ontology_id stringlengths 8 55 | client stringlengths 10 59 | uei stringlengths 12 12 | state stringlengths 2 2 | country stringclasses 2
values | lobbying_reported float64 50k 2.82M | lobbying_in_house float64 0 2.6M | lobbying_outside float64 50k 310k | lobbying_reports int64 1 7 | lobbying_periods stringclasses 2
values | n_outside_firms int64 1 5 | outside_firms stringlengths 9 106 | issue_codes stringlengths 3 38 | agencies_lobbied stringlengths 22 400 ⌀ | lobbied_congress bool 2
classes | has_federal_awards bool 1
class | federal_obligated_fy25_plus float64 1.36B 40.1B | contract_obligated float64 0 30.9B | grant_obligated float64 -371,515 4.11B | n_contract_awards int64 0 71.6k | n_grant_awards int64 0 120 | top_awarding_agency stringclasses 9
values | lobbied_top_awarding_agency bool 2
classes | award_dollars_per_lobbying_dollar float64 720 365k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
org:TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE | TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP | J7M9HPTGJ1S9 | AZ | US | 110,000 | 60,000 | 50,000 | 2 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | ATLANTIC STRATEGIES GROUP | VET, HCR | null | true | true | 40,107,145,153 | 30,883,990,291 | 0 | 57 | 0 | Department of Veterans Affairs | false | 364,610.4 |
org:GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS | GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | ZH4NVFG3Z526 | CA | US | 190,000 | 0 | 190,000 | 3 | 2026 Q3 | 3 | ICEBREAKER STRATEGIES, LLC; S-3 GROUP; THORN RUN PARTNERS | BUD, DEF | null | true | true | 11,904,791,323 | 4,811,673,759 | 0 | 247 | 0 | Department of Defense | false | 62,656.8 |
org:JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC | C1HBCJ9RMBV3 | MD | US | 160,000 | 0 | 160,000 | 2 | 2026 Q3 | 2 | ACTUM I, LLC; ICEBREAKER STRATEGIES, LLC | BUD, SCI, DEF | Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB) | true | true | 9,701,898,685 | 4,635,803,086 | 0 | 1,463 | 1 | Department of Defense | false | 60,636.9 |
org:PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | NMLEHM4JTN15 | PR | PR | 50,000 | 0 | 50,000 | 1 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | TODD STRATEGY GROUP | MMM, BUD | Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) | true | true | 4,116,267,541 | 1,346,065 | 4,114,921,477 | 11 | 120 | Department of Health and Human Services | true | 82,325.4 |
org:SUPPLYCORE | SUPPLYCORE LLC | HTYJC5P9ZMH5 | IL | US | 150,000 | 0 | 150,000 | 1 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | CHECKMATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | DEF | General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office | false | true | 3,539,211,795 | 1,501,779,395 | 0 | 71,581 | 0 | Department of Defense | false | 23,594.7 |
org:ASHBRITT | ASHBRITT INC | YH8JGLSMAQX3 | FL | US | 150,000 | 0 | 150,000 | 1 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | CHECKMATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | DIS | Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) | false | true | 3,535,836,992 | 1,767,908,046 | 0 | 36 | 0 | Department of Defense | false | 23,572.2 |
org:DAVIE DEFENSE | DAVIE DEFENSE INC. | DYABDAZV92C1 | VA | US | 140,000 | 90,000 | 50,000 | 2 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | A1.9 STRATEGIES LLC | HOM, BUD | Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT) | true | true | 3,500,000,000 | 3,500,000,000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Department of Homeland Security | true | 25,000 |
