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Federal grants to District of Columbia, Government of

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District of Columbia, Government of in Washington, District of Columbia received $105 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 4 awards. Its largest program was Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, with $101 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.3 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to District of Columbia, Government of by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20210$0
FY 20221$200,000
FY 20233$6.0 million
FY 20242$95.9 million
FY 20251$3.3 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund District of Columbia, Government of

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program 11.0351$101 million
State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant 11.0322$4.3 million
Highway Planning and Construction 20.2051$430,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Commerce3$105 million
Department of Transportation1$430,000

Largest awards

The 4 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Purpose: the purpose of this grant is to support closing the broadband availability gap and support the development of a five-year action plan.the proposed project includes the following planning and pre-deployment activities: the proposed project includes: research and data collection, including in
ASST_NON_1120B104_013 on USAspending
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment ProgramNovember 16, 2022$101 million
Purpose: the purpose of this grant is to implement the District of Columbia digital equity plan developed pursuant to the state digital equity planning grant program. Activities to be performed: the proposed project activities include: scaling existing state-led programming; collaborating with other
ASST_NON_1131DS002_013 on USAspending
State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity GrantDecember 16, 2024$3.8 million
The proposed project will support closing the digital equity gap and the development of a statewide digital equity plan. The proposed project includes the following activities to support plan development: 1) augmenting digital equity staff in the administering entity; 2) developing and executing com
ASST_NON_1130DP166_013 on USAspending
State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity GrantNovember 1, 2022$463,126
Installation of improvements in east potomac park.
ASST_NON_693C732240000V700DC3400032_069 on USAspending
Highway Planning and ConstructionSeptember 7, 2022$430,000

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does District of Columbia, Government of get?

$105 million in 4 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives District of Columbia, Government of the most?

The Department of Commerce, with $105 million in 3 awards. The Department of Transportation follow.

What is District of Columbia, Government of's largest federal grant?

$101 million under Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, with its first action in the period on November 16, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund District of Columbia, Government of?

Its largest are Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant and Highway Planning and Construction.

Other grant recipients in Washington

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