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North Carolina

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North Carolina

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within North Carolina 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)$1,530,010,099
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP) Grant Program$1,095,576,000
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$952,115,604
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$649,912,352
Clean School Bus Program$369,287,612
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$337,982,531
Bridge Investment Program$242,000,000
Public Housing Operating Fund$234,318,368
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$231,277,318
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$217,012,380
Bridge Formula Program$197,385,602
Public Housing Capital Fund$167,399,794
Highway Safety Improvement Program$159,150,734
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$156,176,646
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$153,956,460
Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Program$149,658,312
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$125,350,777
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$112,803,961
National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program (Mega Program)$110,000,000
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$100,000,000
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$93,239,723
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$85,860,780
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$83,618,756
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$79,530,301
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$75,466,715
National Highway Freight Program$73,063,236
Airport Terminals Program$72,000,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$67,456,000
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$67,045,808
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$66,369,357
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$63,722,525
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$52,387,144
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$49,066,870
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program$48,526,246
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$44,305,211
Highway Safety Programs$40,135,382
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$39,358,804
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$33,132,907
Appalachian Development Highway System$32,903,513
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$29,010,916
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$27,734,002
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$25,498,373
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$24,680,061
Capital Investment Grants Program (New Starts/Small Starts)$24,403,800
Smart Grid Grants$24,313,856
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$23,999,905
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$23,515,375
Climate-Ready Coasts$20,158,750
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$18,889,880
Metropolitan Planning Program$15,500,540
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$14,339,656
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program$13,881,111
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$13,679,475
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$12,714,017
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$12,701,093
Weatherization Assistance Program$11,726,977
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program$11,186,163
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program$10,400,000
Clean hydrogen electrolysis, manufacturing, and recycling activities$9,900,000
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$9,401,801
Urban and community forestry grants$9,198,538
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$8,142,478
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$7,492,271
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$7,253,000
Tribal Transportation Program$5,907,325
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program$5,686,737
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$5,102,795
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program$4,938,539
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$4,828,811
Brownfields Program$4,500,000
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$3,668,600
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$3,603,564
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)$3,492,000
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$3,016,057
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$2,155,785
Federal Transit Administration Ferry Programs$1,745,241
State Safety Oversight Program$1,696,231
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$1,250,000
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$1,220,000
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$1,200,000
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$1,140,718
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program$500,000
National Culvert Removal, Replacement and Restoration Grants$472,000
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$100,000

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

-0.45

Poverty rate visualization of equity score

-0.53

Population density visualization of equity score

-0.51

Median household income visualization of equity score

-0.59

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

0

Car access visualization of equity score

-0.08

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

-0.08

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

-0.36

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

-0.5

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

-0.78

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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