org:PHILLIPS 66 | PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY | MNDKKMTB8EJ1 | TX | US | 2,820,000 | 2,600,000 | 220,000 | 5 | 2026 Q1, 2026 Q3 | 3 | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.; CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC; RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC | TAX, TRD, FUE, ENV, TRA, ENG, DEF, FIN | Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, ... | true | true | 3,059,310,233 | 1,308,367,462 | -371,515 | 1,461 | 2 | Department of Defense | false | 1,084.9 |
org:CGI FEDERAL | CGI FEDERAL INC. | TRKEP1HEBNS5 | VA | US | 110,000 | 0 | 110,000 | 2 | 2026 Q3 | 2 | CORCORAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. DBA CORCORAN PARTNERS; GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP | GOV, DEF, CPI, BUD, HOM, HOU | Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB) | true | true | 2,826,085,619 | 2,725,535,035 | 0 | 442 | 0 | Department of State | false | 25,691.7 |
org:MARATHON PETROLEUM | MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP | LEM4ASHMJES5 | OH | US | 2,080,000 | 1,920,000 | 160,000 | 4 | 2026 Q1, 2026 Q3 | 3 | CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP; ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC; RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC | TAX, ENG, TRA, FUE, TRD, ENV, CAW | Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) | true | true | 2,662,586,878 | 1,187,429,460 | -1 | 371 | 1 | Department of Defense | false | 1,280.1 |
org:FAIRWINDS TECHNOLOGIES | FAIRWINDS TECHNOLOGIES LLC | R3G6PWHQRAY5 | MD | US | 50,000 | 0 | 50,000 | 1 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | BRIAN GLACKIN & ASSOCIATES LLC | DEF | null | true | true | 2,598,602,709 | 1,214,141,471 | 0 | 332 | 0 | Department of Defense | false | 51,972.1 |
org:AUSTAL USA | AUSTAL USA, LLC | RG6LJJM6JBS3 | AL | US | 231,091 | 171,091 | 60,000 | 2 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | S-3 GROUP | BUD, DEF, HOM | U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Navy, Dept of | true | true | 2,533,283,053 | 1,195,158,208 | 0 | 168 | 1 | Department of Homeland Security | false | 10,962.3 |
org:GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION | GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION | L3A1UJSRCT44 | NY | US | 150,000 | 0 | 150,000 | 2 | 2026 Q3 | 2 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP; VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC) | TRA, BUD, RRR | Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Railroad Administration | true | true | 2,349,999,952 | 0 | 2,349,999,952 | 0 | 2 | Department of Transportation | true | 15,666.7 |
org:CSI AVIATION | CSI AVIATION, INC | D5BNEHB3UL89 | TX | US | 90,000 | 0 | 90,000 | 1 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC) | HOM, TRA, BUD | Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) | true | true | 2,235,175,615 | 2,226,290,245 | 0 | 24 | 0 | Department of Homeland Security | true | 24,835.3 |
org:NATIONAL CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING SCIENCES | NATIONAL CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING SCIENCES INC | JQAKTCFFRYZ4 | MI | US | 60,000 | 0 | 60,000 | 1 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | THORN RUN PARTNERS | BUD, MAN, SCI | null | true | true | 2,229,860,480 | 0 | 2,229,860,480 | 0 | 7 | Department of Defense | false | 37,164.3 |
org:BLUEFORGE ALLIANCE | BLUEFORGE ALLIANCE | F8PEZKXES8B1 | TX | US | 180,000 | 50,000 | 130,000 | 3 | 2026 Q3 | 2 | ACG ADVOCACY; AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL | DEF | null | true | true | 2,223,232,475 | 842,673,961 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Department of Defense | false | 12,351.3 |
org:TCOM | TCOM, L.P. | HEZDP5MN11A3 | MD | US | 50,000 | 0 | 50,000 | 1 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | CAPCVENTURES LLC | HOM | null | true | true | 2,181,841,546 | 1,000,189,324 | 0 | 14 | 0 | Department of Defense | false | 43,636.8 |
