Virginia Tech will offer the families of the 32 students and faculty members slain by Seung-Hui Cho a one-time payment of up to $180,000 from a fund used to solicit private donations in the weeks following the April 16 massacre, the administrator of the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund announced today.

Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator, said the university plans to distribute all of the $7.5 million fund to the families of those killed as well as to the more than two dozen people injured during the shootings.

Those injured in Norris Hall will receive between $40,000 to $90,000 apiece, depending on the severity of their injuries.

“This is intended to provide financial assistance to the families and students who lost a loved one or who were physically injured on that day,” Mr. Feinberg said.

Vincent Bove, a spokesman for seven of the families, said the money “will help the families get back on track.”

But Mr. Bove cautioned that the relatives of the victims will keep up their criticism of how Virginia Tech officials responded to the shooting and continue to explore ways to make the university accountable.

“They want to remain focused on what happened, why it happened,” Mr. Bove, a security expert, said. “It was preventable and a lack of leadership allowed this to happen.”

Mr. Feinberg’s announcement capped weeks of debate and discussions with family members over the best way to distribute the money in the fund, which the university set up to collect unsolicited donations from corporations, alumni, and citizens who wanted to show their remorse for the victims.

In the weeks following the shooting, the university had planned to use at least half of the fund to create 32 scholarships in honor of each of the victims. Some relatives of the victims protested, saying the money in the fund should be used to help meet their financial needs.