Department of Energy
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 | $141,155,070,441.78 | $69,357,515,371.14 | $62,670,347,332.00 | August 31, 2026 (period 11 of 12) |
| 2025 | $143,372,995,073.14 | $98,524,875,710.33 | $68,745,351,385.78 | September 30, 2025 |
| 2024 | $153,410,390,283.76 | $81,727,665,979.08 | $65,632,933,708.93 | September 30, 2024 |
| 2023 | $148,680,986,213.91 | $71,587,391,243.03 | $59,626,093,220.24 | September 30, 2023 |
| 2022 | $129,982,780,925.26 | $58,269,151,692.00 | $51,729,528,017.73 | September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 | $61,150,016,047.40 | $53,181,045,675.68 | $47,967,953,249.04 | September 30, 2021 |
| 2020 | $58,894,809,206.40 | $49,399,354,932.76 | $45,288,163,757.14 | September 30, 2020 |
| 2019 | $56,590,287,019.36 | $47,450,430,947.59 | $42,738,597,123.59 | September 30, 2019 |
| 2018 | $53,678,386,708.51 | $45,120,566,097.96 | $39,721,048,576.95 | September 30, 2018 |
| 2017 | $49,418,048,521.17 | $41,619,913,661.60 | $39,035,308,974.91 | 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 | $55,135,013,856.16 |
| Direct payments | -$2,783,447.51 |
| Grants | $2,703,487,264.31 |
| Standing contracts that the agency places orders against (indefinite delivery vehicles, IDVs) | $1,951,129,365.76 |
| Loans | $558,773,510.33 |
| Other | $1,319,000,229.97 |
| Award obligations, the Treasury's total | $61,664,620,779.02 |
| Total obligations, from the Treasury's yearly figures | $69,357,515,371.14 |
Sub-agencies
The offices and bureaus inside this agency. All 2 sub-agencies, by obligations.
| Sub-agency | Obligations | Transactions | New awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Energy DOE | $61,501,762,039.20 | 20,882 | 2,576 |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC | $162,858,739.82 | 508 | 95 |
Federal accounts
A federal account is one line of the agency's books at the Treasury. Top 10 of 49 federal accounts, by obligations.
| Federal account | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons Activities, National Nuclear Security Administration, Energy 089-0240 | $28,758,020,232.24 | $23,524,192,896.04 |
| Science, Energy Programs, Energy 089-0222 | $8,299,522,264.31 | $8,228,058,720.79 |
| Defense Environmental Cleanup, Environmental and Other Defense Activities, Energy 089-0251 | $6,576,347,400.61 | $6,649,428,917.98 |
| Bonneville Power Administration Fund, Power Marketing Administration, Energy 089-4045 | $4,055,600,304.12 | $4,078,427,386.96 |
| Nuclear Energy, Energy Programs, Energy 089-0319 | $3,091,218,760.95 | $2,147,635,289.92 |
| American Energy Independence Fund, Energy Programs, Energy 089-4397 | $2,542,970,000.00 | $106,865,669.00 |
| Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, Energy 089-0309 | $2,370,161,352.47 | $2,220,760,640.03 |
| Naval Reactors, National Nuclear Security Administration, Energy 089-0314 | $1,998,290,766.85 | $1,886,001,048.57 |
| Other Defense Activities, Environmental and Other Defense Activities, Energy 089-0243 | $1,927,851,021.70 | $1,516,161,993.07 |
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy Programs, Energy 089-0321 | $1,844,464,952.96 | $3,381,462,437.53 |
Budget functions
A budget function is the purpose the money serves. All 3 budget functions, by obligations.
| Budget function | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| National Defense | $42,092,247,777.41 | $36,265,885,774.08 |
| Energy | $18,965,745,329.42 | $18,176,402,837.13 |
| General Science, Space, and Technology | $8,299,522,264.31 | $8,228,058,720.79 |
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 26 object classes, by obligations.
| Object class | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Operation and maintenance of facilities | $39,538,454,745.54 | $35,083,413,008.77 |
| Other services from non-Federal sources | $9,731,700,910.07 | $6,427,276,270.97 |
| Land and structures | $7,942,996,252.70 | $6,863,364,008.04 |
| Advisory and assistance services | $3,228,627,308.25 | $3,059,266,496.72 |
| Grants, subsidies, and contributions | $2,211,811,102.32 | $4,942,436,148.70 |
| Full-time permanent (pay of full-time permanent employees) | $1,745,383,442.88 | $1,839,514,672.63 |
| Equipment | $1,444,964,693.49 | $1,192,622,291.30 |
| Civilian personnel benefits | $1,304,204,024.10 | $815,437,575.29 |
| Research and development contracts | $945,901,978.09 | $1,000,767,893.30 |
| Other goods and services from Federal sources | $400,005,697.78 | $380,972,861.51 |
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 |
| 3 | Emergency P.L. 117-103 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 | Public Law 117-103 |
| AAA | Emergency P.L. 117-180 | Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 | Public Law 117-180 |
| AAB | Emergency P.L. 117-328 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Public Law 117-328 |
| C | Emergency P.L. 115-123 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 | Public Law 115-123 |
| N | Emergency P.L. 116-136 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act | Public Law 116-136 |
| R | Emergency P.L. 116-260 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Public Law 116-260 |
| 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.
11 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.