Transportation — FY2024 spending
In fiscal year 2024, Transportation paid out $117B — 1.7% of the federal government’s $6.75T in total outlays — and obligated $152B.
That is $348/person and 0.41% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Transportation in FY2024. 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 | $54B | $58B | 45.9% |
| Formula and Bus Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization | $14B | $15B | 11.7% |
| Operations | $13B | $13B | 10.9% |
| Operations, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $12B | $12B | 9.9% |
| Transit Infrastructure Grants | $6.7B | $2.1B | 5.7% |
| Highway Infrastructure Programs | $6.3B | $8.2B | 5.4% |
| Grants-In-Aid for Airports, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $4.1B | $3.5B | 3.5% |
| Facilities and Equipment, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $3.2B | $3.3B | 2.7% |
| Capital Investments Grants | $2.6B | $3.8B | 2.2% |
| National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $1.8B | $4.4B | 1.6% |
| National Surface Transportation Finance Bureau | $1.4B | $1.4B | 1.2% |
| General Fund Payment To National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau Highway Trust Fund Account, Upward Reestimates | $1.3B | $1.3B | 1.1% |
| Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $1.3B | $2.3B | 1.1% |
| Emergency Relief Program | $1.1B | $1.0B | 0.9% |
| Airport Infrastructure Grants | $1.1B | $2.0B | 0.9% |
| Relief for Airports | $1.1B | $0.0B | 0.9% |
| Ready Reserve Force | $1.0B | $1.1B | 0.9% |
| Highway Traffic Safety Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Trust Fund | $0.9B | $0.9B | 0.7% |
| National Infrastructure Investments | $0.8B | $2.1B | 0.7% |
| Airport Terminal Program | $0.6B | $1.0B | 0.5% |
| Working Capital Fund | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.5% |
| Administrative Services Franchise Fund | $0.5B | $0.6B | 0.5% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.4% |
| Facilities and Equipment | $0.4B | $0.5B | 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.