. 116-260Non-emergency P.L. 117-2 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES ActPaycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement ActConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2021American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | Public Law 116-136Public Law 116-139Public Law 116-260Public Law 117-2 |
| V | Non-emergency P.L. 117-2 | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | Public Law 117-2 |
| X | Emergency P.L. 117-43 | Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act | Public Law 117-43 |
| Z | Emergency P.L. 117-58 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Public Law 117-58 |
Tag Q, “Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression”, is the Treasury's tag for dollars it does not mark as emergency, disaster or wildfire money under a named law.
16 tags.
Where this comes from
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury. The dollar figures written in full on this page are copied from the saved official answers below.