Department of the Interior
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 | $96,773,322,454.92 | $37,802,479,770.80 | $36,821,485,523.31 | August 31, 2026 (period 11 of 12) |
| 2025 | $94,273,869,060.16 | $42,848,868,679.89 | $41,048,339,291.34 | September 30, 2025 |
| 2024 | $92,913,669,466.50 | $44,421,920,769.18 | $38,842,640,899.32 | September 30, 2024 |
| 2023 | $92,162,025,521.29 | $43,363,738,981.79 | $37,441,182,428.06 | September 30, 2023 |
| 2022 | $84,199,801,394.02 | $37,607,979,087.31 | $33,263,687,873.02 | September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 | $48,812,728,119.47 | $30,724,549,129.13 | $27,867,763,269.46 | September 30, 2021 |
| 2020 | $44,977,500,880.29 | $29,600,486,686.93 | $27,686,711,161.66 | September 30, 2020 |
| 2019 | $40,683,730,206.60 | $26,718,979,631.25 | $25,446,254,600.31 | September 30, 2019 |
| 2018 | $39,077,276,346.45 | $26,344,299,309.44 | $25,224,942,755.06 | September 30, 2018 |
| 2017 | $36,324,198,799.09 | $25,488,796,492.53 | $23,925,201,966.56 | 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 | $6,817,203,931.93 |
| Direct payments | $4,354,626,856.16 |
| Grants | $6,613,415,449.75 |
| Standing contracts that the agency places orders against (indefinite delivery vehicles, IDVs) | $6,984,332.02 |
| Loans | $0.00 |
| Other | $295,059,033.40 |
| Award obligations, the Treasury's total | $18,087,289,603.26 |
| Total obligations, from the Treasury's yearly figures | $37,802,479,770.80 |
Sub-agencies
The offices and bureaus inside this agency. Top 10 of 12 sub-agencies, by obligations.
| Sub-agency | Obligations | Transactions | New awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education | $5,002,742,689.44 | 17,791 | 2,656 |
| Departmental Offices | $2,976,298,798.73 | 9,391 | 2,313 |
| National Park Service NPS | $2,678,886,560.67 | 14,410 | 4,897 |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS | $2,069,563,033.24 | 15,481 | 4,512 |
| Bureau of Reclamation BOR | $1,989,086,897.75 | 4,749 | 1,189 |
| Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement OSMRE | $1,109,526,361.90 | 500 | 137 |
| Bureau of Land Management BLM | $946,592,849.53 | 8,487 | 2,512 |
| U.S. Geological Survey USGS | $613,448,734.04 | 5,504 | 2,044 |
| Insular Affairs OIA | $593,699,137.90 | 844 | 178 |
| Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement BSEE | $84,750,725.79 | 463 | 92 |
Federal accounts
A federal account is one line of the agency's books at the Treasury. Top 10 of 148 federal accounts, by obligations.
| Federal account | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Payments to States from Receipts Under Mineral Leasing, Public and Acquired Military Lands, Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior 014-5003 | $5,805,198,874.37 | $5,805,198,874.37 |
| Water and Related Resources, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior 014-0680 | $3,094,969,967.60 | $2,841,201,913.13 |
| Operation of the National Park System, National Park Service, Interior 014-1036 | $2,586,209,621.70 | $2,743,972,873.45 |
| Working Capital Fund, Departmental Management 014-4523 | $2,051,960,080.11 | $1,860,049,051.74 |
| Operation of Indian Programs, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Interior 014-2100 | $1,972,426,062.38 | $1,752,746,168.22 |
| Wildland Fire Management, Department-Wide Programs, Interior 014-1125 | $1,960,840,441.81 | $1,832,018,811.37 |
| Interior Franchise Fund, Departmental Management 014-4529 | $1,792,275,832.11 | $1,826,405,637.40 |
| Surveys, Investigations and Research, U.S. Geological Survey 014-0804 | $1,746,657,531.52 | $1,849,023,242.18 |
| Resource Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior 014-1611 | $1,526,443,706.35 | $1,572,950,512.93 |
| Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 014-5015 | $1,379,754,517.71 | $1,052,968,499.87 |
Budget functions
A budget function is the purpose the money serves. All 5 budget functions, by obligations.
| Budget function | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Environment | $26,163,632,341.69 | $25,448,865,896.52 |
| General Government | $7,411,182,737.91 | $7,320,403,598.37 |
| Community and Regional Development | $2,876,606,808.93 | $2,737,996,009.99 |
| Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services | $1,344,916,948.27 | $1,308,079,084.43 |
| Health | $6,140,934.00 | $6,140,934.00 |
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 30 object classes, by obligations.
| Object class | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Grants, subsidies, and contributions | $14,516,964,864.73 | $13,803,618,651.78 |
| Full-time permanent (pay of full-time permanent employees) | $4,771,573,860.85 | $4,737,352,658.32 |
| Other services from non-Federal sources | $4,722,108,132.87 | $5,080,360,289.70 |
| Other goods and services from Federal sources | $3,229,580,430.05 | $3,089,747,845.30 |
| Civilian personnel benefits | $2,192,823,489.37 | $2,138,599,949.61 |
| Land and structures | $1,539,324,181.04 | $1,060,160,248.71 |
| Operation and maintenance of facilities | $1,313,765,199.07 | $1,530,179,622.74 |
| Advisory and assistance services | $1,059,017,324.91 | $990,544,949.23 |
| Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges | $596,994,226.99 | $547,521,668.51 |
| Other personnel compensation | $473,563,629.18 | $486,821,358.24 |
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 |
| 5 | Wildfire Suppression P.L. 117-103 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 | Public Law 117-103 |
| 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 |
| AAG | Disaster P.L. 118-42 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 | Public Law 118-42 |
| 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 |
| J | Wildfire Suppression P.L. 116-94 | Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 | Public Law 116-94 |
| N | Emergency P.L. 116-136 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act | Public Law 116-136 |
| T | Wildfire Suppression P.L. 116-260 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Public Law 116-260 |
| U | 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.
17 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.