Bring Federal Spending
to Google ADK
Learn how to connect USAspending (Federal Spending) to Google ADK and start using 32 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
Compatible with every major AI agent and IDE
What is the USAspending (Federal Spending) MCP Server?
Connect to the official USAspending database and gain unprecedented transparency into how the United States government allocates its budget. This server allows any AI agent to query real-time federal financial data, from high-level agency overviews to specific contract details.
What you can do
- Agency Insights — Retrieve comprehensive overviews of toptier agencies, including their budgetary resources and obligations.
- Award Tracking — Search and filter through millions of federal awards, contracts, and grants using advanced criteria.
- Geographic Analysis — Break down spending by state, county, or congressional district to see where the money is going.
- Sub-Agency Breakdown — List specific offices and sub-agencies within a department to identify internal spending distribution.
- Historical Trends — Analyze spending and new award counts over time to identify fiscal patterns.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your USAspending API Key (if required for higher rate limits)
- Start auditing federal spending from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Policy Researchers — quickly gather data on agency obligations and budgetary resources for reports
- Journalists — track federal contracts and grants in specific regions or categories for investigative stories
- Data Analysts — export and analyze spending trends over time across different government sectors
Built-in capabilities (32)
Awarding agencies matching search text
Glossary terms matching search text
Locations based on search text
Recipient names and UEI based on search text
Generates ZIP file of award data in CSV
ZIP file for Awards, Subawards, and Transactions
Get summary of transactions and obligations for an agency
Count of award types for agencies in a fiscal year
Get budgetary resources and obligations by fiscal year
Get agency overview for details page
List sub-agencies and offices with obligated amounts
Get details about a specific award
Federal account and agency funding info for an award
Map of award types by grouping
JSON structure of the Rosetta Crosswalk Data Dictionary
Insights on agencies receiving disaster funding
Obligation and outlay aggregations for disaster awards
Overview of disaster/emergency funding and spending
Current status of a requested download job
List of glossary terms and definitions
Individual recipient details
Recipient details based on identifier
Basic information about a specified state
Subawards related to a specific parent award
All toptier agencies and relevant data
Transactions related to a specific parent award
List of recipients in the database
List of time periods with new awards
Search and filter awards
g., agency, recipient, CFDA). Grouped spending data for visualizations
Spending by state, county, or congressional district
Aggregated transaction amounts over time
Why Google ADK?
Google ADK natively supports USAspending (Federal Spending) as an MCP tool provider. declare Vinkius Edge URL and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution automatically. Combine 32 tools with Gemini's long-context reasoning for complex multi-tool workflows, with production-ready session management and evaluation built in.
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Google ADK natively supports MCP tool servers. declare a tool provider and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution
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Built on Gemini models, ADK provides long-context reasoning ideal for complex multi-tool workflows with USAspending (Federal Spending)
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Production-ready features like session management, evaluation, and deployment come built-in. not bolted on
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Seamless integration with Google Cloud services means you can combine USAspending (Federal Spending) tools with BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Cloud Functions
USAspending (Federal Spending) in Google ADK
USAspending (Federal Spending) and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect USAspending (Federal Spending) to Google ADK through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 4,000+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for USAspending (Federal Spending) in Google ADK
The USAspending (Federal Spending) MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 32 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Google ADK only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.

* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
USAspending (Federal Spending) for Google ADK
Every tool call from Google ADK to the USAspending (Federal Spending) MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get an overview of a specific agency's spending?
Use the get_agency_overview tool by providing the agency's toptier code. The agent will return high-level data including total obligations and budgetary resources.
Can I see which sub-agencies are spending the most within a department?
Yes! The get_agency_sub_agencies tool lists all sub-agencies and offices associated with a toptier agency, along with their respective obligated amounts.
Is it possible to filter federal awards by geographic location?
Absolutely. Use search_spending_by_geography to aggregate spending data by state, county, or district, or use search_spending_by_award with geographic filters.
How does Google ADK connect to MCP servers?
Import the MCP toolset class and pass the server URL. ADK discovers and registers all tools automatically, making them available to your agent's tool-use loop.
Can ADK agents use multiple MCP servers?
Yes. Declare multiple MCP tool providers in your agent configuration. ADK merges all tool schemas and the agent can call tools from any server in a single turn.
Which Gemini models work best with MCP tools?
Gemini 2.0 Flash and Pro models both support function calling required for MCP tools. Flash is recommended for latency-sensitive use cases, Pro for complex reasoning.
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