license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/federal-ai-contracts/
pretty_name: Federal AI Award Ledger (free sample)
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- federal-contractors
- government-data
- finance
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
data_files:
- split: train
path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
data_files:
- split: train
path: summary_by_awarding_agency.csv
Federal AI Award Ledger: free sample (Tensorust LLC)
Every federal contract and grant that names AI work since FY2021, with what is paid, what is left and when it ends.
Headline: Agencies have committed $15.89B to 19,941 awards that name AI work since FY2021, and much of it is not paid out or is about to come up for recompete.
This repository is a free teaser, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has 19,941 rows and is sold by Tensorust LLC: https://tensorust.com/datasets/federal-ai-contracts/.
Files here
| file | what it is |
|---|---|
sample.csv |
25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
summary_by_awarding_agency.csv |
row counts and totals by awarding agency across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |
Summary by awarding agency (largest groups)
| Awarding agency | rows | Award amount (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 13,237 | 8,255,189,471 |
| Department of Defense | 2,079 | 2,927,723,589 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1,896 | 1,564,422,617 |
| Department of Agriculture | 589 | 597,681,052 |
| Department of Commerce | 485 | 662,977,299 |
| Department of Energy | 404 | 510,429,611 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 370 | 191,925,003 |
| Department of the Interior | 167 | 200,643,198 |
| Department of Transportation | 114 | 80,742,882 |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | 79 | 31,688,626 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 76 | 92,970,478 |
| Department of Justice | 76 | 76,467,570 |
| TOTAL | 19,941 | 15,890,519,805 |
Full table: summary_by_awarding_agency.csv.
What the full file has
- 19,941 rows
- Key fields: award_id, award_group, award_type, recipient_name, recipient_uei, awarding_agency, awarding_sub_agency, award_amount, total_outlays, start_date
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)
Coverage: 1,907 contracts, 117 IDVs and 17,917 grants from 37 agencies and 3,167 recipients; actions dated Oct 1 2020 to Sep 30 2026. recipients.csv and agencies.csv are rollups. USAspending pulled Nov 6 2026
Columns in the full file
| column | meaning |
|---|---|
award_id |
PIID or FAIN |
award_group |
contract, idv or grant (grants include cooperative agreements) |
award_type |
USAspending award type |
recipient_name |
Recipient legal name |
recipient_uei |
SAM UEI |
awarding_agency |
Awarding agency |
awarding_sub_agency |
Awarding sub-agency |
award_amount |
Award amount: obligated to date for contracts and grants, USD (IDVs carry little or no obligation) |
total_outlays |
Total outlays (cash paid out) reported to USAspending, USD |
start_date |
Period of performance start |
end_date |
Current period of performance end |
naics |
NAICS code (contracts) |
naics_description |
NAICS title |
psc |
Product or service code (contracts) |
psc_description |
PSC title |
cfda_number |
Assistance listing number (grants) |
description |
Award description as published |
ai_keywords_matched |
Which of the 8 AI search terms matched this award |
first_fy_seen |
First fiscal year (FY2021 to FY2026) with an action that matched |
last_fy_seen |
Last such fiscal year |
usaspending_url |
Award page on USAspending.gov |
outlays_reported |
True when a nonzero outlay figure is reported |
unpaid_balance |
award_amount minus total_outlays, only where outlays are reported, USD |
pct_paid_out |
total_outlays / award_amount where outlays are reported |
days_to_end |
Days from Nov 6 2026 to end_date (negative = ended) |
ends_within_18_months |
Period of performance ends between Nov 6 2026 and May 2028 (recompete window) |
Get the full file
| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| AI award file | $1,500 | All 19,941 AI-named awards with amounts, outlays, balances, end dates, keywords and USAspending links, plus recipient and agency rollups. CSV and Parquet. |
| Recompete watch | $6,000 a year | Monthly refresh with new AI awards flagged, contracts entering the 18-month recompete window, and incumbent rollups by agency. |
| Enterprise license | $15,000 a year | Weekly refresh, custom keyword sets (for example agentic AI or computer vision only), internal use across capture, sales and strategy teams. |
Email mattbusel@tensorust.com with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: https://tensorust.com/datasets/federal-ai-contracts/. All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/
Method and limits
For each of 8 AI keywords, each fiscal year FY2021 to FY2026 and each award group (contracts, IDVs, grants), page through USAspending's keyword award search sorted by amount (no query hit the 10,000 row cap). Rows are deduplicated by USAspending award id; the keywords that matched are kept. unpaid_balance is computed only where an outlay is reported. ends_within_18_months uses the current period of performance end date.
Not a full count of federal AI spending: awards whose text never names AI are missed, and a keyword hit can be incidental (a grant that mentions machine learning once). Outlays are reported for about 77% of grants but only about 26% of contracts, so contract unpaid balances are partial. IDV ceilings are not in this table. Not a list of open solicitations.
Sources
- USAspending.gov Award Search API, https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/search/spending_by_award/ (keyword filter, FY2021 to FY2026)
- Award pages, https://www.usaspending.gov/award/
License
The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/federal-ai-contracts/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.
Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com