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Montana

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Montana

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Montana 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)$609,535,139
Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) Program$333,333,333
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$270,516,414
Rural water projects$219,060,000
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program$127,678,226
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Clean School Bus Program$99,306,625
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$98,994,958
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$93,913,438
Bridge Formula Program$90,000,000
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$86,858,644
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$85,755,627
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$70,891,500
Highway Safety Improvement Program$64,961,118
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$53,931,567
Tribal Transportation Program$53,600,102
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$52,801,080
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program$49,289,622
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$49,000,528
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$38,582,793
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$34,443,681
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$32,766,344
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$31,275,854
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$30,064,909
National Highway Freight Program$28,742,972
Airport Terminals Program$28,300,000
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$26,440,646
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$23,355,620
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$22,750,000
Aging Infrastructure Account$22,521,926
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$20,650,724
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$20,083,581
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$17,015,134
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$16,695,145
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$15,483,697
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$15,402,496
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$15,092,465
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP) Grant Program$14,900,000
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$14,580,532
Highway Safety Programs$13,455,399
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program$11,756,500
Public Housing Operating Fund$10,760,386
Public Housing Capital Fund$9,108,313
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$9,062,886
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$8,925,602
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$8,444,483
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program$7,546,667
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$7,492,546
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)$6,567,750
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$6,230,738
Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants$6,214,275
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$6,048,846
Weatherization Assistance Program$6,040,692
Brownfields Program$5,448,199
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$4,898,512
Metropolitan Planning Program$4,790,812
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$4,155,086
Indian Health Service (IHS) Sanitation Facilities Construction Program$3,826,537
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$3,564,567
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$3,006,250
Water Storage, Groundwater Storage, and Conveyance projects$3,000,000
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$2,937,900
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$2,821,617
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$2,818,274
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$2,635,000
Urban and community forestry grants$2,388,401
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$1,972,000
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$1,552,150
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$1,551,480
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$1,512,514
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$1,483,106
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program$1,375,920
Smart Grid Grants$1,374,536
Indian water rights settlements$1,369,585
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$1,144,899
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$1,000,000
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$500,000
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$450,000
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$400,000
Bridge Investment Program$240,000

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 visualization of equity score

0.88

Poverty rate visualization of equity score

0.41

Population density visualization of equity score

0.92

Median household income visualization of equity score

0.18

Car access visualization of equity score

0.86

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

0.84

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

0.34

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

0.18

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

0.06

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

0.04

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.

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