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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE obligated $2.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 55 contract actions (+6.9% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC ($511.3K).

Obligations · FY2026
$2.1M
Actions
55
New awards: 27
Sole-source
35%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.2MFY2017
  2. 923KFY2018
  3. 2.4MFY2019
  4. 2.3MFY2020
  5. 2.3MFY2021
  6. 3.6MFY2022
  7. 657.2KFY2023
  8. 1.7MFY2024
  9. 1.9MFY2025
  10. 2.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC$511.3K25%
  2. SHAW, BRANSFORD, & ROTH P.C.$290K14%
  3. N2GRATE GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC$254.5K12%
  4. BAHFED CORP$172.3K8.3%
  5. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY$165.1K7.9%
  6. WILLIAMS, ADLEY & COMPANY DC LLP$150.3K7.2%
  7. PARAMIFY, INC$95.5K4.6%
  8. BLUEALLY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC$67K3.2%
  9. REDHAWK IT SOLUTIONS, LLC$63.4K3.0%
  10. LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.$59.8K2.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$1.1M51%
  2. Professional services$639.4K30%
  3. Transportation & logistics$165.1K7.7%
  4. Construction & real property$113K5.3%
  5. Education & social services$106.2K5.0%
  6. Equipment maintenance$17.4K0.8%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$1.5M74%
  2. North Carolina$216.1K10%
  3. Oregon$172.3K8.3%
  4. Utah$95.5K4.6%
  5. Virginia$20K1.0%
  6. New York$15.3K0.7%
  7. Maryland$13.8K0.7%
  8. Georgia$6,0000.3%
  9. Michigan$5,9980.3%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition65%
    US 39% · $1.4M
  • Sole-source awards35%
    US 30% · $720.1K
  • Single-offer competitions31%
    US 8.7% · $635.5K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush38%
    US 6.0% · $792.6K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing7.2%
    US 4.2% · $150.3K

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE SOFTWARE LICENSES FOR NEH$1.1M
    MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Aug 28, 2025 – Sep 1, 2026· 43310125P00080
  2. THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO AUDIT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH)$315.5K
    WILLIAMS, ADLEY & COMPANY DC LLP· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jul 16, 2025 – May 5, 2026· 43310125F00015
  3. NEH EEO LEGAL COUNSEL SERVICES TASK ORDER.$290K
    SHAW, BRANSFORD, & ROTH P.C.· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Mar 23, 2026 – Jun 25, 2026· 43310126F00004
  4. THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) BAHFED GRANICUS RENEWAL. THIS TASK ORDER TOTAL VALUE IS $$172.3K
    BAHFED CORP· Multnomah County, OR· Professional services· Feb 1, 2026 – Feb 1, 2026· 43310126F00005
  5. FY27- METRO TRANSIT SUBSIDY$165.1K
    WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY· District of Columbia, DC· Transportation & logistics· Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026· 43310126P00042
  6. WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR 4 HYPERVISOR SERVERS WITH 2 NEWER MODELS. OUR CURRENT SERVERS ARE ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD AND NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.$120.1K
    N2GRATE GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC· Wake County, NC· IT & telecom· Mar 6, 2026 – Mar 6, 2026· 43310126P00017
  7. ADOBE RENEWAL WITH LESS LICENSES THIS YEAR.$115.1K
    REDHAWK IT SOLUTIONS, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Sep 19, 2025 – Aug 20, 2026· 43310125P00084
  8. PURCHASE OF 10 KYOCERA TASKALFA 5054CI 50/50 CPM DIGITAL A3 COLOR MFO, STANDARD WITH (2) 500 PAPER DRAWERS, 150 MPT AND DATA SECURITY KIT F, AND, 5 YEARS FULL SERVICE AND SUPPLIES MAINTENANCE$109.1K
    KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 25, 2025 – May 8, 2026· 43310125F00008

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.