Environmental Protection Agency

In its own words: Our mission is to protect human health and the environment.

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This agency on USAspending.gov →Its budget request to Congress →← Every agency

$37.0B

spent in fiscal year 2025 (net)

0.5 cents

of every federal dollar spent

$108

for every person in the country

$34.3B

committed in the year (obligations)

The Treasury’s books put its net outlays at $36,976,283,293. Its own accounts, as it reported them to USAspending, show $38,514,194,345 in gross outlays: the difference is what its programs took back in and what it paid to other federal accounts, lines the Treasury’s breakdown below lists and subtracts.

Over time

Net outlays in each fiscal year, from the Treasury's September statements.

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The figures

Fiscal year	Net outlays
2025	$36,976,283,293
2024	$13,699,163,399
2023	$12,586,247,866
2022	$9,279,122,400
2021	$8,308,686,437
2020	$8,723,063,591
2019	$8,064,062,502
2018	$8,085,324,817
2017	$8,087,966,411
2016	$8,728,979,421
2015	$7,005,113,647

Inside the agency, as the Treasury lists it

Net outlays by bureau and account, the same books as the total above. Open a line to see what is inside it. Lines in italics are subtracted: money the public paid back, and payments between federal accounts.

Science and Technology$780M2.1%
Environmental Programs and Management$3.61B9.8%
State and Tribal Assistance Grants$29.7B80.4%
Payment to the Hazardous Substance Superfund$111M0.3%
Hazardous Substance Superfund$2.17B5.9%
Other$1.37B3.7%
Proprietary Receipts from the PublicMoney the public paid back to these accounts, subtracted from the total-$621M
Intrabudgetary TransactionsPayments between federal accounts, subtracted so nothing is counted twice-$128M
Offsetting Governmental ReceiptsReceipts of a governmental kind credited to these accounts, subtracted-$34M

Its federal accounts

Each federal account is one pot of money Congress appropriates, and these are the 16 this agency paid out of, by gross outlays. Each opens on USAspending.gov, which lists its programs and awards.

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Damage Assessment and Restoration Revolving Fund, Environmental Protection AgencyAccount 068-4365 · $1.3M obligated$1.2M<0.1%

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What kind of payment

Gross outlays by object class, grouped: what each dollar bought.

Grants and subsidies78.7%$30,307,552,996
Contracts, goods and services13.1%$5,050,396,705
Pay and benefits of federal staff8.0%$3,093,817,917
Equipment, buildings and loans0.1%$48,457,722
Benefits paid to people<0.1%$13,969,005
Gross outlays100%$38,514,194,345

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Every object class

Grants, subsidies, and contributions$30.3B78.7%
Other services from non-Federal sources$2.85B7.4%
Full-time permanent$2.10B5.4%
Other goods and services from Federal sources$1.26B3.3%
Civilian personnel benefits$847M2.2%
Advisory and assistance services$472M1.2%
Rental payments to GSA$220M0.6%
Operation and maintenance of facilities$71M0.2%
Other than full-time permanent$70M0.2%
Research and development contracts$73M0.2%
Other personnel compensation$66M0.2%
Equipment$44M0.1%
Travel and transportation of persons$37M0.1%
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges$27M0.1%
Insurance claims and indemnities$14M<0.1%
Operation and maintenance of equipment$16M<0.1%
Supplies and materials$14M<0.1%
Land and structures$4.5M<0.1%
Military personnel$6.4M<0.1%
Printing and reproduction$3.2M<0.1%
Transportation of things$4.7M<0.1%
Benefits for former personnel$5.6M<0.1%
Rental payments to others$4.0M<0.1%
Subsistence and support of persons$1.1M<0.1%
Military personnel benefits$440k<0.1%
Special personal services payments$112k<0.1%

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What its money pays for

Its gross outlays by the budget function and subfunction of each account. Open a function to see every agency that spends on it.

Pollution control and abatementNatural Resources and Environment$37.4B97.0%
Water resourcesNatural Resources and Environment$1.14B2.9%
Other natural resourcesNatural Resources and Environment$1.2M<0.1%

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Its awards: where they went and who got them

$27.3B in contracts, grants, loans and direct payments committed in the year. Payments to individuals are published only as totals, so they have a place but no recipient.

