FY2024 obligations in Alabama's 3rd district

Reading Alabama District 03's $7.6B

$7.6B is the obligation total USAspending.gov attaches to Alabama District 03 for fiscal year 2024. The precise amount in the packet is $7,586,307,781.50. A commitment on an award record is not the same as a Treasury disbursement. 10,019 awards are the matching count, a separate column.

The packet's year window is FY2024 only. First year and last year are both 2024. USAspending.gov can still correct records, which would move $7.6B and the 10,019-award count. There is no FY2025 figure in this packet to add to $7.6B. Do not treat $7.6B as a calendar-year 2024 total.

AL-03 as a performance map

Congressional district here is the USAspending place-of-performance field. A performance site coded to the 3rd district can appear even when the recipient's headquarters sits in another Alabama district or another state. A firm with a AL-03 mailing address can also post dollars elsewhere if performance is coded there. Headquarters is the wrong join key for $7.6B.

USAspending.gov's district code on these rows is place of performance. HQ lists of "3rd district contractors" will not match 10,019 performance-coded awards. A headquarters in the 3rd without a AL-03 tag does not enter this file. Keep $7.6B labeled as a performance geography total.

Mid-size action count on AL-03

10,019 awards share the AL-03 performance tag in FY2024. That count sits in a middle band: large enough that scanning every row by eye is impractical, and not so large that the file is only a six-figure action dump. The packet still does not invent a typical award from $7.6B and 10,019.

Keep 10,019 labeled as record volume. Repeat modifications add rows. The Alabama District 03 hub is the table. This packet does not rank the 3rd district against other Alabama seats. Alabama's 3rd district shows 10,019 awards beside $7.6B — a mid-size action file, not an unspecified 90 bin.

Obligation series only on the Alabama 03 hub

SpendingVault's AL-03 copy cites obligations: $7.6B committed in FY2024 award files. Outlays are cash out the door and can land in a later fiscal year. A later modification can change net amounts without turning this page into a cash register. Cite $7.6B with the obligation label.

The precise FY2024 statement is that agencies obligated $7.6B on 10,019 awards with AL-03 place of performance. Multi-year vehicles can obligate here and invoice later. Federal FY2024 starts October 1. Outlay totals, if published elsewhere, can disagree with $7,586,307,781.50 without either file being "wrong." They count different events.

Numbered District 03, not a 90 bucket

Do not read AL-03 as unspecified. USAspending stores unmapped Alabama performance under district 90 and non-voting rows under 98. At-large states use 00. Alabama District 03 is numbered District 03. $7.6B and 10,019 awards sit on that mapped code. Merging a 90 leftover into this hub would mix geographies the source keeps apart.

Statewide Alabama on the Alabama hub rolls up more than District 03. Other numbered seats and any 90/98 buckets sit outside this $7.6B file. The all-districts index is the directory. Compare only on FY2024 obligations. This packet does not publish a rank for AL-03.

How to place Alabama District 03 next to other files

The 10,019-award count for AL-03 is FY2024 record volume, not a vendor census. SpendingVault indexes those rows next to $7.6B in obligations. Neither column explains the other, and this packet does not rank District 03 against other Alabama seats. Outlay tables, headquarters maps, and calendar-year charts are other products.

The Alabama District 03 hub is the live table for AL-03. The Alabama page is the statewide obligation index. The all-districts index is the directory of other mapped seats and leftover codes. Quote $7.6B only with place of performance, federal FY2024, and the obligation series. Alabama's 3rd district shows 10,019 awards beside $7.6B — a mid-size action file, not an unspecified 90 bin.

Alabama District 03 can be quoted in one sentence: $7.6B in FY2024 USAspending.gov obligations on 10,019 awards with AL-03 place of performance. The unrounded packet total is $7,586,307,781.50. That sentence already names the series (obligations), the year (federal FY2024), the geography (place of performance, not headquarters), and the district code (AL-03, a numbered 3rd seat rather than leftover 90/98 or at-large 00). SpendingVault does not add a unique-recipient count, an agency mix, or an outlay conversion. Readers who need the underlying rows should open the Alabama District 03 hub; readers who need statewide Alabama should open the Alabama page. Do not average $7.6B across 10,019 awards. Do not fold unspecified Alabama leftover dollars into $7.6B. First year and last year in this extract are both 2024.

Questions

How much did USAspending record for Alabama District 03 in FY2024?

USAspending.gov records $7.6B ($7,586,307,781.50) as FY2024 obligations with AL-03 place of performance. 10,019 awards share that tag. SpendingVault cites obligations, not outlays. First year and last year in the packet are both 2024. Do not add a later fiscal year to $7.6B.

Does AL-03 mean at-large district 00?

No. AL-03 is numbered District 03, a mapped House seat. At-large states use district 00. Unspecified and non-voting rows use 90 and 98. $7.6B and 10,019 awards sit on the numbered 3rd code, not on those leftover bins and not on an at-large 00 page.

Is $7.6B tied to recipient HQ in Alabama?

No. The district is place of performance. Recipients based outside the 3rd can still appear on AL-03 if the performance location is coded to the 3rd. A 3rd-district headquarters can also map dollars to another district when performance is coded there. 10,019 awards follow the performance field, not HQ.

Are AL-03 obligations the same as outlays?

No. $7.6B is an obligation sum from FY2024 award records. Outlays are a different series. SpendingVault does not convert the Alabama District 03 obligation total into Treasury outlays. Cite the figure with the obligation label, the FY2024 window, and AL-03 place of performance. 10,019 awards are the matching record count.