Transportation — FY2017 spending
In fiscal year 2017, Transportation paid out $79B — 2.0% of the federal government’s $3.98T in total outlays — and obligated $91B.
That is $242/person and 0.41% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Transportation in FY2017. Hover an account name for its full official title. Shares are of this agency’s outlays, not of the federal total.
| Federal account | Outlays | Obligations | Share of agency outlays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal-Aid Highways, Liquidation of Contract Authorization | $44B | $43B | 55.8% |
| Operations | $10B | $10B | 12.9% |
| Formula and Bus Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization | $9.5B | $9.9B | 12.0% |
| Operations, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $8.9B | $9.2B | 11.3% |
| Grants-In-Aid for Airports, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $3.3B | $3.5B | 4.2% |
| Facilities and Equipment, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $2.7B | $2.8B | 3.4% |
| Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service - Recovery Act | $2.4B | $0.0B | 3.1% |
| Capital Investments Grants | $1.9B | $1.8B | 2.4% |
| National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $1.2B | $1.2B | 1.5% |
| Highway Traffic Safety Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Trust Fund | $0.7B | $0.7B | 0.9% |
| Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program | $0.5B | $2.1B | 0.7% |
| Emergency Relief Program | $0.5B | $0.8B | 0.6% |
| Administrative Services Franchise Fund | $0.4B | $0.5B | 0.6% |
| Working Capital Fund | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.5% |
| National Infrastructure Investments | $0.4B | $0.5B | 0.5% |
| Working Capital Fund, Transportation Systems Center | $0.3B | $0.4B | 0.4% |
| Ready Reserve Force | $0.3B | $0.4B | 0.4% |
| Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.4% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.4% |
| Maritime Security Program | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.4% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Grants | $0.3B | $0.4B | 0.4% |
| Capital and Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $0.3B | $0.0B | 0.3% |
| Safety and Operations | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.3% |
| Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.3% |
Notes
- Top-level spending is net outlays (MTS). Drilled levels are USAspending gross figures and may exceed the agency total.
Program-activity and object-class detail below these accounts is available in the interactive explorer and as JSON.