What is the USA Spending tool?

USA Spending is a stateless HTTP server designed to provide easy, streamable access to official government spending data directly from the USASPENDING.gov API.

What types of government spending data can I access?

You can access detailed federal account information, analyze spending by agencies, recipients, and major object classes, track spending trends, and retrieve specific award/subaward data, along with total budgetary resources.

How can I analyze spending data using this tool?

The tool allows you to track and visualize government spending across specified time periods, filter by agencies, recipients, or object classes, and perform complex queries for specific awards or subawards to gain deep insights.

How do I get started with the USA Spending server?

The server offers flexible deployment options, including running locally with `uv`, installation via PyPi, or deployment using Docker. Configuration for host and port is available through environment variables.

USA Spending

Name: USA Spending
Author: thsmale

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Provides a stateless HTTP server to access and stream official government spending data from the USASPENDING.gov API.

Serves as a streamlined, stateless HTTP server designed to interface with the USASPENDING.gov API, providing comprehensive access to official government spending data. Users can effortlessly track federal expenditures over time, conduct detailed searches by agency, and explore government allocations to communities, leveraging the API's full capabilities for in-depth financial analysis and transparency. The server offers a suite of specialized tools to query various aspects of government finance, from federal accounts to individual awards and subawards, making complex data accessible for integration with platforms like Claude Desktop.

Key Features

01Access detailed federal account information, including budgetary resources and managing agencies.

02Analyze government spending through categories such as agencies, recipients, and major object classes.

03Track and visualize government spending trends across specified time periods.

04Perform complex filtering and retrieval of specific award and subaward data.

05Query total federal budgetary resources and allocations to top-tier government agencies.

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Use Cases

01Monitoring government spending trends and changes over time.

02Investigating specific agency expenditures and their impact on communities.

03Analyzing federal awards and subawards received by various recipients and companies.