Federal grants to District of Columbia, Government of
District of Columbia, Government of in Washington, District of Columbia received $17 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 227 awards. Its largest program was Grants to States for Medicaid, with $16 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.6 billion.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$17 billion
- Awards227
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.6 billion
- Largest award$3.2 billion
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 65 | $3.1 billion |
| FY 2022 | 55 | $3.4 billion |
| FY 2023 | 67 | $3.8 billion |
| FY 2024 | 80 | $3.4 billion |
| FY 2025 | 74 | $3.6 billion |
Programs that fund District of Columbia, Government of
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grants to States for Medicaid | 18 | $16 billion |
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | 5 | $532 million |
| Children's Health Insurance Program | 7 | $300 million |
| HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants | 2 | $161 million |
| Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) | 2 | $97.8 million |
| HIV Care Formula Grants | 2 | $74.2 million |
| WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | 25 | $63.0 million |
| Immunization Cooperative Agreements | 2 | $59.7 million |
| Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS | 5 | $59.3 million |
| Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States | 5 | $34.3 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 155 | $17 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 58 | $71.1 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 5 | $59.3 million |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Department of Labor | 5 | $465,500 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicaid entitlement for 12 - FY 2024 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2022 | $3.2 billion |
| Medicaid entitlement for 12 - FY 2026 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2024 | $3.1 billion |
| Medicaid entitlement for 12 - FY 2025 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2023 | $3.1 billion |
| Medicaid entitlement for 12 - FY 2023 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2021 | $2.9 billion |
| Medicaid entitlement for 12 - FY 2021 quarter 1 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2020 | $2.6 billion |
| Medicaid entitlement for 12 - FY 2026 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2024 | $200 million |
| Medicaid entitlement for 12 - FY 2023 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2021 | $180 million |
| Medicaid entitlement for 12 - FY 2021 quarter 1 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2020 | $173 million |
| HIV emergency relief project grants | HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants | November 2, 2020 | $150 million |
| Medicaid entitlement for 12 - FY 2025 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2023 | $145 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does District of Columbia, Government of get?
$17 billion in 227 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 Health and Human Services, with $17 billion in 155 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development follow.
What is District of Columbia, Government of's largest federal grant?
$3.2 billion under Grants to States for Medicaid, with its first action in the period on October 1, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund District of Columbia, Government of?
Its largest are Grants to States for Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Children's Health Insurance Program.
Other grant recipients in Washington
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation
- 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
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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