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Rio Tinto PLC Federal Contracts
What federal agencies have paid Rio Tinto PLC, and what they have granted it. Every award above the reporting threshold is public, with the agency, the amount and the date it began.
RIO on carbonthat →Awarded in total
$55.9M
contracts and grants together
Contracts
4
Grants
1
Largest payer
$54.2M
Department of Defense
Who is paying
Every awarding agency on file, largest first.
| Agency | Awarded | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $54.2M | 97.1% |
| Department of Energy | $1.6M | 2.9% |
5 awards
Largest first. Many awards carry no start date, which is why size orders this rather than time.
| Agency | Amount |
|---|---|
| Department of Defensecontract2026-02-20RIO TINTO SERVICES INC | $24.8M |
| Department of Defensecontract2026-04-17RIO TINTO SERVICES INC | $24.8M |
| Department of Defensecontract2026-05-13RIO TINTO SERVICES INC | $2.6M |
| Department of Defensecontract2025-12-10RIO TINTO SERVICES INC | $2M |
| Department of Energygrant2022-10-01RIO TINTO SERVICES INC | $1.6M |
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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