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Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Pennsylvania 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)$2,369,918,943
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$1,609,787,459
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$1,035,997,153
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$959,281,869
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$861,066,000
Public Housing Operating Fund$810,183,603
Bridge Formula Program$706,755,846
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$649,786,099
Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) Program$558,333,333
Bridge Investment Program$501,560,000
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$472,073,169
Public Housing Capital Fund$400,722,857
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$373,607,431
Rail Vehicle Replacement Program grants$317,160,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$285,027,040
Highway Safety Improvement Program$254,514,616
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$230,002,604
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$222,984,808
Clean School Bus Program$206,963,400
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$188,445,000
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP) Grant Program$178,449,028
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$168,302,470
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$166,774,053
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$127,618,643
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$116,894,651
National Highway Freight Program$114,941,242
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$105,320,000
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$103,360,000
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$102,803,240
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants$100,000,000
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$93,877,716
Airport Terminals Program$88,000,000
All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP)$84,450,000
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$82,446,220
National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program (Mega Program)$78,000,000
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$74,156,564
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$73,868,605
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$71,733,000
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$70,298,166
Smart Grid Grants$69,224,715
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program$69,000,000
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$61,918,279
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$60,289,684
Highway Safety Programs$51,151,012
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$46,047,513
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$42,308,213
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$38,080,484
Weatherization Assistance Program$37,137,936
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$36,419,796
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$35,779,498
Appalachian Development Highway System$34,865,700
Metropolitan Planning Program$34,564,892
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$33,559,715
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$32,720,571
Urban and community forestry grants$27,949,455
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$26,959,827
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Comprehensive cohort$26,480,000
Capital Investment Grants Program (New Starts/Small Starts)$22,879,664
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$20,914,000
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$20,050,367
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$19,557,293
Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program$18,416,058
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$16,438,596
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$15,916,000
Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program$15,227,953
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$14,445,967
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$14,214,436
Brownfields Program$13,159,477
Clean hydrogen electrolysis, manufacturing, and recycling activities$6,100,000
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program$6,087,660
State Safety Oversight Program$5,467,593
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Leading Edge cohort$5,000,000
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$3,617,192
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$3,137,907
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$2,558,790
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$2,500,000
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$1,965,000
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$1,151,433
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$1,150,000
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$927,859

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

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Poverty rate visualization of equity score

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Population density visualization of equity score

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Median household income visualization of equity score

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Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

0.31

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

0.21

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

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Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

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Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

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Car access visualization of equity score

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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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