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California

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California

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within California 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)
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$11,226,134,884
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$4,968,913,253
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP) Grant Program$4,573,600,000
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$3,817,751,462
Capital Investment Grants Program (New Starts/Small Starts)$2,626,891,398
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$2,290,182,081
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$2,119,081,703
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$1,290,727,332
Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) Program$1,200,000,000
Bridge Formula Program$1,149,570,946
Civil Nuclear Credit Program$1,100,000,000
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$1,021,413,430
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$1,000,581,316
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$759,509,529
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$634,708,765
Highway Safety Improvement Program$530,441,430
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$516,934,170
Drought mitigation funding opportunities$510,910,750
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$501,828,488
Aging Infrastructure Account$461,653,620
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$401,309,430
Bridge Investment Program$400,320,000
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$397,363,280
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$340,243,100
National Laboratory infrastructure grants$334,800,000
Clean School Bus Program$331,945,592
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$290,765,972
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$288,241,641
Water recycling and desalination projects$287,236,590
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$282,528,757
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$272,180,435
Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program$270,000,000
National Highway Freight Program$257,121,352
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$249,881,264
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$245,088,289
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$241,046,021
Airport Terminals Program$234,100,000
Public Housing Operating Fund$225,233,685
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$215,726,000
Highway Safety Programs$215,602,864
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$215,543,365
Public Housing Capital Fund$205,022,930
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$201,375,009
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$194,270,270
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$189,825,183
Water Storage, Groundwater Storage, and Conveyance projects$187,000,000
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$183,903,972
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program$168,514,434
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$154,115,293
Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Program$150,000,000
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$148,645,533
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$147,314,800
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$140,058,331
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$138,510,001
Metropolitan Planning Program$133,327,161
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program$131,430,143
Smart Grid Grants$130,681,582
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$98,488,000
Urban and community forestry grants$95,873,146
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$95,162,264
Port Infrastructure Development Program grants$93,986,498
Land ports of entry projects$85,000,000
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program$81,019,928
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$67,230,299
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$64,500,960
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$59,745,282
Climate-Ready Coasts$57,461,000
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$56,444,561
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$55,474,343
Tribal Transportation Program$55,008,922
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program$50,000,000
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$48,569,259
Clean hydrogen electrolysis, manufacturing, and recycling activities$47,600,000
Rail Vehicle Replacement Program grants$45,100,000
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$40,709,418
Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants$39,425,516
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program$37,546,667
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$36,795,230
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program$35,946,389
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$32,991,909
National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program (Mega Program)$30,000,000
National Culvert Removal, Replacement and Restoration Grants$28,785,490
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$28,736,000
Federal Transit Administration Ferry Programs$26,900,000
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program$25,000,000
Weatherization Assistance Program$17,314,380
Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program$13,415,350
State Safety Oversight Program$13,135,404
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$8,713,013
Brownfields Program$8,499,536
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$7,833,400
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$6,777,283
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$6,555,359
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$6,151,659
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Comprehensive cohort$5,120,000
Indian Health Service (IHS) Sanitation Facilities Construction Program$2,950,301
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$1,439,989
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$1,225,000
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Elements cohort$331,635

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

-0.45

Population density visualization of equity score

-0.71

Median household income visualization of equity score

-0.06

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

0.06

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

-0.1

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

-0.26

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

-0.46

Car access visualization of equity score

-0.59

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

-0.86

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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