org:GEO GROUP | THE GEO GROUP, INC. | JMLKZZ1NL2Z6 | FL | US | 1,000,000 | 690,000 | 310,000 | 4 | 2026 Q1, 2026 Q3 | 2 | CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC; NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC) | HOM, IMM, LAW, BAN | Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP) | true | true | 1,815,650,297 | 1,815,650,297 | 0 | 59 | 0 | Department of Homeland Security | true | 1,815.7 |
org:LMI CONSULTING | LMI CONSULTING, LLC | QVEKLLJUGHJ7 | VA | US | 270,000 | 0 | 270,000 | 3 | 2026 Q3 | 3 | BALLARD PARTNERS; CAPITOL 6 ADVISORS; VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES | BUD, DEF, HOM, HCR, SMB, VET | Executive Office of the President (EOP) | true | true | 1,772,004,603 | 1,013,570,567 | 193,023,843 | 134 | 2 | Department of Defense | false | 6,563 |
org:MEDLINE INDUSTRIES | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP | DMPAKJ9N9K66 | IL | US | 80,000 | 0 | 80,000 | 1 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | STEPTOE LLP | TRD | Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) | false | true | 1,657,285,367 | 1,656,229,830 | 0 | 1,756 | 0 | Department of Veterans Affairs | false | 20,716.1 |
org:BLUE ORIGIN | BLUE ORIGIN, LLC | SFKWJAYSTL95 | WA | US | 1,370,000 | 1,060,000 | 310,000 | 7 | 2026 Q1, 2026 Q3 | 5 | BALLARD PARTNERS; BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP; CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC; HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP; MAYNOR & STIERS, LLC | DEF, BUD, SCI, AER, TAX | White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Air Force, Dept of | true | true | 1,640,960,379 | 1,247,461,158 | 0 | 17 | 0 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | true | 1,197.8 |
org:AEVEX AEROSPACE | AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC | LL8SH4DDJSK6 | CA | US | 120,000 | 0 | 120,000 | 2 | 2026 Q3 | 2 | COVENANT GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC; REPUBLIC CONSULTING, LLC | DEF | Defense, Dept of (DOD) | true | true | 1,619,054,205 | 733,667,617 | 0 | 35 | 0 | Department of Defense | true | 13,492.1 |
org:MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS | MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | R8KMUKAJRKJ6 | VA | US | 80,000 | 0 | 80,000 | 1 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | J.A. GREEN AND COMPANY | DEF | null | true | true | 1,472,641,653 | 982,148,865 | 0 | 84 | 0 | General Services Administration | false | 18,408 |
org:FCA US | FCA US LLC | GVAKTC49BNJ8 | MI | US | 1,930,000 | 1,820,000 | 110,000 | 4 | 2026 Q1, 2026 Q3 | 2 | FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC); VENABLE LLP | TRD, AUT, TAX | Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office | true | true | 1,390,162,236 | 805,399,187 | 584,763,049 | 18,067 | 2 | General Services Administration | true | 720.3 |
org:CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL | CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | DSUSFJFR9A33 | DC | US | 60,000 | 0 | 60,000 | 1 | 2026 Q3 | 1 | HUDGINS STRATEGIC PARTNERS, LLC | FOR | Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS) | false | true | 1,362,084,213 | 1,328,982,908 | 33,101,305 | 83 | 7 | Agency for International Development | false | 22,701.4 |
Lobbying Return Ledger: free sample (Tensorust LLC)
6,426 lobbying clients with the federal award dollars each one received: 1,013 of them hold FY2025+ awards.
Headline: Lobbying spend and federal award dollars are published by two different systems that never meet, so the return on a lobbying dollar is never on anyone's page.
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 6,426 rows and is sold by Tensorust LLC: https://tensorust.com/datasets/lobbying-vs-awards/.
