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Arkansas

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Arkansas

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Arkansas from the programs we've evaluated. Many of those funds are distributed to local governments and private entities, not used by the state government.

Program funding

programTotal funding (2022 + 2023)
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$778,441,614
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$333,685,400
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$266,759,860
Bridge Investment Program$197,000,000
Bridge Formula Program$120,323,250
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$109,147,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$108,851,970
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$104,706,852
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$90,309,858
Highway Safety Improvement Program$80,165,693
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$73,400,423
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$71,455,300
Public Housing Capital Fund$64,035,560
Public Housing Operating Fund$62,079,918
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$52,782,116
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$39,846,312
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$38,396,107
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$37,441,900
National Highway Freight Program$36,270,156
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$33,983,333
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$33,767,535
Smart Grid Grants$32,709,112
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$31,881,000
Clean School Bus Program$31,270,000
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$31,154,674
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$31,119,580
Airport Terminals Program$30,275,000
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$27,102,617
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$26,492,490
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$26,013,629
Highway Safety Programs$23,793,324
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$19,538,554
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$18,464,667
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$17,478,308
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$16,155,550
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$10,847,837
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$10,704,911
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$10,635,455
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$10,635,362
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$8,340,003
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$8,103,095
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$7,984,561
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$7,607,180
Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program$7,581,354
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$7,574,475
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$7,129,315
Port Infrastructure Development Program grants$6,412,652
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$5,915,000
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$5,241,836
Weatherization Assistance Program$5,225,878
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$4,595,625
Metropolitan Planning Program$4,578,417
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$4,313,134
Urban and community forestry grants$4,237,171
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$3,244,109
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Comprehensive cohort$2,960,000
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$2,629,000
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$2,548,492
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$2,511,538
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$1,888,956
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$1,670,000
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$1,562,056
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$1,520,369
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$1,093,793
Brownfields Program$1,000,000
State Safety Oversight Program$952,323
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$576,000
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$75,999

Geographic Share

Where Is Funding Distributed?

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Equity scores

Is Infrastructure Funding Allocated Equitably?

For each federal program, we compared a jurisdiction’s ranking for per capita funding received (measured by percentile) with that jurisdiction’s ranking among different demographic and need indicators. A number above 0 means the jurisdiction is overfunded by that program compared with the selected indicator, and a number below 0 means the jurisdiction is underfunded by the program compared with the selected indicator.

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)
indicator Equity score
Population share who are people of color visualization of equity score

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Poverty rate visualization of equity score

-0.08

Population density visualization of equity score

0.49

Median household income visualization of equity score

-0.14

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

0.66

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

0.48

Car access visualization of equity score

0.37

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

0.16

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

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Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

-0.18

About

Update: This tool was updated on March 13, 2025 to include data from fiscal year 2023, additional federal infrastructure programs, and new funding distribution measures. The title was also changed to "Are Federal Infrastructure Funds Meeting Your Community’s Needs" to make it clear that the tool tracks funding by a variety of characteristics, including geography, race, income level, and indicators of local need. This tool was originally named "Is Federal Infrastructure Spending Advancing Racial and Economic Equity?”

For this tool, we analyzed 85 grant programs funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 9 grant programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, 2 programs funded by annual appropriations to the Department of Transportation, and 14 housing programs that use annual HUD appropriations. The data presented here are limited to fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023. We collected program data from federal departmental announcements and project fact sheets. Demographic and need indicator data are sourced from approximately two dozen publicly available sources, including the 2016–20 American Community Survey five-year estimates from the US Census Bureau and data produced by other federal agencies.

To learn more about how to use this tool, see our user guide. To review the complete list of data sources and methods used in this work, see our full report.

Project Credits

This data tool was funded by a grant from the Melville Charitable Trust as part of the Partnership for Equitable and Resilient Communities Initiative. We are grateful to them and to all our funders, who make it possible for Urban to advance its mission. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Urban Institute, its trustees, or its funders. Funders do not determine research findings or the insights and recommendations of our experts. More information on our funding principles is available here. Read our terms of service here.

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