Federal grants to District of Columbia Government
District of Columbia Government in Washington, District of Columbia received $13.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 19 awards. Its largest program was Crime Victim Compensation, with $9.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$13.3 million
- Awards19
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.2 million
- Largest award$3.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $1.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $2.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $2.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $3.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 4 | $3.2 million |
Programs that fund District of Columbia Government
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Crime Victim Compensation | 5 | $9.9 million |
| Justice Systems Response to Families | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program | 1 | $796,944 |
| State Court Improvement Program | 8 | $683,432 |
| Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants | 1 | $511,050 |
| Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program | 1 | $436,165 |
| Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects | 1 | $157,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Justice | 9 | $12.0 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 10 | $1.3 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The grant award provides funds from the crime victims fund to enhance state victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims. Victims of crime act (VOCA) compensation funds provide financial assistance to federal and state victims of crime. Nc/ncf | Crime Victim Compensation | September 5, 2024 | $3.1 million |
| The grant award provides funds from the crime victims fund to enhance state victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims. Victims of crime act (VOCA) compensation funds provide financial assistance to federal and state victims of crime. Nc/ncf | Crime Victim Compensation | August 23, 2023 | $2.7 million |
| This project will support voca victim compensation programs across the nation that provide crucial financial assistance to hundreds of thousands of crime victims each year. | Crime Victim Compensation | September 17, 2025 | $1.9 million |
| Ovc FY 21 voca victim compensation formula | Crime Victim Compensation | September 16, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| the grant award provides funds from the crime victims fund to enhance state victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims. Victims of crime act (VOCA) compensation funds provide financial assistance to federal and state victims of crime. Nc/ncf | Crime Victim Compensation | August 25, 2022 | $1.0 million |
| Family treatment court program | Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program | December 16, 2021 | $796,944 |
| The grants to support families in the justice system program (referred to as the justice for families program) was authorized in the violence against women reauthorization act of 2013 to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, da | Justice Systems Response to Families | September 17, 2025 | $600,000 |
| The grants to support families in the justice system program (referred to as the justice for families program) was authorized in the violence against women reauthorization act of 2013 to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, da | Justice Systems Response to Families | August 12, 2022 | $550,000 |
| The District of Columbia courts will implement the crime victims compensation program case management system upgrade to launch a new secure, cloud-based case management solution. Project activities include stakeholder meetings and discovery sessions to assess existing workflows, technology gaps, and | Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants | September 29, 2025 | $511,050 |
| District of Columbia courts elder justice innovation grant--guardianship monitoring | Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program | September 19, 2022 | $436,165 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does District of Columbia Government get?
$13.3 million in 19 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives District of Columbia Government the most?
The Department of Justice, with $12.0 million in 9 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is District of Columbia Government's largest federal grant?
$3.1 million under Crime Victim Compensation, with its first action in the period on September 5, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund District of Columbia Government?
Its largest are Crime Victim Compensation, Justice Systems Response to Families and Treatment Court Discretionary Grant 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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