Federal Spending Report — 2026-04-27
Federal Spending Brief: April 27, 2026
The Department of Agriculture obligated $478,000 across 15 grant awards on April 27, 2026, with the majority of funds concentrated in a single large award to an Idaho-based community action organization.
The South Central Community Action Partnership, Inc. in Idaho received the lion's share of daily spending at $291,000, representing 61 percent of total obligations. The remaining 14 awards, distributed to recipients whose names have been redacted due to privacy restrictions, ranged from $14,000 to $25,000 each. The second-largest award of $25,000 went to a recipient in Maine, followed by $17,000 to Georgia and $16,000 to New York.
The spending pattern reveals significant geographic concentration beyond the top award. West Virginia emerged as a secondary funding hub, receiving $60,000 across five separate grants—the only state other than Idaho to capture more than $25,000 in daily obligations. Texas and Michigan each received multiple awards, at $26,000 and $22,000 respectively, while Maine and Georgia rounded out the top recipients with single grants.
All 15 awards issued on April 27 were structured as grants rather than contracts or other obligation types, indicating a focus on direct financial assistance rather than procurement or service agreements. The Department of Agriculture was the sole agency involved in the day's spending activity.
The distribution across two unique contractors—dominated by South Central Community Action Partnership's $291,000 award—suggests that a single large grant to an established community organization accounted for the majority of federal commitment, while a second contractor received the remaining $187,000 spread across 14 smaller grants. The relatively small individual award sizes for the second contractor, combined with privacy redactions, suggests grants to smaller organizations or direct assistance programs.
This spending snapshot reflects typical Department of Agriculture grant distribution patterns, with community action partnerships and regional assistance programs serving as primary conduits for federal resources to rural and economically disadvantaged areas.