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USAspending (Federal Spending)

USAspending (Federal Spending) MCP Connector for Claude

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Analyze US federal spending data — query agency budgets, track awards, and explore geographic spending patterns directly from your AI agent.

32 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect to the official USAspending database and gain unprecedented transparency into how the United States government allocates its budget. This server allows any AI agent to query real-time federal financial data, from high-level agency overviews to specific contract details.

What you can do

  • Agency Insights — Retrieve comprehensive overviews of toptier agencies, including their budgetary resources and obligations.
  • Award Tracking — Search and filter through millions of federal awards, contracts, and grants using advanced criteria.
  • Geographic Analysis — Break down spending by state, county, or congressional district to see where the money is going.
  • Sub-Agency Breakdown — List specific offices and sub-agencies within a department to identify internal spending distribution.
  • Historical Trends — Analyze spending and new award counts over time to identify fiscal patterns.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your USAspending API Key (if required for higher rate limits)
  3. Start auditing federal spending from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Policy Researchers — quickly gather data on agency obligations and budgetary resources for reports
  • Journalists — track federal contracts and grants in specific regions or categories for investigative stories
  • Data Analysts — export and analyze spending trends over time across different government sectors
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32 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

autocomplete_awarding_agency

Awarding agencies matching search text

autocomplete_glossary

Glossary terms matching search text

autocomplete_location

Locations based on search text

autocomplete_recipient

Recipient names and UEI based on search text

bulk_download_awards

Generates ZIP file of award data in CSV

download_search

ZIP file for Awards, Subawards, and Transactions

get_agency_awards_count

Count of award types for agencies in a fiscal year

get_agency_awards

Get summary of transactions and obligations for an agency

get_agency_budgetary_resources

Get budgetary resources and obligations by fiscal year

get_agency_overview

Get agency overview for details page

get_agency_sub_agencies

List sub-agencies and offices with obligated amounts

get_award_funding

Federal account and agency funding info for an award

get_award

Get details about a specific award

get_award_types

Map of award types by grouping

get_data_dictionary

JSON structure of the Rosetta Crosswalk Data Dictionary

get_disaster_agency_spending

Insights on agencies receiving disaster funding

get_disaster_award_amount

Obligation and outlay aggregations for disaster awards

get_disaster_overview

Overview of disaster/emergency funding and spending

get_download_status

Current status of a requested download job

get_glossary

List of glossary terms and definitions

get_recipient_children

Recipient details based on identifier

get_recipient_state

Basic information about a specified state

get_recipient

Individual recipient details

get_subawards

Subawards related to a specific parent award

get_toptier_agencies

All toptier agencies and relevant data

get_transactions

Transactions related to a specific parent award

list_recipients

List of recipients in the database

search_new_awards_over_time

List of time periods with new awards

search_spending_by_award

Search and filter awards

search_spending_by_category

g., agency, recipient, CFDA). Grouped spending data for visualizations

search_spending_by_geography

Spending by state, county, or congressional district

search_spending_over_time

Aggregated transaction amounts over time

See how to talk to your AI agent using USAspending (Federal Spending).

Get the agency overview for the Department of Energy using toptier code 089.

I've retrieved the overview for the Department of Energy (089). For the current fiscal year, they have total budgetary resources of $X billion and have obligated $Y billion across various programs.

List all sub-agencies and their obligated amounts for the Department of Justice (toptier code 015).

The Department of Justice (015) has several sub-agencies. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has obligated $A, while the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has obligated $B. Would you like a full breakdown?

Search for spending by geography for the state of Texas in fiscal year 2023.

In fiscal year 2023, federal spending in Texas was distributed across various counties. Harris County received the highest amount at $C, followed by Dallas County at $D. Most of this was categorized under 'Contracts'.

Use the `get_agency_overview` tool by providing the agency's toptier code. The agent will return high-level data including total obligations and budgetary resources.

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