Transportation — FY2019 spending
In fiscal year 2019, Transportation paid out $80B — 1.8% of the federal government’s $4.45T in total outlays — and obligated $99B.
That is $245/person and 0.38% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Transportation in FY2019. 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 | $45B | 55.4% |
| Formula and Bus Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization | $11B | $12B | 13.1% |
| Operations | $10B | $11B | 13.0% |
| Operations, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $9.3B | $9.8B | 11.5% |
| Grants-In-Aid for Airports, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $3.5B | $3.7B | 4.3% |
| Facilities and Equipment, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $2.9B | $3.1B | 3.6% |
| Capital Investments Grants | $1.8B | $2.3B | 2.3% |
| National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $1.3B | $1.3B | 1.6% |
| Emergency Relief Program | $0.8B | $0.8B | 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% |
| Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program | $0.6B | $1.1B | 0.8% |
| Highway Infrastructure Programs | $0.6B | $1.4B | 0.7% |
| Administrative Services Franchise Fund | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.6% |
| Grants-In-Aid for Airports | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.6% |
| Working Capital Fund | $0.4B | $0.5B | 0.5% |
| Ready Reserve Force | $0.4B | $0.5B | 0.5% |
| National Infrastructure Investments | $0.4B | $0.6B | 0.4% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Grants | $0.3B | $0.4B | 0.4% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.4% |
| Maritime Security Program | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.4% |
| Working Capital Fund, Transportation Systems Center | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.3% |
| Safety and Operations | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.3% |
| Payment to Air Carriers | $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.