HowTheySpend

About HowTheySpend

HowTheySpend is a free federal spending research tool built on official U.S. government spending data.

What we show

Contracts, grants, loans, and direct payments awarded by federal agencies — searchable by state or ZIP code, broken down by agency and recipient.

What we don't do

  • We don't require accounts or registration.
  • We don't store your searches.
  • We don't run ads or sell data.
  • We don't editorialize on spending decisions.

Data

All data comes from official federal government sources maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. It is the authoritative record for federal spending transparency.

A note on obligations vs. outlays

Amounts shown are obligations — the amount the government committed to spend. Actual payments (outlays) may differ and are tracked separately.

Who we are

HowTheySpend is a product of SagerOnline, a small software company that builds free public-data tools.