Grants93.7%$25.6B
Contracts6.2%$1.70B
Contract vehicles (IDVs)0.1%$16M
Loans (subsidy cost)0.1%$14M
Awards100%$27.3B

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By state

California$3.28B12.0%
New York$1.85B6.8%
North Carolina$1.78B6.5%
Illinois$1.29B4.7%
Pennsylvania$1.09B4.0%
Texas$1.01B3.7%
Virginia$1.00B3.7%
Ohio$866M3.2%
New Jersey$785M2.9%
Connecticut$783M2.9%
Colorado$756M2.8%
Massachusetts$655M2.4%

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Washington$585M2.1%
Minnesota$542M2.0%
Alaska$516M1.9%
Maryland$516M1.9%
Oregon$496M1.8%
Michigan$478M1.8%
Nebraska$462M1.7%
Georgia$443M1.6%
Louisiana$408M1.5%
Tennessee$405M1.5%
Wisconsin$387M1.4%
Utah$355M1.3%
Florida$348M1.3%
District of Columbia$343M1.3%
Missouri$340M1.2%
Iowa$297M1.1%
Delaware$292M1.1%
Arizona$287M1.1%
Indiana$284M1.0%
Oklahoma$275M1.0%
Hawaii$273M1.0%
Alabama$247M0.9%
Puerto Rico$244M0.9%
Mississippi$235M0.9%
South Carolina$224M0.8%
Arkansas$222M0.8%
Kansas$219M0.8%
Maine$203M0.7%
Kentucky$202M0.7%
West Virginia$199M0.7%
Montana$196M0.7%
New Mexico$195M0.7%
Idaho$194M0.7%
New Hampshire$169M0.6%
Vermont$155M0.6%
North Dakota$153M0.6%
Rhode Island$135M0.5%
Nevada$126M0.5%
Wyoming$118M0.4%
South Dakota$118M0.4%
Northern Mariana Islands$66M0.2%
U.S. Virgin Islands$56M0.2%
Guam$49M0.2%
American Samoa$48M0.2%

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Abroad

FRANCE$4.1M<0.1%
KENYA$4.0M<0.1%
CANADA$906k<0.1%
MEXICO$405k<0.1%
NETHERLANDS$15k<0.1%
SWITZERLAND$12k<0.1%
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS$3k<0.1%

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Its largest recipients

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY$1.14B4.2%
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY$1.09B4.0%
STATE OF CALIFORNIA WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD$836M3.1%
NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$572M2.1%
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$569M2.1%
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT$566M2.1%
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION NEW YORK$538M2.0%
DEPT OF ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$533M2.0%
TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD$477M1.8%
PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY$455M1.7%
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$450M1.7%
NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF WATER, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT$438M1.6%
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES$421M1.5%
LOS ANGELES, CITY OF$412M1.5%
PENNVEST$388M1.4%

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THE STATE OF OHIO OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT$382M1.4%
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION TENNESSEE$344M1.3%
PORT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND$333M1.2%
STATE OF UTAH DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY$323M1.2%
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA$313M1.1%
MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN WATER TRUST$290M1.1%
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES$281M1.0%
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY$273M1.0%
GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE AUTHORITY$272M1.0%
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R$271M1.0%

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Its largest programs

Drinking Water State Revolving FundAssistance listing 66.468$6.00B22.0%
Clean Water State Revolving FundAssistance listing 66.458$4.62B16.9%
Climate Pollution Reduction GrantsAssistance listing 66.046$4.61B16.9%
Clean Ports ProgramAssistance listing 66.051$2.94B10.8%
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants ProgramAssistance listing 66.616$1.50B5.5%
Congressionally Mandated ProjectsAssistance listing 66.202$951M3.5%
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant ProgramAssistance listing 66.442$940M3.4%
Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles ProgramAssistance listing 66.049$630M2.3%
Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM)Assistance listing 66.615$478M1.8%
Performance Partnership GrantsAssistance listing 66.605$463M1.7%

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Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative AgreementsAssistance listing 66.818$276M1.0%
Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants for the Insular Areas - Program SupportAssistance listing 66.600$147M0.5%
Hazardous Waste Management State Program SupportAssistance listing 66.801$120M0.4%
Nonpoint Source Implementation GrantsAssistance listing 66.460$100M0.4%
State and Tribal Response Program GrantsAssistance listing 66.817$94M0.3%
Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air ActAssistance listing 66.034$94M0.3%
Air Pollution Control Program SupportAssistance listing 66.001$85M0.3%
Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative AgreementsAssistance listing 66.802$78M0.3%
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action ProgramAssistance listing 66.805$75M0.3%
Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Restoration ProgramAssistance listing 66.126$69M0.3%
Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration InitiativeAssistance listing 66.469$66M0.2%
Environmental Finance Center GrantsAssistance listing 66.203$60M0.2%
Geographic Programs – Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration ActAssistance listing 66.124$60M0.2%
Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program General, Technical Assistance, and Small Watershed GrantsAssistance listing 66.466$58M0.2%
Geographic Programs – Long Island Sound ProgramAssistance listing 66.437$57M0.2%

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Net outlays and the bureau breakdown are the Monthly Treasury Statement’s for September 2025, table 5. Everything else is what Environmental Protection Agency reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal year 2025: its accounts, object classes and functions as gross outlays and obligations, and its contracts, grants, loans and direct payments as award obligations, by the place of performance. Awards are counted under the agency that made them.