Transportation — FY2018 spending
In fiscal year 2018, Transportation paid out $77B — 1.9% of the federal government’s $4.11T in total outlays — and obligated $96B.
That is $237/person and 0.38% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Transportation in FY2018. 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 | $44B | 56.8% |
| Operations | $10B | $10B | 13.2% |
| Formula and Bus Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization | $10B | $12B | 13.0% |
| Operations, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $9.1B | $8.9B | 11.8% |
| Grants-In-Aid for Airports, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $3.2B | $3.7B | 4.1% |
| Facilities and Equipment, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $2.7B | $3.0B | 3.5% |
| Capital Investments Grants | $1.9B | $1.8B | 2.4% |
| National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $1.3B | $1.3B | 1.7% |
| Grants-In-Aid for Airports | $1.0B | $1.0B | 1.3% |
| Emergency Relief Program | $0.7B | $1.1B | 1.0% |
| Highway Traffic Safety Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Trust Fund | $0.7B | $0.7B | 0.9% |
| Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $0.6B | $0.6B | 0.8% |
| Administrative Services Franchise Fund | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.6% |
| Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program | $0.5B | $1.3B | 0.6% |
| Working Capital Fund | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.6% |
| National Infrastructure Investments | $0.4B | $0.2B | 0.6% |
| Ready Reserve Force | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.5% |
| Working Capital Fund, Transportation Systems Center | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.4% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Grants | $0.3B | $0.4B | 0.4% |
| Maritime Security Program | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.4% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.4% |
| Surface Transportation Projects | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.3% |
| Safety and Operations | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.3% |
| Operations and Training | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.2% |
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.