Federal grants to Virginia Department Motor Vehicles
Virginia Department Motor Vehicles in Richmond, Virginia received $160 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 77 awards. Its largest program was State and Community Highway Safety, with $66.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $37.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$160 million
- Awards77
- Awarded in FY 2025$37.2 million
- Largest award$24.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 10 | $21.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 17 | $30.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 18 | $32.5 million |
| FY 2024 | 18 | $38.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 17 | $37.2 million |
Programs that fund Virginia Department Motor Vehicles
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State and Community Highway Safety | 10 | $66.1 million |
| Alcohol Open Container Requirements | 4 | $50.4 million |
| National Priority Safety Programs | 48 | $29.4 million |
| Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements | 6 | $8.5 million |
| Incentive Grant Program to Prohibit Racial Profiling | 3 | $2.6 million |
| Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation Grant | 4 | $2.0 million |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements | 2 | $686,423 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 77 | $160 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-bil 154 transfer funds | State and Community Highway Safety | April 30, 2024 | $24.7 million |
| Section 154 transfer program: open container (23 c.f.r. Part 1270; 23 u.s.c. § 154) €• penalty transfer funds to support alcohol and drug-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming open alcohol container laws. Under section 154, to avoid the transfer of fu | Alcohol Open Container Requirements | May 14, 2025 | $19.4 million |
| Section 154 transfer program: open container (23 c.f.r. Part 1270; 23 u.s.c. & 154) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming open container laws. | Alcohol Open Container Requirements | May 16, 2022 | $11.0 million |
| Section 154 transfer program: open container (23 c.f.r. Part 1270; 23 u.s.c. & 154) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming open container laws. | Alcohol Open Container Requirements | February 14, 2023 | $10.8 million |
| Section 154 transfer program: open container | Alcohol Open Container Requirements | January 19, 2021 | $9.2 million |
| Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 c.f.r. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 u.s.c. & 402) - grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved highway safety plan. | State and Community Highway Safety | November 30, 2022 | $8.4 million |
| Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 c.f.r. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 u.s.c. § 402) ― grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state’s approved highway safety plan.section 402 funding facilitates a coordinated national highway safety program to reduce traffic crashes, | State and Community Highway Safety | November 25, 2024 | $8.4 million |
| Section 402 state and community highway safety grant | State and Community Highway Safety | December 15, 2021 | $8.3 million |
| Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 c.f.r. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 u.s.c. & 402) - grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved triennial highway safety plan. Section 402 funding facilitates a coordinated national highway safety program to reduce traffi | State and Community Highway Safety | November 27, 2023 | $8.2 million |
| Section 402 state and community highway safety grant | State and Community Highway Safety | November 10, 2020 | $6.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Virginia Department Motor Vehicles get?
$160 million in 77 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Virginia Department Motor Vehicles the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $160 million in 77 awards.
What is Virginia Department Motor Vehicles's largest federal grant?
$24.7 million under State and Community Highway Safety, with its first action in the period on April 30, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Virginia Department Motor Vehicles?
Its largest are State and Community Highway Safety, Alcohol Open Container Requirements and National Priority Safety Programs.
Other grant recipients in Richmond
- VA Department of Medical Assistance Service
- Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education
- Virginia Department of Transportation
- Virginia Department of Social Services
- Housing & Community Development Virginia Department of
- VA Department of Transportation
- Emergency Mgmt Department of
- State Corporation Commission
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