Federal grants to City of Charlottesville
City of Charlottesville in Charlottesville, Virginia received $44.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 31 awards. Its largest program was Federal Transit Formula Grants, with $21.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $6.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$44.1 million
- Awards31
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.9 million
- Largest award$7.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 8 | $9.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 8 | $10.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $1.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 6 | $16.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $6.9 million |
Programs that fund City of Charlottesville
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 5 | $21.6 million |
| Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program | 1 | $7.1 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 6 | $6.0 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 3 | $5.5 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $2.5 million |
| Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program | 1 | $827,973 |
| Basic Center Grant | 1 | $324,564 |
| Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | 4 | $90,197 |
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) | 1 | $76,840 |
| Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network | 1 | $49,970 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 9 | $34.3 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 12 | $8.5 million |
| Department of Justice | 7 | $930,661 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $260,587 |
| Department of Energy | 1 | $76,840 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas distribution infrastructure safety and modernization (NGDISM) grant program - this grant supports awarded municipality/community-owned utilities to repair, rehabilitate, or replace their natural gas distribution pipeline system, or to acquire equipment to (1) reduce incidents and fatalit | Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program | September 10, 2024 | $7.1 million |
| Application purpose: to provide funds for operating assistance.; activities performed: operating assistance for cat and jaunt; expected outcomes: continue to provide public transportation services to both reduce road and highway congestion and improve mobility assistance for the citizens of the char | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 16, 2024 | $6.4 million |
| Charlottesville area transit (CAT) is applying for ffy 2021 section 5307 american rescue plan (ARP) act funds in the amount of $5335276 ($4001457 for cat and $1333819 for jaunt) representing 100% federal share of the total eligible amount. This application utilizes arp funding to prevent prepare for | Federal Transit Formula Grants | August 30, 2022 | $5.3 million |
| Charlottesville area transit is applying for ffy 2021 and ffy 2022 section 5307 urbanized area formula program (UZA) funds apportioned to the charlottesville urbanized area in the amount of $3824041 ($2544123 in ffy 2021 funds and $1279918 in ffy 2022 funds) for operating assistance.the city of char | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 2, 2022 | $3.8 million |
| Application purpose: to provide funds to charlottesville area transit to procure replacement rolling stock shop communications equipment support vehicles and replacement bus shelters to fund engineering design activities for administration maintenance facility additions and to provide funds for oper | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 17, 2025 | $3.5 million |
| Charlottesville area transit (CAT) ffy 2020 section 5307 operating grant | Federal Transit Formula Grants | May 13, 2021 | $2.5 million |
| Home investment partnerships program | Home Investment Partnerships Program | September 20, 2021 | $2.5 million |
| Application purpose: to provide funds to charlottesville area transit to procure replacement rolling stock shop communications equipment support vehicles and replacement bus shelters to fund engineering design activities for administration maintenance facility additions and to provide funds for oper | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | September 17, 2025 | $2.2 million |
| Application purpose: n/a; activities performed: n/a; expected outcomes: n/a; intended beneficiaries: n/a; subrecipient activities: n/a | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | April 19, 2021 | $1.8 million |
| Application purpose: provide funding for capital purchases which are critical to the success of providing transit service.; activities performed: bus purchase; expected outcomes: continue to provide clean safe and reliable transportation and to improve mobility and access throughout lynchburg.; inte | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | February 8, 2024 | $1.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Charlottesville get?
$44.1 million in 31 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Charlottesville the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $34.3 million in 9 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice follow.
What is City of Charlottesville's largest federal grant?
$7.1 million under Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program, with its first action in the period on September 10, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Charlottesville?
Its largest are Federal Transit Formula Grants, Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program and Home Investment Partnerships Program.
Other grant recipients in Charlottesville
- Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia
- Virginia Department of Forestry
- Greater Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
- Charlottesville Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority
- County of Albemarle
- Barron Associates, Inc.
- Virginia Community College System
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