Transportation — FY2023 spending
In fiscal year 2023, Transportation paid out $110B — 1.8% of the federal government’s $6.13T in total outlays — and obligated $139B.
That is $328/person and 0.41% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Transportation in FY2023. 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 | $49B | $57B | 44.2% |
| Operations | $12B | $12B | 11.0% |
| Transit Infrastructure Grants | $10B | $5.5B | 9.5% |
| Operations, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $10.0B | $10.0B | 9.1% |
| Formula and Bus Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization | $10.0B | $11B | 9.1% |
| Highway Infrastructure Programs | $5.2B | $9.0B | 4.7% |
| Grants-In-Aid for Airports, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $4.5B | $3.9B | 4.1% |
| Relief for Airports | $3.4B | $0.0B | 3.1% |
| Facilities and Equipment, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $3.2B | $3.2B | 2.9% |
| Capital Investments Grants | $2.3B | $4.5B | 2.1% |
| National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $1.7B | $4.3B | 1.6% |
| Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $1.5B | $2.4B | 1.3% |
| Ready Reserve Force | $0.9B | $1.1B | 0.8% |
| National Infrastructure Investments | $0.8B | $0.3B | 0.7% |
| Highway Traffic Safety Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Trust Fund | $0.8B | $0.9B | 0.7% |
| Emergency Relief Program | $0.7B | $1.1B | 0.7% |
| Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program | $0.7B | $0.1B | 0.7% |
| Administrative Services Franchise Fund | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.5% |
| Working Capital Fund | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.4% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Grants, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.4% |
| State Maritime Academy Operations | $0.4B | $0.1B | 0.4% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.3% |
| Payment to Air Carriers | $0.3B | $0.4B | 0.3% |
| Facilities and Equipment | $0.3B | $0.6B | 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.