Federal Communications Commission
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.
The Treasury's record shows budgetary resources below zero for this agency in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
| Fiscal year | Budgetary resources | Obligations | Outlays | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -$4,301,610,852.57 | $9,119,951,837.21 | $10,143,243,701.72 | August 31, 2026 (period 11 of 12) |
| 2025 | -$6,626,155,370.75 | $11,707,138,116.59 | $11,515,214,740.28 | September 30, 2025 |
| 2024 | $10,685,293,979.20 | $32,495,294,443.84 | $18,430,433,247.63 | September 30, 2024 |
| 2023 | $13,417,721,842.68 | $17,181,021,504.10 | $18,598,862,477.74 | September 30, 2023 |
| 2022 | $27,383,324,688.33 | $24,850,873,568.37 | $15,819,445,101.92 | September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 | $15,824,878,692.46 | $13,271,003,291.52 | $11,712,506,702.07 | September 30, 2021 |
| 2020 | $733,648,361.78 | $9,316,144,410.95 | $10,946,256,730.94 | September 30, 2020 |
| 2019 | $6,159,552,074.47 | $16,199,733,234.13 | $11,087,489,450.05 | September 30, 2019 |
| 2018 | $5,741,148,325.79 | $11,059,379,321.21 | $10,532,131,152.87 | September 30, 2018 |
| 2017 | $10,918,365,798.61 | $16,599,961,653.58 | $10,701,005,211.38 | 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.
The Treasury's record shows award obligations above total obligations for this agency in fiscal year 2026.
| Award type | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Contracts | $169,872,510.66 |
| Direct payments | $10,046,512,793.11 |
| Grants | $0.00 |
| Standing contracts that the agency places orders against (indefinite delivery vehicles, IDVs) | $7,115,236.82 |
| Loans | $0.00 |
| Other | $0.00 |
| Award obligations, the Treasury's total | $10,223,500,540.59 |
| Total obligations, from the Treasury's yearly figures | $9,119,951,837.21 |
Sub-agencies
The offices and bureaus inside this agency. The Treasury's record lists one sub-agency here.
| Sub-agency | Obligations | Transactions | New awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Communications Commission FCC | $10,223,500,540.59 | 164,970 | 107,957 |
Federal accounts
A federal account is one line of the agency's books at the Treasury. All 8 federal accounts, by obligations.
| Federal account | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Universal Service Fund, Federal Communications Commission 027-5183 | $7,154,321,251.58 | $8,015,754,291.68 |
| Telecommunications Relay Services Fund, Federal Communications Commission 027-5700 | $1,382,976,065.01 | $1,382,769,675.26 |
| Salaries and Expenses, Federal Communications Commission 027-0100 | $437,437,379.92 | $432,509,879.33 |
| Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program, Federal Communications Commission 027-1912 | $130,892,234.71 | $304,817,201.79 |
| Emergency Connectivity Fund for Educational Connections and Devices, Federal Communications Commission 027-1913 | $11,158,267.85 | $435,441.64 |
| Affordable Connectivity Fund, Federal Communications Commission 027-1911 | $2,942,027.12 | $2,877,278.65 |
| Spectrum Auction Program Account, Federal Communications Commission 027-0300 | $224,611.02 | $234,605.41 |
| TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund, Federal Communications Commission 027-5610 | $0.00 | $3,845,327.96 |
Budget functions
A budget function is the purpose the money serves. The Treasury's record lists one budget function here.
| Budget function | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce and Housing Credit | $9,119,951,837.21 | $10,143,243,701.72 |
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 23 object classes, by obligations.
| Object class | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Grants, subsidies, and contributions | $8,282,974,507.22 | $9,455,444,095.28 |
| Other services from non-Federal sources | $316,992,201.11 | $289,908,754.11 |
| Full-time permanent (pay of full-time permanent employees) | $184,760,363.90 | $190,721,968.18 |
| Interest and dividends | $120,168,389.07 | $27,293.18 |
| Operation and maintenance of equipment | $85,333,748.13 | $80,257,071.77 |
| Civilian personnel benefits | $68,555,719.99 | $71,014,640.12 |
| Rental payments to GSA | $28,896,600.28 | $26,579,432.18 |
| Other goods and services from Federal sources | $11,105,371.32 | $8,793,195.43 |
| Equipment | $4,827,097.92 | $4,504,197.95 |
| Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges | $4,777,917.13 | $4,383,047.74 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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.
5 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.