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Hawaii

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Hawaii

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Hawaii 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)$395,397,050
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$244,190,425
Bridge Formula Program$145,700,528
Capital Investment Grants Program (New Starts/Small Starts)$125,000,000
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$104,010,253
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$99,837,010
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$97,751,578
Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants$95,313,716
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$91,047,415
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$74,634,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$70,891,500
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$70,198,355
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$63,186,682
Public Housing Operating Fund$60,510,409
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$52,801,080
Port Infrastructure Development Program grants$47,326,300
Urban and community forestry grants$42,585,500
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program$37,356,955
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$36,846,650
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$32,674,398
Public Housing Capital Fund$29,928,216
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$26,266,523
Highway Safety Improvement Program$25,239,159
Climate-Ready Coasts$23,972,000
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$22,799,112
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$22,750,000
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$19,145,625
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$18,630,400
Grid Innovation Program$17,925,000
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program$17,284,763
Highway Safety Programs$16,058,828
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$15,776,540
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$12,558,171
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$12,409,181
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$12,044,527
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program$12,000,000
National Highway Freight Program$11,848,605
Airport Terminals Program$11,200,000
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$10,592,585
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$8,457,453
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$8,329,318
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$6,810,836
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$6,705,245
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$6,483,580
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$6,382,785
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$6,333,312
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$6,062,427
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$5,255,908
Clean School Bus Program$4,990,000
Metropolitan Planning Program$4,660,352
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$3,923,191
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$3,755,774
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$3,112,000
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$2,916,851
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$2,846,936
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$2,450,000
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$2,305,324
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$2,264,272
Tribal Transportation Program$1,771,709
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$1,551,480
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$1,350,228
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$1,090,000
Water recycling and desalination projects$1,080,244
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$1,000,000
Brownfields Program$1,000,000
State Safety Oversight Program$914,572
Weatherization Assistance Program$578,954
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$568,733
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$70,987

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

0.27

Population density visualization of equity score

-0.39

Median household income visualization of equity score

0.25

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

0.27

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

0.01

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

-0.27

Car access visualization of equity score

-0.41

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

-0.53

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

-0.55

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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