National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration reported $14.6 billion in obligations for fiscal year 2026, ranking 13 of 73 top-tier agencies.
American Factbook Research
The record
- Obligations, FY2026
- $14,624,277,522
- All award types. Obligations recorded, not money spent.
- Rank among agencies
- 13 of 73
- By obligations this fiscal year.
- Share of all federal obligations
- 0.3%
- Of $4.8 trillion across all agencies.
- Treasury top-tier code
- 080
- USAspending profile
- usaspending.gov/agency/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration
By award type
| Award type | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts | $13,583,016,920 | 92.9% |
| Grants | $1,041,260,602 | 7.1% |
Where the work was performed
| Rank | State | Obligations | Share of agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $3,578,392,514 | 24.5% |
| 2 | Alabama | $2,599,089,773 | 17.8% |
| 3 | Texas | $1,749,345,092 | 12.0% |
| 4 | Maryland | $1,643,838,619 | 11.2% |
| 5 | Virginia | $1,295,205,492 | 8.9% |
| 6 | Colorado | $1,038,238,097 | 7.1% |
| 7 | Florida | $730,750,675 | 5.0% |
| 8 | Mississippi | $313,892,825 | 2.1% |
| 9 | Ohio | $285,983,817 | 2.0% |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $161,928,102 | 1.1% |
| 11 | District Of Columbia | $158,857,249 | 1.1% |
| 12 | New York | $104,832,920 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $103,474,838 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Arizona | $100,695,342 | 0.7% |
| 15 | Louisiana | $88,208,807 | 0.6% |
The 15 largest of 54 states and territories. These rows total $14,590,084,836, against an overall $14,624,277,522 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.
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Sources
- USAspending API v2 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service · U.S. Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. 105) · retrieved 2026-09-18apps/web/queries/spending/agencies_by_obligations.sql, apps/web/queries/spending/agency_states.sql
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