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Federal grants in District of Columbia

Federal agencies awarded $114 billion in grants to recipients in District of Columbia from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants, with $32 billion.

Grants in District of Columbia by type of organization

Private foundations based in District of Columbia: 414 foundations, with who accepts applications.

Largest federal grant programs in District of Columbia

Grants to recipients in District of Columbia, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants 20.31514$32 billion
Grants to States for Medicaid 93.77818$16 billion
USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas 98.0011,022$13 billion
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail 20.32621$8.3 billion
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: National Clean Investment Fund 66.9571$5.0 billion
Federal Transit Formula Grants 20.50715$2.8 billion
International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor 19.34512$1.6 billion
Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs 19.01736$1.4 billion
International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations 90.50017$1.3 billion
Highway Planning and Construction 20.205534$1.3 billion
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) 97.0362$1.0 billion
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Clean Communities Investment Accelerator 66.9601$940 million
Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (OFR) 98.00324$928 million
State of Good Repair Grants Program 20.5254$833 million
Food for Education 10.60828$792 million
Education Stabilization Fund 84.42540$778 million
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement (PRIIA) Projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) 20.5247$742 million
Special Education Grants to States 84.02712$636 million
Office for Coastal Management 11.47321$618 million
Global AIDS 93.06726$544 million

Largest grant recipients in District of Columbia

The 20 largest recipients
RecipientTypeAwardsAmount
National Railroad Passenger CorporationBusinesses46$40 billion
District of Columbia, Government ofState and local governments226$17 billion
Miscellaneous Foreign AwardeesOther521$6.9 billion
Coalition for Green CapitalNonprofits3$5.1 billion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityState and local governments39$4.5 billion
United Nations World Food ProgrammeOther57$2.1 billion
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationNonprofits159$2.0 billion
District of Columbia, Government ofState and local governments195$1.9 billion
International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentOther22$1.8 billion
National Endowment for DemocracyNonprofits6$1.6 billion
District of Columbia GovernmentState and local governments50$1.5 billion
District of ColumbiaState and local governments575$1.3 billion
Justice Climate Fund, Inc.Nonprofits1$940 million
Rfe/RL IncNonprofits5$766 million
Georgetown UniversityColleges and universities537$677 million
United States Conference of Catholic BishopsNonprofits44$656 million
Bureau of Indian EducationTribal governments and organizations67$639 million
George Washington University (the)Colleges and universities655$630 million
Palladium International LLCBusinesses17$583 million
Consortium for Elections & Political Process StrengtheningNonprofits77$581 million

Browse all 629 federal grant recipients in District of Columbia

Where the work happens

The totals above count grants by where the recipient is based. Counted by place of performance, where the funded work happens, grants in District of Columbia came to $82 billion. Grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no county, so county totals add up to less.

Congressional districts
Congressional districtAwardsGrants
DC-988,748$81 billion