Federal grants to District of Columbia, Government of
District of Columbia, Government of in Washington, District of Columbia received $191 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 76 awards. Its largest program was Unemployment Insurance, with $74.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $37.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$191 million
- Awards76
- Awarded in FY 2025$37.6 million
- Largest award$12.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 19 | $46.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 18 | $36.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 21 | $37.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 18 | $33.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 19 | $37.6 million |
Programs that fund District of Columbia, Government of
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance | 21 | $74.9 million |
| WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | 6 | $54.9 million |
| WIOA Adult Program | 6 | $19.8 million |
| WIOA Youth Activities | 5 | $18.4 million |
| Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | 8 | $11.0 million |
| Labor Force Statistics | 5 | $3.5 million |
| Jobs for Veterans State Grants | 5 | $2.7 million |
| Consultation Agreements | 5 | $2.7 million |
| Senior Community Service Employment Program | 5 | $2.3 million |
| Reentry Employment Opportunities | 2 | $952,446 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 76 | $191 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: the purpose of the wioa dislocated worker (DW) grants is to serve individuals and help employers meet their workforce needs. When individuals become dislocated workers because of job loss, mass layoffs, global trade dynamics or transitions in economic sectors, the wioa dw program provides s | WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | July 24, 2023 | $12.2 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of the wioa dislocated worker (DW) grants is to serve individuals and help employers meet their workforce needs. When individuals become dislocated workers because of job loss, mass layoffs, global trade dynamics or transitions in economic sectors, the wioa dw program provides s | WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | July 19, 2024 | $12.1 million |
| Award purpose the purpose of this grant is to administer the state's unemployment insurance program activities. Activities performed funding provided to the state is for costs incurred for the operation of their unemployment insurance program. This includes the state's unemployment insurance adminis | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2022 | $10.8 million |
| Wioa youth/adult/dislocated workers formula combined | WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | July 21, 2021 | $10.1 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | October 27, 2021 | $10.1 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of this grant is to administer the states unemployment insurance program activities.activities to be performed: funding provided to the state is for costs incurred for the operation of their unemployment insurance program. This includes the states unemployment insurance administ | Unemployment Insurance | November 1, 2024 | $9.9 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of this grant is to administer the states unemployment insurance program activities.activities to be performed: funding provided to the state is for costs incurred for the operation of their unemployment insurance program. This includes the states unemployment insurance administ | Unemployment Insurance | October 26, 2023 | $9.6 million |
| Unemployment insurance | Unemployment Insurance | November 3, 2020 | $9.6 million |
| Award purpose the purpose of the wioa youth grants is to provide resources for local workforce development areas to deliver comprehensive youth services that focus on assisting out-of- school youth and in-school youth, with one or more barriers to employment, prepare for employment and postsecondary | WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | July 26, 2022 | $9.2 million |
| Wioa youth/adult/dislocated workers formula combined | WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | October 27, 2020 | $9.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does District of Columbia, Government of get?
$191 million in 76 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 Labor, with $191 million in 76 awards.
What is District of Columbia, Government of's largest federal grant?
$12.2 million under WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants, with its first action in the period on July 24, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund District of Columbia, Government of?
Its largest are Unemployment Insurance, WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants and WIOA Adult Program.
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
- District of Columbia, Government of
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