Delaware

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Delaware 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

program	Total funding (2022 + 2023)
Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) Program	$250,000,000
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)	$242,482,193
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)	$119,689,737
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)	$105,896,710
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)	$103,230,401
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program	$100,000,000
Bridge Formula Program	$90,000,000
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program	$74,567,282
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement	$70,891,500
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund	$52,801,080
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)	$50,000,000
Public Housing Operating Fund	$26,060,842
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program	$25,667,061
Highway Safety Improvement Program	$25,045,459
Clean Water State Revolving Fund	$23,355,620
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants	$22,750,000
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program	$21,332,198
Continuum of Care (COC) Program	$17,995,984
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program	$15,226,944
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program	$15,025,715
Public Housing Capital Fund	$14,528,762
Highway Safety Programs	$13,843,877
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)	$12,374,623
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program	$11,960,270
National Highway Freight Program	$11,850,338
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program	$11,000,000
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)	$10,518,485
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program	$10,183,123
Clean hydrogen electrolysis, manufacturing, and recycling activities	$10,000,000
HOME Investment Partnerships Program	$9,669,102
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program	$8,740,728
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)	$8,460,187
Smart Grid Grants	$7,989,987
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program	$6,383,719
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)	$6,048,846
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)	$5,102,957
Metropolitan Planning Program	$4,748,428
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP) Grant Program	$4,320,000
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program	$4,116,618
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities	$3,331,185
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program	$2,991,930
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program	$2,907,153
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)	$2,722,695
Railway-Highway Crossing Program	$2,450,000
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program	$2,340,000
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants	$2,181,234
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants	$1,972,000
Weatherization Assistance Program	$1,616,030
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program	$1,600,000
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning	$1,551,480
Emergency Solutions Grants Program	$1,311,222
Clean School Bus Program	$809,000
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)	$767,125
Brownfields Program	$500,000
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program	$420,000
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program	$295,000
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)	$173,196
Climate-Ready Coasts	$169,000

Geographic Share

Where Is Funding Distributed?

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Compare funding received by state

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)

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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	0.14
Poverty rate	0.41
Population density	-0.08
Median household income	0.47
Vehicle trips per household	0.62
Transportation staff capacity	0.52
Car access	0.45
Annual vehicle miles per household	0.42
Fatal accident frequency	0.28
Miles of highway	-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.

research Yonah Freemark, Amanda Hermans, Gabe Samuels, Tomi Rajninger, Sam Lieberman, Teddy Maginn, Mel Langness, and David Blount
Design Brittney Spinner
Data visualization and development Mitchell Thorson
Editing Lauren Lastowka
Writing Wesley Jenkins

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