Federal grants to District of Columbia, Government of
District of Columbia, Government of in Washington, District of Columbia received $1.9 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 195 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $563 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $252 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.9 billion
- Awards195
- Awarded in FY 2025$252 million
- Largest award$386 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 60 | $834 million |
| FY 2022 | 51 | $298 million |
| FY 2023 | 49 | $286 million |
| FY 2024 | 49 | $212 million |
| FY 2025 | 47 | $252 million |
Programs that fund District of Columbia, Government of
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 5 | $563 million |
| National School Lunch Program | 13 | $331 million |
| Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | 6 | $284 million |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 8 | $129 million |
| Special Education Grants to States | 7 | $119 million |
| DC Opportunity Scholarship Program | 5 | $87.5 million |
| Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | 7 | $53.0 million |
| Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) | 6 | $52.8 million |
| Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program | 7 | $36.9 million |
| Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers | 5 | $32.3 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 90 | $1.3 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 71 | $357 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 30 | $209 million |
| Department of Labor | 4 | $7.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American rescue plan - elementary and secondary schools emergency relief fund (arp-esser) | Education Stabilization Fund | March 24, 2021 | $386 million |
| Elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 6, 2021 | $172 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 5, 2021 | $124 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2023 | $61.3 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2022 | $59.8 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2024 | $57.0 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2021 | $48.5 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 26, 2023 | $46.2 million |
| Cnp cn block programs total consolidated | National School Lunch Program | October 7, 2024 | $45.2 million |
| CSC6-2021 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | April 14, 2021 | $39.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does District of Columbia, Government of get?
$1.9 billion in 195 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 Education, with $1.3 billion in 90 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is District of Columbia, Government of's largest federal grant?
$386 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on March 24, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund District of Columbia, Government of?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, National School Lunch Program and Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies.
Other grant recipients in Washington
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation
- District of Columbia, Government of
- Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees
- Coalition for Green Capital
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- United Nations World Food Programme
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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