Files here
| file | what it is |
|---|---|
sample.csv |
25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
summary_by_state.csv |
row counts and totals by state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |
Summary by state (largest groups)
| State | rows | Federal obligations FY2025+ (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| DC | 1,264 | 3,251,718,593 |
| CA | 738 | 19,458,960,475 |
| VA | 471 | 17,812,925,387 |
| NY | 437 | 5,862,253,123 |
| TX | 423 | 11,133,060,732 |
| FL | 263 | 7,363,209,707 |
| (blank) | 247 | 369,258,352 |
| MA | 201 | 4,506,274,862 |
| IL | 200 | 8,977,409,432 |
| PA | 149 | 1,508,796,195 |
| NJ | 143 | 854,388,780 |
| MD | 124 | 17,920,800,139 |
| TOTAL | 6,426 | 176,052,983,640 |
Full table: summary_by_state.csv.
What the full file has
- 6,426 rows
- Key fields: ontology_id, client, uei, state, country, lobbying_reported, lobbying_in_house, lobbying_outside, lobbying_reports, lobbying_periods
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)
Coverage: 2026 LD-2 reports in the pull (q3_2026_50k 374/374 pages; y2026_250k 40/120 pages). Weighted to clients with $50K+ in Q3 2026 or $250K+ reports in 2026. LDA reports posted through Nov 5, 2026; awards FY2025 through early FY2027.
Columns in the full file
| column | meaning |
|---|---|
ontology_id |
Tensorust ontology organization id (resolved legal name) |
client |
Client name as filed |
uei |
SAM UEI when the client is a federal recipient |
state |
Client state |
country |
Client country |
lobbying_reported |
Total lobbying reported on the 2026 LD-2 reports in this pull (USD) |
lobbying_in_house |
Self-filed expenses (USD) |
lobbying_outside |
Income reported by outside firms (USD) |
lobbying_reports |
LD-2 reports counted |
lobbying_periods |
Quarters covered |
n_outside_firms |
Outside lobbying firms reporting for the client |
outside_firms |
Names of those firms |
issue_codes |
Most frequent LDA general issue codes |
agencies_lobbied |
Executive agencies named in the activity blocks, most frequent first |
lobbied_congress |
True when House or Senate was lobbied |
has_federal_awards |
True when the client received FY2025+ federal obligations |
federal_obligated_fy25_plus |
Federal obligations FY2025 to date (USD, USAspending) |
contract_obligated |
Contract part (USD) |
grant_obligated |
Grant and assistance part (USD) |
n_contract_awards |
Contract awards |
n_grant_awards |
Grant awards |
top_awarding_agency |
Agency paying the client the most |
lobbied_top_awarding_agency |
True when that agency appears in the lobbied list |
award_dollars_per_lobbying_dollar |
federal_obligated_fy25_plus / lobbying_reported |
Get the full file
| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| Full ledger | $1,500 | Every client row as CSV and Parquet with the award join, agencies lobbied and firms hired, plus the method note. |
| Quarterly ledger | $6,000 a year | The full ledger rebuilt after each LD-2 quarter deadline (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct) with the new awards, plus a changes file. |
| Newsroom or research license | $18,000 a year | Quarterly ledger for a whole organization, the raw LD-2 activity text per client, and custom cuts by issue code or agency on request. |
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/lobbying-vs-awards/. All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/
Method and limits
Clients and registrants are resolved to one ontology organization by normalized legal name (an amendment replaces the original report; registrations carry no money). The RECEIVED links from each client to its USAspending award summary give FY2025+ obligations. Agencies lobbied are tallied from every activity block in the raw LD-2 JSON. The ratio divides award dollars by reported lobbying in the pull; it is a ratio of two public numbers, not a causal return.
Not a claim that lobbying caused any award: the ratio is descriptive. Not complete LDA coverage: smaller 2026 reports and all 2025 reports are only partly pulled (see coverage). Not lobbyist personal data: no individual lobbyist names or contacts are included. Name matching can miss a client filed under a very different name than its USAspending recipient record.
Sources
- Senate/House Lobbying Disclosure Act API, LD-2 quarterly reports, https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/ (pulled Nov 5 2026)
- USAspending recipient obligations FY2025 to date, https://api.usaspending.gov
- Tensorust ontology entity resolution (Nov 6 2026 build)
License
The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/lobbying-vs-awards/". 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
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