Federal Spending Report — Week of 2026-10-25
Federal Spending Report: October 25-31, 2026
The Department of Agriculture distributed $4.1 million across 43 awards during the week of October 25-31, 2026, with the majority flowing to grant recipients focused on community development and affordable housing initiatives. The spending involved 32 unique contractors, suggesting a broad distribution of federal resources rather than concentration among a handful of recipients.
The largest single award went to SJ3 Investment Group, LP, which received $1.1 million in direct payment funding for work in California. This represented more than a quarter of total weekly spending. Nueva Sierra Vista followed with a $321,000 direct payment, also in California. The remaining top awards were structured as grants, including $288,000 to Organized Community Action Program Inc. in Alabama and $160,000 to Habitat for Humanity Lake County CA, Inc. These grant recipients typically focus on community economic development and housing assistance programs.
Direct payments accounted for $1.4 million of total spending across just two awards, while grants comprised the bulk of activity at $2.7 million spread across 41 awards. This 95-to-5 split in award count suggests the Department prioritized smaller, grant-based funding mechanisms during this period, likely reflecting ongoing community development funding cycles.
California led all states with $1.8 million in awards across six contracts, nearly 44 percent of total spending. Alabama, Texas, Minnesota, and Ohio followed with significantly smaller allocations, receiving between $168,000 and $288,000 each. The concentration in California reflects the state's large population and established agricultural and community development infrastructure.
Among top contractors, a redacted entity received $153,000 across 12 separate awards, indicating a pattern of smaller, recurring payments to a single recipient—potentially an individual or entity subject to privacy protections. This contrasts sharply with the top two contractors, which each received single awards exceeding $300,000.
The week's spending pattern reflects typical USDA activity focused on rural development, community economic development, and affordable housing initiatives. All 43 awards flowed from a single agency, limiting diversity in federal spending activity for the period.