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Sub-agencies by federal obligations

By federal obligations, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ranks first with $1.9 trillion in FY2025, according to USAspending.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services obligated more than any other sub-agency in FY2025, $1.9 trillion. The 219 listed here sit inside 75 departments and agencies.

Every one of the 219 sub-agencies that reported · FY2025

Every one of the 219 sub-agencies that reported, FY2025
RankNameUSD
1Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$1.9 trillion
2Social Security Administration$1.6 trillion
3Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$204.5 billion
4Department of the Navy$177.3 billion
5Food and Nutrition Service$136.2 billion
6Department of the Army$111.8 billion
7Department of the Air Force$99.6 billion
8Department of Education$96.0 billion
9Department of Energy$79.4 billion
10Department of Veterans Affairs$78.3 billion
11Federal Highway Administration$71.6 billion
12Administration for Children and Families$64.5 billion
13Defense Logistics Agency$55.9 billion
14Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$48.5 billion
15Federal Emergency Management Agency$47.4 billion
16National Institutes of Health$41.0 billion
17Environmental Protection Agency$27.3 billion
18Federal Transit Administration$23.9 billion
19Federal Acquisition Service$20.0 billion
20Defense Health Agency$19.9 billion
21Farm Service Agency$19.7 billion
22National Institute of Standards and Technology$18.6 billion
23Federal Railroad Administration$18.0 billion
24Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development$17.6 billion
25National Aeronautics and Space Administration$17.3 billion
26Federal Aviation Administration$15.0 billion
27Railroad Retirement Board$14.6 billion
28Department of State$13.8 billion
29Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner$12.6 billion
30Agency for International Development$12.5 billion
31Health Resources and Services Administration$11.8 billion
32U.S. Customs and Border Protection$10.2 billion
33Employment and Training Administration$9.2 billion
34Rural Utilities Service$9.2 billion
35Missile Defense Agency$9.1 billion
36National Science Foundation$8.9 billion
37Defense Information Systems Agency$7.2 billion
38Forest Service$7.1 billion
39Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation$6.6 billion
40Indian Health Service$6.6 billion
41Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration$6.4 billion
42Federal Communications Commission$6.3 billion
43Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration$5.0 billion
44USTRANSCOM$4.8 billion
45Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$4.6 billion
46Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$4.3 billion
47U.S. Special Operations Command$4.3 billion
48National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$4.0 billion
49Internal Revenue Service$4.0 billion
50U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$4.0 billion
51Office of Procurement Operations$3.9 billion
52Washington Headquarters Services$3.8 billion
53U.S. Coast Guard$3.6 billion
54Public Buildings Service$3.5 billion
55Natural Resources Conservation Service$3.3 billion
56Departmental Offices$2.8 billion
57Bureau of Reclamation$2.7 billion
58National Park Service$2.5 billion
59United States Mint$2.5 billion
60U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$2.5 billion
61Administration for Community Living$2.4 billion
62Office of Justice Programs$2.3 billion
63Offices, Boards and Divisions$2.3 billion
64Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$2.1 billion
65Rural Housing Service$2.1 billion
66Federal Bureau of Investigation$2.1 billion
67Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$2.0 billion
68Transportation Security Administration$2.0 billion
69Agricultural Marketing Service$1.9 billion
70Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response$1.8 billion
71Maritime Administration$1.8 billion
72Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$1.7 billion
73Food and Drug Administration$1.6 billion
74U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services$1.4 billion
75National Highway Traffic Safety Administration$1.4 billion
76Office of the Chief Financial Officer$1.4 billion
77National Institute of Food and Agriculture$1.4 billion
78U.S. Marshals Service$1.3 billion
79Defense Microelectronics Activity$1.3 billion
80Rural Business Cooperative Service$1.2 billion
81Defense Threat Reduction Agency$1.1 billion
82Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation$1.1 billion
83Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement$1.1 billion
84Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency$997.4 million
85Small Business Administration$995.5 million
86Insular Affairs$867.5 million
87U.S. Patent and Trademark Office$858.5 million
88Foreign Agricultural Service$847.0 million
89Bureau of Land Management$834.9 million
90Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$828.7 million
91Departmental Offices$713.7 million
92Corporation for National and Community Service$700.2 million
93Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration$695.2 million
94Office of the Secretary$679.6 million
95Bureau of Engraving and Printing$665.7 million
96Drug Enforcement Administration$611.3 million
97Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration$600.9 million
98Agricultural Research Service$580.5 million
99Bureau of the Fiscal Service$577.3 million
100Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration$576.1 million
101U.S. Secret Service$518.3 million
102U.S. Geological Survey$513.2 million
103Securities and Exchange Commission$498.2 million
104Defense Commissary Agency$470.2 million
105Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation$438.1 million
106Smithsonian Institution$427.1 million
107Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences$403.1 million
108Defense Finance and Accounting Service$400.7 million
109Economic Development Administration$397.1 million
110U.S. Agency for Global Media$375.8 million
111Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$372.6 million
112National Telecommunications and Information Administration$365.6 million
113Office of Assistant Secretary for Health$355.6 million
114Office of the Inspector General$330.9 million
115Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division$324.4 million
116Community Development Financial Institutions Fund$319.5 million
