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Federal spending in VA-01: Virginia's 1st congressional district
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Federal agencies obligated $4.2B for work and payments in Virginia's 1st congressional district in FY2025, or $5,206 per resident.
That is below the Virginia rate of $24,118 per resident (22% of it) and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 11 of 11 districts in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 72% direct payments, 22% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $19B, with $3.9B so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($8.4B), Department of Defense ($3.0B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.0B).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $910M
- Grants $266M
- Direct payments $3.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $3.1M
- Other assistance $6.0M
| Per resident | This district | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $5,206 | $24,118 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $1,130 | $13,578 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $331 | $3,179 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $3,734 | $7,324 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $4 | $4 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $7 | $32 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 11 of 11 in state · 256 of 436 US | 9 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owens & Minor Distribution Inc | $821M | 6% |
| 2 | Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services | $315M | 2% |
| 3 | Virginia Department of Transportation | $302M | 2% |
| 4 | Transoceanic Cable Ship Company LLC | $242M | 2% |
| 5 | Emergency MGMT Department of | $209M | 2% |
| 6 | Wagman Heavy Civil Inc | $130M | 1% |
| 7 | Walsh Federal LLC | $129M | 1% |
| 8 | Sauer Construction, LLC | $106M | 1% |
| 9 | Health Quality Innovators | $93M | 1% |
| 10 | Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC | $79M | 1% |
| 11 | Midnight Sun-Centennial Kirratchiaq JV, LLC | $69M | 1% |
| 12 | College of William and Mary | $67M | 0% |
| 13 | Microtechnologies LLC | $65M | 0% |
| 14 | Vector CSP LLC | $57M | 0% |
| 15 | Indivior Inc. | $53M | 0% |
| 16 | Qinetiq Inc. | $53M | 0% |
| 17 | York County School Division | $45M | 0% |
| 18 | Virginia Institute of Marine Science | $42M | 0% |
| 19 | Manus Medical, LLC | $42M | 0% |
| 20 | Science Applications International Corporation | $41M | 0% |
| 21 | Management & Technology Solutions Inc | $35M | 0% |
| 22 | Fulcrum Concepts LLC | $34M | 0% |
| 23 | Creative IT Solutions LLC | $34M | 0% |
| 24 | Virginia Electric and Power Company | $34M | 0% |
| 25 | Apogee Engineering, LLC | $31M | 0% |
A further $10B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
Counties in the district
- Essex County 100% of county area
- Gloucester County 100% of county area
- James City County 100% of county area
- King and Queen County 100% of county area
- King William County 100% of county area
- Lancaster County 100% of county area
- Mathews County 100% of county area
- Middlesex County 100% of county area
- New Kent County 100% of county area
- Northumberland County 100% of county area
- Richmond County 100% of county area
- Westmoreland County 100% of county area
- York County 100% of county area
- Poquoson city 100% of county area
- Williamsburg city 100% of county area
- Chesterfield County 52% of county area
- Hanover County 52% of county area
- Henrico County 31% of county area
Other districts in Virginia
- VA-02 $18,099
- VA-03 $19,450
- VA-04 $6,577
- VA-05 $8,346
- VA-06 $7,736
- VA-07 $47,538
- VA-08 $45,240
- VA-09 $7,797
- VA-10 $9,791
- VA-11 $45,731
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Virginia's 1st congressional district?
$4.2B in award obligations in FY2025 and $19B since FY2022, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$5,206 per resident in FY2025 (population 805,071), against $24,118 for Virginia and $15,158 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.
Which recipients dominate Virginia's 1st congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Owens & Minor Distribution Inc ($821M), Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services ($315M), Virginia Department of Transportation ($302M), Transoceanic Cable Ship Company LLC ($242M) and Emergency MGMT Department of ($209M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Virginia's 1st congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($8.4B), Department of Defense ($3.0B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.0B), Department of Transportation ($465M) and Department of Education ($439M), over FY2022–FY2025.
What does "place of performance" mean here?
USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.