Mississippi

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Mississippi 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)	$727,393,485
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)	$381,274,742
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)	$310,601,918
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)	$237,554,751
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program	$111,478,444
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program	$100,000,000
Bridge Formula Program	$90,000,000
Clean School Bus Program	$78,505,000
Highway Safety Improvement Program	$74,846,881
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement	$74,121,820
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program	$73,043,204
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund	$61,410,320
National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program (Mega Program)	$60,000,000
Public Housing Operating Fund	$59,169,999
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program	$56,458,331
Public Housing Capital Fund	$49,995,055
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)	$45,833,333
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)	$43,876,232
Clean Water State Revolving Fund	$42,861,150
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects	$37,023,705
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)	$36,187,841
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program	$35,878,192
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program	$35,000,000
National Highway Freight Program	$33,881,462
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)	$31,553,150
Highway Safety Programs	$27,255,948
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program	$26,547,445
HOME Investment Partnerships Program	$26,358,688
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants	$25,834,000
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program	$24,692,757
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)	$24,293,634
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)	$22,079,884
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program	$18,251,776
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants	$18,131,141
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program	$16,929,725
Urban and community forestry grants	$16,812,500
Airport Terminals Program	$15,852,358
Continuum of Care (COC) Program	$13,487,187
Appalachian Development Highway System	$13,480,000
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program	$13,275,149
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program	$12,668,889
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)	$10,264,849
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program	$10,256,441
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program	$10,188,000
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program	$9,854,177
Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program	$9,000,000
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)	$8,319,229
Railway-Highway Crossing Program	$7,633,475
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)	$7,433,572
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program	$6,628,560
Port Infrastructure Development Program grants	$6,123,225
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program	$5,662,500
Tribal Transportation Program	$5,661,314
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)	$5,280,858
Brownfields Program	$5,089,110
Emergency Solutions Grants Program	$5,002,877
Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program	$4,851,000
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program	$4,800,000
Metropolitan Planning Program	$4,531,482
Weatherization Assistance Program	$4,205,310
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities	$3,752,320
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants	$3,619,000
Climate-Ready Coasts	$3,519,000
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants	$3,508,588
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program	$2,737,648
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program	$2,487,611
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program	$2,209,856
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program	$1,800,000
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program	$1,674,000
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning	$1,551,480
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program	$356,314
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program	$315,000
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program	$250,000
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)	$226,503

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	0.02
Poverty rate	-0.22
Population density	0.41
Median household income	-0.22
Vehicle trips per household	0.54
Car access	0.27
Transportation staff capacity	0.2
Miles of highway	0.02
Annual vehicle miles per household	-0.2
Fatal accident frequency	-0.24

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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