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State overview

Kentucky

state overview / Kentucky

Kentucky

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Kentucky 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)
Bridge Investment Program$1,385,000,000
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$1,001,206,336
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$528,634,551
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$467,492,000
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$432,816,335
Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Program$316,186,575
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$272,610,713
Bridge Formula Program$189,099,780
Public Housing Operating Fund$141,424,998
Public Housing Capital Fund$128,252,776
National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program (Mega Program)$125,000,000
Highway Safety Improvement Program$105,604,535
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$98,258,330
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$94,466,366
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$88,035,514
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$77,534,912
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$75,822,010
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$60,548,480
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$55,016,248
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$54,232,540
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$52,512,243
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$49,383,826
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$47,424,685
National Highway Freight Program$46,546,153
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$45,731,708
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$44,515,550
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$43,430,707
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$42,608,780
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$34,590,500
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$34,201,000
Clean School Bus Program$33,803,020
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$33,411,643
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$31,285,000
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$30,197,148
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$30,151,801
Appalachian Development Highway System$27,539,491
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$25,074,182
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$24,490,000
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program$22,247,530
Highway Safety Programs$19,797,988
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$17,331,850
Airport Terminals Program$16,247,950
Urban and community forestry grants$14,525,250
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$13,802,912
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$12,289,115
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$12,176,401
Weatherization Assistance Program$11,410,325
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$11,075,350
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$10,945,579
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$10,478,863
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$9,451,080
Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program$8,999,989
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$7,923,916
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$7,684,503
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Comprehensive cohort$7,360,000
Metropolitan Planning Program$6,750,609
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program$6,334,444
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$5,114,000
Port Infrastructure Development Program grants$4,912,631
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$4,788,996
Brownfields Program$4,498,660
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$3,567,725
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program$2,744,067
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$2,656,250
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$2,637,354
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$2,534,917
Smart Grid Grants$2,531,797
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$2,512,903
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Elements cohort$1,500,000
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$822,115
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$606,197
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$90,200
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$3,916

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

0.51

Poverty rate visualization of equity score

-0.27

Population density visualization of equity score

0.1

Median household income visualization of equity score

-0.24

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

0.43

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

0.11

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

0.07

Car access visualization of equity score

0

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

-0.19

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

-0.31

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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