Federal Spending Report — 2026-07-25
Federal Spending Report: July 25, 2026
The Department of Agriculture obligated $4.4 million across 10 awards on July 25, 2026, with the Town of Matewan, West Virginia, capturing 86 percent of the total through a single $3.8 million grant. The one-day spending activity involved three distinct contractors and remained concentrated within a single federal agency.
The largest award by a significant margin went to the Town of Matewan as a grant, representing a substantial federal commitment to the rural West Virginia municipality. The second-largest award, a $362,000 direct payment to Deerfield Elderly Apartments TM LLC in Virginia, underscores a mixed funding approach combining both grants and direct payments. The remaining seven awards, ranging from $27,000 to $34,000 and concentrated in Maine, were distributed as grants but have been redacted due to personally identifiable information concerns.
The Town of Matewan emerged as the dominant contractor for the day, securing $3.8 million in a single transaction. Deerfield Elderly Apartments TM LLC followed distantly with $362,000. A third contractor, identified only as redacted due to PII restrictions, received $147,000 across eight separate awards, suggesting a pattern of smaller, recurring transactions compared to the two named recipients.
All spending on July 25 flowed exclusively through the Department of Agriculture, which issued nine grants totaling $4.0 million and one direct payment of $362,000. The concentration of all activity within a single agency contrasts with typical federal spending patterns that usually span multiple departments.
Geographic distribution reveals heavy concentration in Appalachia and the upper Midwest, with West Virginia capturing the lion's share at $3.8 million. Virginia received $362,000, while Maine saw $91,000 across three awards. Two additional awards totaling $35,000 were split between Michigan and South Dakota, reflecting a geographically dispersed secondary tier of recipients.
The predominance of grants over direct payments—representing 91 percent of obligated funds—and the outsized single award to Matewan suggest targeted infrastructure or community development initiatives rather than routine administrative disbursements. The redaction of several smaller awards limits visibility into the complete spending profile for the day.