AGA . Datathon 2026 - AuditsMadeSimple

Where does federal financial assistance go?

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Risk + Funding Context

What you are seeing: Audit findings combined with spending. Puts risk signals in proportion to federal dollars.

Drill into recipients to see who has the most findings.

Note: Findings density is a signal, not proof of misuse.

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Funding by State

What you are seeing: Total obligation amounts aggregated by recipient state. This helps spot geographic concentration.

Wow! Look how concentrated spending is in the top 10 states.

Note: High spending does not imply inefficiency.

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Funding by Type (2019–2024)

What you are seeing: Funding trends over time. Shows how federal funding changes year-over-year and which states capture the largest share.

Check the line chart first to see the trend!

Note: Amounts are aggregated from USAspending.

Part 3

Audit Findings Signals

What you are seeing: State-level views of Single Audit findings. These patterns help identify where higher-risk findings appear.

Compare counts with rates to see the real story.

Note: FAC reporting can lag and may not reflect real-time changes.

Part 4

Risk + Funding Context

What you are seeing: Audit findings combined with spending. Puts risk signals in proportion to federal dollars.

Drill into recipients to see who has the most findings.

Note: Findings density is a signal, not proof of misuse.

Part 1

Funding by State

What you are seeing: Total obligation amounts aggregated by recipient state. This helps spot geographic concentration.

Wow! Look how concentrated spending is in the top 10 states.

Note: High spending does not imply inefficiency.

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Datasets

We combined three official datasets to build this view. Understanding what each system tracks, and misses, is critical for analysis.

USAspending.gov

This is the official open data source for federal spending information, answering who received the money, how much was obligated, and which agency funded it. It does not show whether the money was used effectively.

GitHub / Official Site

FAC.gov

This is the central repository for Single Audit reports filed by recipients of federal funds, useful for checking recent findings, material weaknesses, and the auditor’s opinion. It does not provide real-time daily spending.

GitHub / Official Site

SAM.gov

This is the primary database for entity registration and debarments (exclusions), helping you check if an entity is debarred, its UEI (Unique Entity Identifier, a government-wide identifier for entities), and whether registration is active. It does not provide transaction history.

GitHub / Official Site