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Federal spending in VA-09: Virginia's 9th 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.
Virginia's 9th congressional district received $6.0B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $7,604 for each of its 783,312 residents.
That is below the Virginia rate of $21,956 per resident (35% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 8 of 11 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 83% direct payments, 11% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $25B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($16B), Department of Defense ($2.8B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.8B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $638M
- Grants $363M
- Direct payments $4.9B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $1.1M
- Other assistance $24M
| Per resident | This district | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $7,604 | $21,956 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $815 | $12,524 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $463 | $3,015 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,294 | $6,401 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | −$1 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $31 | $17 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 8 of 11 in state · 127 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
A further $19B 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
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Community Capital Corporation | Environmental Protection Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | $500M | 8 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| Kiewit Infrastructure South Co | Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | $261M | 6 Nov 2025 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of the InteriorInsular Affairs | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $250M | 4 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $222M | 3 Jan 2024 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $160M | 12 Jul 2024 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $131M | 27 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $122M | 12 May 2023 | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $120M | 30 Jan 2023 | USAspending |
| Management & Training Corporation | Department of LaborOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management | ContractDefinitive Contract | $98M | 31 Jan 2024 | USAspending |
| BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $94M | 30 Nov 2022 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Bland County 100% of county area
- Buchanan County 100% of county area
- Carroll County 100% of county area
- Craig County 100% of county area
- Dickenson County 100% of county area
- Floyd County 100% of county area
- Franklin County 100% of county area
- Giles County 100% of county area
- Grayson County 100% of county area
- Henry County 100% of county area
- Lee County 100% of county area
- Montgomery County 100% of county area
- Patrick County 100% of county area
- Pulaski County 100% of county area
- Russell County 100% of county area
- Scott County 100% of county area
- Smyth County 100% of county area
- Tazewell County 100% of county area
- Washington County 100% of county area
- Wise County 100% of county area
- Wythe County 100% of county area
- Bristol city 100% of county area
- Galax city 100% of county area
- Martinsville city 100% of county area
- Norton city 100% of county area
- Radford city 100% of county area
- Bedford County 87% of county area
- Roanoke County 34% of county area
Other districts in Virginia
- VA-01 $4,893
- VA-02 $15,144
- VA-03 $17,348
- VA-04 $6,327
- VA-05 $7,687
- VA-06 $6,960
- VA-07 $46,842
- VA-08 $34,148
- VA-10 $9,293
- VA-11 $41,726
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Virginia's 9th congressional district?
$6.0B in award obligations in FY2026 and $25B 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?
$7,604 per resident in FY2026 (population 783,312), 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 9th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation ($1.0B), BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc ($893M), Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University ($640M), Appalachian Community Capital Corporation ($500M) and Virginia Department of Transportation ($438M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Virginia's 9th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($16B), Department of Defense ($2.8B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.8B), Department of Transportation ($762M) and Environmental Protection Agency ($527M), 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.