Federal grants to Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police in Richmond, Virginia received $89.2 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 30 awards. Its largest program was Motor Carrier Safety Assistance, with $50.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $12.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$89.2 million
- Awards30
- Awarded in FY 2025$12.1 million
- Largest award$11.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 4 | $10.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 9 | $20.4 million |
| FY 2023 | 6 | $25.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 8 | $21.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $12.1 million |
Programs that fund Virginia State Police
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | 5 | $50.8 million |
| National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) | 7 | $21.5 million |
| NICS Act Record Improvement Program | 5 | $7.2 million |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | 3 | $4.9 million |
| Missing Children's Assistance | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program | 4 | $1.2 million |
| Congressionally Recommended Awards | 1 | $963,000 |
| Services for Trafficking Victims | 1 | $650,408 |
| Port Security Grant Program | 1 | $378,398 |
| Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements | 1 | $177,141 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 6 | $51.0 million |
| Department of Justice | 23 | $37.9 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $378,398 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Award purpose: the purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (MCSAP) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) and states work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | April 23, 2025 | $11.2 million |
| The purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (MCSAP) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) and states work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and efficient tra | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | June 5, 2024 | $11.2 million |
| FY2023 mcsap grant program | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | April 28, 2023 | $11.0 million |
| FY2022 mcsap grant program | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | June 3, 2022 | $10.6 million |
| FY2021 mcsap grant program | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | April 19, 2021 | $6.8 million |
| The Virginia state police (VSP) will use funds for the following projects: project 1: cris business analyst project. Under the cris business analyst project, vsp will support a business analyst to collect, document, refine and provide business requirements related to the criminal and rap back inform | National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) | September 18, 2023 | $6.7 million |
| Under this award, the Virginia department of state police requests funds for the following projects: 1) data warehouse integration project to build processes for vsps newer saas solutions, afis, vsoms and cris to send information to the data warehouse which also includes data requirements for livesc | National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) | June 15, 2023 | $3.4 million |
| Under this award, the Virginia department of state police requests funds for the following projects: project 1: vcin hotfiles improvement project.the Virginia criminal information network (VCIN) is an extensive, complex computer application with over 700 system-to-system interfaces. Vsp is initiatin | National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) | September 25, 2024 | $3.4 million |
| The Virginia state police (VSP) will use funds for a uniform statute table modernization project. Currently, in the commonwealth of Virginia, the supreme court of Virginia, office of the executive secretary (OES) is responsible for maintaining, updating and distributing the uniform statute table (us | NICS Act Record Improvement Program | September 18, 2023 | $3.0 million |
| The Virginia state police (VSP) will use nchip FY20 funds to conduct five projects. 1) research and resolve missing dispositions: funds will be used for two contractors to research and apply missing criminal history disposition information and automate criminal history records. The vsp central crimi | National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) | October 22, 2021 | $2.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Virginia State Police get?
$89.2 million in 30 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Virginia State Police the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $51.0 million in 6 awards. The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security follow.
What is Virginia State Police's largest federal grant?
$11.2 million under Motor Carrier Safety Assistance, with its first action in the period on April 23, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Virginia State Police?
Its largest are Motor Carrier Safety Assistance, National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) and NICS Act Record Improvement Program.
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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