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Louisiana

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Louisiana

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Louisiana 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)
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$1,058,975,953
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$877,659,900
Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) Program$600,000,000
Regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs Program$600,000,000
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$464,206,773
Bridge Formula Program$438,151,280
Clean School Bus Program$354,488,049
Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Program$319,820,610
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$285,839,624
Grid Innovation Program$249,329,483
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$196,128,273
Public Housing Operating Fund$176,230,002
National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program (Mega Program)$150,000,000
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program$134,898,772
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$129,250,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$128,722,170
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$114,970,110
Highway Safety Improvement Program$111,029,137
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$109,924,798
Public Housing Capital Fund$109,654,219
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$101,608,795
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$100,975,091
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$78,647,718
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$78,319,261
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$78,104,444
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$75,610,700
Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program$68,380,784
Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants$54,828,178
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$52,296,850
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$52,233,273
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$50,872,254
National Highway Freight Program$49,167,838
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$45,936,660
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$42,564,514
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$40,667,168
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$35,190,868
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$33,046,000
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$28,585,058
Highway Safety Programs$27,757,793
Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program$27,390,895
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$26,486,472
Urban and community forestry grants$25,937,338
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$25,193,052
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program$25,000,000
Climate-Ready Coasts$24,099,667
Airport Terminals Program$17,600,000
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$17,418,786
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$16,030,397
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$15,960,302
Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program$15,132,576
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$14,835,191
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$14,604,717
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$13,416,869
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$13,013,536
Metropolitan Planning Program$11,456,598
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$10,750,574
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$10,470,452
Port Infrastructure Development Program grants$10,000,000
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$9,049,908
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$8,763,758
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$8,333,333
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$7,602,200
Tribal Transportation Program$7,239,952
Brownfields Program$6,372,900
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$5,816,778
Federal Transit Administration Ferry Programs$5,224,965
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$4,946,807
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$4,872,250
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$4,417,000
Weatherization Assistance Program$3,941,951
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$3,693,097
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program$2,737,648
Smart Grid Grants$2,531,797
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$2,342,092
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$1,400,000
State Safety Oversight Program$1,220,737
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$909,800
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$85,661
Bridge Investment Program$60,000
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$51,366

Geographic Share

Where Is Funding Distributed?

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Compare funding received by state

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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

-0.08

Poverty rate visualization of equity score

-0.31

Population density visualization of equity score

0.16

Median household income visualization of equity score

-0.27

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

0.55

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

0.15

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

0.07

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

0.07

Car access visualization of equity score

-0.12

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

-0.19

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

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