Iowa

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Iowa 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)
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)	$738,879,541
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)	$316,873,647
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)	$246,268,680
Bridge Formula Program	$186,820,360
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)	$115,470,034
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program	$100,000,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement	$96,239,370
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund	$81,550,960
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program	$75,780,517
Highway Safety Improvement Program	$72,279,756
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program	$69,519,400
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program	$67,058,481
Clean Water State Revolving Fund	$64,386,120
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)	$61,266,564
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program	$60,990,070
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)	$59,842,000
Grid Innovation Program	$58,000,000
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program	$57,300,000
Rural water projects	$45,166,667
Airport Terminals Program	$39,019,014
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program	$36,771,416
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program	$36,444,735
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants	$35,425,000
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)	$35,392,165
National Highway Freight Program	$34,428,848
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)	$34,000,000
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)	$32,051,396
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program	$30,514,611
HOME Investment Partnerships Program	$26,490,584
Continuum of Care (COC) Program	$25,770,665
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program	$24,860,342
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program	$24,834,779
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)	$24,598,069
National Laboratory infrastructure grants	$24,500,000
Public Housing Capital Fund	$23,466,116
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants	$21,795,154
Public Housing Operating Fund	$19,621,699
Highway Safety Programs	$19,115,165
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)	$18,558,315
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program	$18,546,651
Clean School Bus Program	$17,440,000
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program	$16,233,729
Urban and community forestry grants	$15,730,743
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program	$15,254,038
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program	$13,872,342
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program	$12,431,906
Weatherization Assistance Program	$11,993,829
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program	$11,817,261
Railway-Highway Crossing Program	$11,503,024
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)	$9,610,808
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program	$9,480,000
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)	$7,950,546
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program	$7,756,862
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program	$7,661,324
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Leading Edge cohort	$7,500,000
Emergency Solutions Grants Program	$6,588,558
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants	$5,437,000
Metropolitan Planning Program	$5,285,734
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)	$5,114,170
Indian Health Service (IHS) Sanitation Facilities Construction Program	$4,816,442
Brownfields Program	$4,142,400
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants	$3,998,460
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)	$3,855,498
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program	$3,705,022
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)	$2,841,951
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program	$1,958,000
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning	$1,685,511
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities	$1,186,033
Tribal Transportation Program	$493,950
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program	$424,652
Bridge Investment Program	$300,000
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program	$295,000
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program	$250,551
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)	$95,513
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program	$83,234

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	0.59
Poverty rate	0.33
Population density	0.41
Median household income	0.16
Car access	0.41
Transportation staff capacity	0.33
Fatal accident frequency	0.31
Vehicle trips per household	0.21
Miles of highway	0.03
Annual vehicle miles per household	-0.13

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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