Transportation — FY2025 spending
In fiscal year 2025, Transportation paid out $127B — 1.8% of the federal government’s $7.01T in total outlays — and obligated $170B.
That is $373/person and 0.43% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Transportation in FY2025. 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 | $56B | $59B | 44.5% |
| Formula and Bus Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization | $16B | $17B | 12.8% |
| Operations | $14B | $14B | 11.0% |
| Operations, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $13B | $12B | 9.9% |
| Highway Infrastructure Programs | $7.5B | $11B | 5.9% |
| Transit Infrastructure Grants | $5.8B | $3.0B | 4.6% |
| Grants-In-Aid for Airports, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $3.7B | $4.1B | 2.9% |
| Facilities and Equipment, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $3.3B | $3.8B | 2.6% |
| Capital Investments Grants | $2.6B | $4.0B | 2.1% |
| Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants | $2.0B | $12B | 1.6% |
| National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $2.0B | $4.5B | 1.5% |
| Airport Infrastructure Grants | $1.9B | $3.7B | 1.5% |
| Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $1.7B | $2.3B | 1.3% |
| Emergency Relief Program | $1.4B | $1.9B | 1.1% |
| Airport Terminal Program | $1.0B | $1.0B | 0.8% |
| National Infrastructure Investments | $1.0B | $1.1B | 0.8% |
| Highway Traffic Safety Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Trust Fund | $0.9B | $1.0B | 0.7% |
| Ready Reserve Force | $0.8B | $0.9B | 0.6% |
| Administrative Services Franchise Fund | $0.6B | $0.7B | 0.5% |
| Working Capital Fund | $0.6B | $0.6B | 0.5% |
| National Surface Transportation Finance Bureau | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.4% |
| Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program | $0.5B | $0.4B | 0.4% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Grants, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | $0.5B | $0.4B | 0.4% |
| Payment to Air Carriers | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.4% |
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.