Search for a type of infrastructure, a federal program, or a geography.

State overview

South Carolina

state overview / South Carolina

South Carolina

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within South 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)$1,009,014,481
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$433,118,765
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$427,236,159
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$240,920,588
Bridge Investment Program$175,720,000
Bridge Formula Program$118,488,496
Public Housing Operating Fund$111,383,555
Highway Safety Improvement Program$104,857,856
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$86,515,840
Public Housing Capital Fund$85,260,122
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$78,460,698
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$76,618,181
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$67,207,980
Clean School Bus Program$64,780,000
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$53,818,313
Clean hydrogen electrolysis, manufacturing, and recycling activities$49,900,000
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$49,768,958
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$48,736,170
National Highway Freight Program$46,910,105
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$43,769,412
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$38,071,529
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$36,178,036
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$35,600,900
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$33,609,724
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$30,207,808
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$29,117,000
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$28,831,896
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$25,270,242
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$24,172,786
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$21,049,270
Highway Safety Programs$21,038,795
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$20,047,773
National Laboratory infrastructure grants$20,000,000
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$16,638,060
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program$15,423,904
Climate-Ready Coasts$15,026,250
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$14,187,220
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$13,822,480
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$13,757,180
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$13,291,606
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$12,845,493
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$12,788,070
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$11,558,232
Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program$10,664,554
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$10,269,074
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$9,555,975
Metropolitan Planning Program$8,393,704
Airport Terminals Program$8,000,000
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$6,648,278
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program$6,334,444
Urban and community forestry grants$6,290,015
Weatherization Assistance Program$5,092,439
Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants$4,665,803
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$4,170,000
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$4,116,000
Brownfields Program$4,000,000
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$3,458,615
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$3,109,756
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$2,436,975
Tribal Transportation Program$2,326,906
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$1,986,866
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program$1,182,324
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$1,040,000
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$792,109
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$590,000
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$352,338
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$280,087
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$225,750
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$138,864
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$60,000
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$50,000

Geographic Share

Where Is Funding Distributed?

map loading...

Compare funding received by state

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) 
data loading...

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

-0.1

Poverty rate visualization of equity score

-0.29

Population density visualization of equity score

-0.1

Median household income visualization of equity score

-0.29

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

0.45

Car access visualization of equity score

0.14

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

-0.09

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

-0.25

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

-0.31

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

-0.43

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.

View the project on Github