Federal grants in Virginia's 3rd congressional district (VA-03)
Federal grants for work carried out in Virginia's 3rd congressional district totaled $2.5 billion across 1,525 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $436 million. Virginia Department of Transportation received the most, $389 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.5 billion
- Awards1,525
- Awarded in FY 2025$713 million
- Share of Virginia's total1.9%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Virginia page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one district that runs a project in another shows up here under the district where the project runs.
Grants recorded for several districts or the whole state count in no district, so district totals add up to less than the Virginia total of $131 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 436 | $625 million |
| FY 2022 | 428 | $292 million |
| FY 2023 | 444 | $466 million |
| FY 2024 | 502 | $361 million |
| FY 2025 | 424 | $713 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 222 | $389 million |
| Commonwealth of Virginia | State and local governments | 9 | $342 million |
| Norfolk State University | Colleges and universities | 46 | $177 million |
| Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority | State and local governments | 118 | $141 million |
| Hampton University | Colleges and universities | 101 | $136 million |
| Old Dominion University | Nonprofits | 49 | $113 million |
| City of Norfolk | State and local governments | 46 | $106 million |
| Old Dominion University Research Foundation | Nonprofits | 182 | $103 million |
| Norfolk Airport Authority | State and local governments | 18 | $102 million |
| Tidewater Community College | Colleges and universities | 10 | $83.5 million |
| Hampton Roads Community Action | Nonprofits | 6 | $69.6 million |
| Newport News Housing Authority | State and local governments | 52 | $50.8 million |
| National Institute of Aerospace Associates | Nonprofits | 16 | $49.4 million |
| City of Hampton | State and local governments | 32 | $48.1 million |
| VA Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 66 | $47.4 million |
| Peninsula Institute for Community Health, Inc | Other | 4 | $40.3 million |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College | Colleges and universities | 6 | $28.1 million |
| Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority | Other | 51 | $25.5 million |
| Portsmouth Community Health Center, Inc. | Other | 5 | $25.0 million |
| Langley Apartments | Businesses | 3 | $23.7 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Virginia's 3rd congressional district?
$2.5 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,525 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Virginia's 3rd congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $436 million in 286 awards.
Why is this different from the Virginia total?
The Virginia page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-district work count in no single district.