Federal Spending Report — Week of 2026-09-27
Federal Spending Brief: September 27 – October 3, 2026
The federal government obligated $2.0 million across six awards during the week of September 27 to October 3, 2026, with a single environmental infrastructure grant to a Maine water company dominating the spending period. The awards reached six unique contractors across four agencies, with grants accounting for 90 percent of total obligations.
Stonington Water Company in Maine captured the lion's share of weekly spending with a $1.7 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, representing 85 percent of all federal obligations during the period. The remaining $300,000 was distributed among five other awards, highlighting a heavily concentrated spending week driven by a single infrastructure investment.
Housing and community development initiatives represented the second-largest funding category. The Gloucester Housing Authority in Massachusetts received $107,000 in direct payments from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, while two agricultural housing partnerships—the DePue Housing Authority in Illinois and UPCAP Meadowbrook Limited Dividend Housing Association in Michigan—combined for $140,000 from the Department of Agriculture. These three awards account for nearly 16 percent of the week's total spending.
The Environmental Protection Agency led agency spending with its $1.7 million water infrastructure award, followed by the Department of Agriculture's $141,000 across two separate housing-related payments. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and National Endowment for the Arts each obligated funds, with the NEA distributing $62,000 in grants across two awards, including a $38,000 grant to the City of San Fernando in California.
The spending pattern reveals a focus on infrastructure and community development, with grants comprising $1.8 million of the $2.0 million total. Direct payments to housing authorities and partnerships account for the remaining $247,000. Geographically, Maine dominated the period due to the EPA water company grant, while Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan, and California each received smaller allocations tied to local housing or arts initiatives. All six awards went to different contractors, indicating broad-based distribution rather than concentrated contracting relationships during this particular week.