Federal grants to Government of the District of Columbia
Government of the District of Columbia in Washington, District of Columbia received $152 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 38 awards. Its largest program was Opioid STR, with $63.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $37.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$152 million
- Awards38
- Awarded in FY 2025$37.0 million
- Largest award$40.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 12 | $29.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 9 | $13.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 11 | $37.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 8 | $35.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 11 | $37.0 million |
Programs that fund Government of the District of Columbia
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Opioid STR | 2 | $63.3 million |
| Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse | 8 | $47.5 million |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 8 | $23.7 million |
| Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services | 12 | $14.2 million |
| Emergency Grants to Address Mental and Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19 | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) | 5 | $816,922 |
| Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) | 1 | $268,192 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 38 | $153 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia's opioid response 3 - the District of Columbia's opioid response 3 (dcor 3) initiative will focus on increasing access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), reducing unmet treatment needs, and reducing opioid overdose-related deaths through the provision of prevention, t | Opioid STR | September 23, 2022 | $40.4 million |
| Dcor 4 - the District of Columbia's opioid response 4 (dcor 4) initiative will focus on addressing the overdose crisis, driven primarily by illicit fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, by increasing access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), reducing unmet treatment needs, and reducing opioid ov | Opioid STR | September 24, 2024 | $39.3 million |
| Dcor 4 - the District of Columbia's opioid response 4 (dcor 4) initiative will focus on addressing the overdose crisis, driven primarily by illicit fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, by increasing access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), reducing unmet treatment needs, and reducing opioid ov | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | January 16, 2025 | $11.5 million |
| District of Columbia's opioid response 3 - the District of Columbia's opioid response 3 (dcor 3) initiative will focus on increasing access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), reducing unmet treatment needs, and reducing opioid overdose-related deaths through the provision of prevention, t | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | September 23, 2022 | $8.7 million |
| Substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services block grant - substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services block grant | Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse | February 24, 2025 | $7.6 million |
| Substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services block grant | Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse | February 20, 2024 | $7.5 million |
| Substance abuse prevention & treatment block grant | Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse | February 16, 2023 | $7.5 million |
| Substance abuse prevention & treatment block grant | Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse | February 10, 2022 | $7.2 million |
| Substance abuse prevention & treatment block grant | Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse | February 1, 2021 | $6.8 million |
| Substance abuse prevention & treatment block grant | Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse | May 17, 2021 | $5.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Government of the District of Columbia get?
$152 million in 38 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Government of the District of Columbia the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $153 million in 38 awards.
What is Government of the District of Columbia's largest federal grant?
$40.4 million under Opioid STR, with its first action in the period on September 23, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Government of the District of Columbia?
Its largest are Opioid STR, Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance.
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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