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Caterpillar Inc Federal Contracts
What federal agencies have paid Caterpillar Inc, and what they have granted it. Every award above the reporting threshold is public, with the agency, the amount and the date it began.
CAT on carbonthat →Awarded in total
$386.5M
contracts and grants together
Contracts
10
Grants
5
Largest payer
$371.1M
Department of Defense
Who is paying
Every awarding agency on file, largest first.
| Agency | Awarded | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $371.1M | 96.0% |
| Department of Energy | $15.4M | 4.0% |
| Department of the Treasury | $25K | 0.0% |
15 awards
Largest first. Many awards carry no start date, which is why size orders this rather than time.
| Agency | Amount |
|---|---|
| Department of Defensecontract2025-05-21CATERPILLAR INC | $97.2M |
| Department of Defensecontract2025-04-29CATERPILLAR INC | $83.5M |
| Department of Defensecontract2024-11-26CATERPILLAR INC | $32.6M |
| Department of Defensecontract2024-07-22CATERPILLAR INC | $26.4M |
| Department of Defensecontract2026-03-20CATERPILLAR INC | $25.3M |
| Department of Defensecontract2020-09-30CATERPILLAR INC | $23.4M |
| Department of Defensecontract2025-10-09CATERPILLAR INC | $23.4M |
| Department of Defensecontract2025-11-03CATERPILLAR INC | $20.8M |
| Department of Defensecontract2021-03-29CATERPILLAR INC | $19.7M |
| Department of Defensecontract2024-03-27CATERPILLAR INC | $18.9M |
| Department of Energygrant2020-10-01CATERPILLAR, INC | $5.6M |
| Department of Energygrant2021-09-01CATERPILLAR, INC | $4.6M |
| Department of Energygrant2023-10-01CATERPILLAR, INC | $3.3M |
| Department of Energygrant2022-08-01CATERPILLAR, INC | $2M |
| Department of the Treasurygrant2025-10-01CATERPILLAR 2 BUTTERFLY OUTREACH CENTER, INC. | $25K |
The recipient is named as awarded, which is usually a division rather than the listed parent. An award is an obligation rather than a payment: the figure is what the agency committed, which a later modification can raise or cut. Winning federal work is ordinary business for a large company.
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