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Federal spending in VA-05: Virginia's 5th 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.
In FY2026, $6.1B in federal awards named Virginia's 5th congressional district as the primary place of performance, $7,687 per resident.
That is below the Virginia rate of $21,956 per resident (35% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 7 of 11 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 87% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $24B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($16B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.8B) and Department of Defense ($1.2B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $300M
- Grants $472M
- Direct payments $5.3B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.4M
- Other assistance $13M
| Per resident | This district | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,687 | $21,956 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $379 | $12,524 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $598 | $3,015 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,691 | $6,401 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $3 | −$1 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $17 | $17 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 7 of 11 in state · 123 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 | Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | $825M | 4% |
| 2 | Liberty University Inc | $534M | 2% |
| 3 | Govsmart, Inc. | $336M | 2% |
| 4 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $318M | 1% |
| 5 | Virginia Department of Transportation | $297M | 1% |
| 6 | Davenport Aviation Inc | $114M | 1% |
| 7 | VA Department of Transportation | $107M | 0% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $106M | 0% |
| 9 | MP Assets Corporation | $100M | 0% |
| 10 | Framatome Inc | $92M | 0% |
| 11 | Capps Shoe Company, LLC | $84M | 0% |
| 12 | BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. | $80M | 0% |
| 13 | Luna Labs USA LLC | $70M | 0% |
| 14 | Danville Housing Company, Inc. | $55M | 0% |
| 15 | Liberty University, Inc. | $55M | 0% |
| 16 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | $52M | 0% |
| 17 | Lynchburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority | $47M | 0% |
| 18 | Skeo Solutions, Inc | $47M | 0% |
| 19 | Rivanna Medical, Inc. | $45M | 0% |
| 20 | Central Virginia Health Services, Inc. | $44M | 0% |
| 21 | Charlottesville Redevelopment & Housing Authority | $43M | 0% |
| 22 | Sonny Merryman, Inc | $41M | 0% |
| 23 | T&H Services, LLC | $39M | 0% |
| 24 | Commonwealth Home Health Care, Inc. | $38M | 0% |
| 25 | Odle Management Group, L.L.C. | $38M | 0% |
A further $18B 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
- Amelia County 100% of county area
- Amherst County 100% of county area
- Appomattox County 100% of county area
- Buckingham County 100% of county area
- Campbell County 100% of county area
- Charlotte County 100% of county area
- Cumberland County 100% of county area
- Fluvanna County 100% of county area
- Goochland County 100% of county area
- Halifax County 100% of county area
- Louisa County 100% of county area
- Lunenburg County 100% of county area
- Mecklenburg County 100% of county area
- Nelson County 100% of county area
- Nottoway County 100% of county area
- Pittsylvania County 100% of county area
- Powhatan County 100% of county area
- Prince Edward County 100% of county area
- Charlottesville city 100% of county area
- Danville city 100% of county area
- Lynchburg city 100% of county area
- Albemarle County 99% of county area
- Hanover County 48% of county area
- Bedford County 14% of county area
Other districts in Virginia
- VA-01 $4,893
- VA-02 $15,144
- VA-03 $17,348
- VA-04 $6,327
- VA-06 $6,960
- VA-07 $46,842
- VA-08 $34,148
- VA-09 $7,604
- VA-10 $9,293
- VA-11 $41,726
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Virginia's 5th congressional district?
$6.1B in award obligations in FY2026 and $24B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$7,687 per resident in FY2026 (population 790,423), against $21,956 for Virginia and $14,744 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 5th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia ($825M), Liberty University Inc ($534M), Govsmart, Inc. ($336M), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation ($318M) and Virginia Department of Transportation ($297M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Virginia's 5th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($16B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.8B), Department of Defense ($1.2B), Department of Education ($920M) and Department of Health and Human Services ($788M), 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.