Welcome to USAspending.gov

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:29:52 -0000

Have you ever wanted to find more information on government spending? Have you ever wondered where federal contracting dollars and grant awards go? Or perhaps you would just like to know, as a citizen, what the government is really doing with your money. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Transparency Act) requires a single searchable website, accessible by the public for free that includes for each Federal award:

1. The name of the entity receiving the award;
2. The amount of the award;
3. Information on the award including transaction type, funding agency, etc;
4. The location of the entity receiving the award;
5. A unique identifier of the entity receiving the award.

Welcome to www.USAspending.gov, a relaunch of www.FederalSpending.gov, that provides citizens with easy access to government contract, grant and other award data.
To begin searching, select either the Assistance or Contracts tab at the top left side of this page. You can easily switch back and forth as you search.

Comments:

A great resource to use in tandem with CCR, as added by JT. USA Spending is very user friendly, but CCR may have info that is not replicated in USA Spending. USA Spending's focus is on seeing the big players and on seeing how much money goes to which districts. Also has great lists of Top Contractors for years back to about 2000. posted by arlabonte

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Posted by: arlabonte

U.S. Commercial Service : Your Global Business Partner

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:44:59 -0000

The U.S. Commercial Service, the trade promotion unit of the International Trade Administration, provides free market research covering more than 80 countries.

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Welcome to USAspending.gov

U.S. Commercial Service : Your Global Business Partner