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Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission reported $6.4 billion in obligations for fiscal year 2026, ranking 18 of 73 top-tier agencies.

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The record

Obligations, FY2026
$6,363,195,305
All award types. Obligations recorded, not money spent.
Rank among agencies
18 of 73
By obligations this fiscal year.
Share of all federal obligations
0.1%
Of $4.8 trillion across all agencies.
Treasury top-tier code
027
USAspending profile
usaspending.gov/agency/federal-communications-commission

By award type

Federal Communications Commission obligations by award type, fiscal year 2026
Award typeObligationsShare
Direct payments$6,230,080,50497.9%
Contracts$133,114,8012.1%

Where the work was performed

Federal Communications Commission obligations by state, fiscal year 2026
RankStateObligationsShare of agency
1Alaska$983,656,94615.5%
2California$473,316,0407.4%
3Texas$228,912,3423.6%
4New York$204,621,9453.2%
5North Carolina$194,946,2793.1%
6Ohio$180,419,9262.8%
7Michigan$179,540,5222.8%
8Illinois$168,771,0992.7%
9Georgia$161,720,8552.5%
10Virginia$159,213,1962.5%
11Florida$153,888,6752.4%
12South Carolina$152,271,0762.4%
13Kentucky$148,461,9642.3%
14Mississippi$145,134,8132.3%
15Arizona$141,725,4072.2%

The 15 largest of 56 states and territories. These rows total $5,724,740,608, against an overall $6,363,195,305 for the agency. The difference was performed abroad or carries no reported location. The two figures come from separate USAspending aggregations and reconcile to within a fraction of a percent, not to the cent. Place of performance is what the recipient reported, not necessarily where work happened.

Where most of this work was performed

Sources

  • USAspending API v2U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service · U.S. Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. 105) · retrieved 2026-09-18
    apps/web/queries/spending/agencies_by_obligations.sql, apps/web/queries/spending/agency_states.sql

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