117Department of Defense Education Activity$318.5 million
118Executive Office of the President$317.7 million
119Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes$312.3 million
120Millennium Challenge Corporation$291.4 million
121Federal Law Enforcement Training Center$280.1 million
122Appalachian Regional Commission$269.9 million
123U.S. Census Bureau$261.9 million
124Institute of Museum and Library Services$257.7 million
125Risk Management Agency$251.1 million
126Defense Human Resources Activity$248.6 million
127Office of Administrative Services$235.4 million
128Veterans Employment and Training Services$224.1 million
129National Archives and Records Administration$207.7 million
130Office of the Comptroller of the Currency$207.5 million
131Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality$207.4 million
132Office of Personnel Management$198.6 million
133Federal Prison Industries / Unicor$196.1 million
134U.S. Cyber Command$191.3 million
135Occupational Safety and Health Administration$186.1 million
136Nuclear Regulatory Commission$184.7 million
137Denali Commission$177.9 million
138Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council$174.5 million
139Federal Energy Regulatory Commission$155.2 million
140International Boundary and Water Commission: U.S.-Mexico$130.0 million
141National Endowment for the Arts$120.2 million
142GAO, Except Comptroller General$117.4 million
143Consumer Financial Protection Bureau$116.3 million
144Food Safety and Inspection Service$111.9 million
145Federal Trade Commission$93.1 million
146Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research$87.8 million
147Directory/National Cemetery Administration$86.4 million
148Defense Media Activity$85.7 million
149Bureau of Labor Statistics$82.5 million
150Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement$81.0 million
151Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity$76.2 million
152National Endowment for the Humanities$72.9 million
153Delta Regional Authority$72.9 million
154Peace Corps$68.6 million
155Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services$68.4 million
156Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense$68.1 million
157Commodity Futures Trading Commission$67.9 million
158District of Columbia Courts$63.9 million
159National Gallery of Art$53.8 million
160Office of the Inspector General$48.8 million
161Equal Employment Opportunity Commission$48.6 million
162National Agricultural Statistics Service$42.1 million
163Department of Agriculture$34.6 million
164Office of the National Drug Control Policy$33.0 million
165Consumer Product Safety Commission$32.1 million
166Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency$30.4 million
167National Transportation Safety Board$29.7 million
168President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped$27.2 million
169National Labor Relations Board$26.1 million
170Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office$21.8 million
171International Trade Commission$17.8 million
172United States Trade and Development Agency$14.9 million
173Bureau of Ocean Energy Management$14.9 million
174Federal Election Commission$13.7 million
175Election Assistance Commission$13.5 million
176Office of the Chief Economist$12.0 million
177Office of the Inspector General$10.7 million
178Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation$10.5 million
179Office of Inspector General$9.7 million
180Office of Inspector General$8.9 million
181Mine Safety and Health Administration$8.8 million
182Office of the Inspector General$7.5 million
183Selective Service System$7.4 million
184Pretrial Services Agency$6.6 million
185Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board$5.9 million
186Federal Maritime Commission$5.1 million
187Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency$4.6 million
188Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology$4.4 million
189Immediate Office of the Secretary of Agriculture$4.1 million
190Office of Inspector General$3.7 million
191Merit Systems Protection Board$3.2 million
192Minority Business Development Agency$2.6 million
193Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled$2.1 million
194National Historical Publications and Records Commission$1.7 million
195United States Chemical Safety Board$1.6 million
196Federal Labor Relations Authority$1.6 million
197Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission$1.6 million
198Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service$1.5 million
199Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction$1.5 million
200Office of the Inspector General$734,178
201Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement$522,905
202National Credit Union Administration$438,608
203Federal Housing Finance Agency$387,812
204Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation$329,513
205American Battle Monuments Commission$278,000
206Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology$248,445
207Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization$100,000
208Office of Budget and Program Analysis$82,000
209Office of the Chief Information Officer$50,000
210Administrative Conference of the U.S.$26,500
211Economic Research Service$9,966
212Office of the Inspector General$3,538
213Technology Transformation Service-$114,704
214Office of Job Corps-$246,182
215Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission-$461,437
216Export-Import Bank of the United States-$137.5 million
217Defense Contract Management Agency-$158.4 million
218Department of Housing and Urban Development-$1.3 billion
219U.S. International Development Finance Corporation-$1.7 billion

What this data cannot show

  • An obligation is a binding commitment to pay, not money paid. Outlays are reported separately and the two are never equal in the same year.
  • A sub-agency is the awarding office, so a department appears here many times over and the rows do not sum to a department’s total. The link on each row goes to the department it sits in.
  • The publisher reports the awarding sub-agency, which is the office that made the award. It is not necessarily the office that will carry out the work or the one whose budget the money came from.
  • Offices are reorganized between years. A sub-agency that is renamed or moved appears under its new identity with no history attached to it.

Sources

Compiled automatically from USAspending API v2 — dimension aggregations by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

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