Transportation — FY2020 spending
In fiscal year 2020, Transportation paid out $100B — 1.5% of the federal government’s $6.55T in total outlays — and obligated $147B.
That is $303/person and 0.48% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Transportation in FY2020. 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 | $47B | $45B | 46.8% |
| Transit Infrastructure Grants | $12B | $24B | 12.1% |
| Operations | $11B | $11B | 10.7% |
| Grants-In-Aid for Airports | $10B | $10B | 10.4% |
| Operations, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $10B | $11B | 10.3% |
| Formula and Bus Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization | $9.9B | $12B | 9.9% |
| Grants-In-Aid for Airports, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $6.9B | $14B | 6.9% |
| Facilities and Equipment, Airport and Airway Trust Fund | $2.9B | $3.1B | 2.9% |
| Capital Investments Grants | $2.1B | $2.3B | 2.1% |
| National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $1.8B | $1.8B | 1.8% |
| Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation | $1.2B | $1.2B | 1.2% |
| Highway Infrastructure Programs | $1.0B | $1.6B | 1.0% |
| Emergency Relief Program | $1.0B | $1.3B | 1.0% |
| Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program | $0.8B | $0.7B | 0.8% |
| Highway Traffic Safety Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Trust Fund | $0.6B | $0.7B | 0.6% |
| National Infrastructure Investments | $0.5B | $1.7B | 0.5% |
| Administrative Services Franchise Fund | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.5% |
| Ready Reserve Force | $0.4B | $0.5B | 0.4% |
| Working Capital Fund | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.4% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Grants | $0.4B | $0.5B | 0.4% |
| Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.3% |
| Maritime Security Program | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.3% |
| Safety and Operations | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.2% |
| Working Capital Fund, Transportation Systems Center | $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.