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State overview

Rhode Island

state overview / Rhode Island

Rhode Island

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Rhode Island 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)
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$394,700,686
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$320,238,882
Bridge Investment Program$251,000,000
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$215,780,294
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$163,503,600
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$137,960,321
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$108,340,586
Bridge Formula Program$101,980,494
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Public Housing Operating Fund$90,785,374
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$70,891,500
Public Housing Capital Fund$59,790,229
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$59,416,800
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$54,750,800
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$52,801,080
Smart Grid Grants$50,000,000
Highway Safety Improvement Program$33,862,419
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$32,400,000
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$32,387,431
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$31,942,500
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$24,225,584
Highway Safety Programs$23,254,030
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$22,956,809
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$22,750,000
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$16,580,602
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$15,968,618
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$15,795,566
National Highway Freight Program$15,320,747
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$13,891,443
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$13,565,513
Port Infrastructure Development Program grants$11,250,000
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$10,963,415
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$10,820,932
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Leading Edge cohort$10,320,000
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$10,299,162
Clean hydrogen electrolysis, manufacturing, and recycling activities$9,900,000
Clean School Bus Program$9,875,000
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$9,683,615
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$8,253,211
Urban and community forestry grants$6,750,000
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$6,048,846
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$5,000,000
Metropolitan Planning Program$4,948,614
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$4,921,963
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$3,154,403
Brownfields Program$3,000,000
Weatherization Assistance Program$2,974,343
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$2,863,297
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$2,698,000
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$2,694,264
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$2,543,130
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$2,450,000
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP) Grant Program$2,000,000
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$1,794,398
Tribal Transportation Program$1,283,692
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$961,680
Climate-Ready Coasts$691,000
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$465,100
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$450,000
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$390,920
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$350,000
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$90,555
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$45,850

Geographic Share

Where Is Funding Distributed?

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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

0.37

Poverty rate visualization of equity score

0.43

Population density visualization of equity score

-0.12

Median household income visualization of equity score

0.55

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

0.74

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

0.74

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

0.34

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

0.22

Car access visualization of equity score

0

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

-0.14

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.

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