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State overview

Utah

state overview / Utah

Utah

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Utah 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)$512,738,590
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$237,317,185
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$222,260,063
Capital Investment Grants Program (New Starts/Small Starts)$185,415,061
Aging Infrastructure Account$173,125,832
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$137,609,270
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$114,334,423
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Bridge Formula Program$90,000,000
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$89,588,600
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program$76,381,480
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$71,740,154
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$70,891,500
Rail Vehicle Replacement Program grants$60,000,000
Highway Safety Improvement Program$54,253,114
Drought mitigation funding opportunities$54,237,421
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$52,801,080
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$50,689,147
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$46,648,062
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$43,190,473
Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants$39,425,516
Clean hydrogen electrolysis, manufacturing, and recycling activities$38,900,000
Clean School Bus Program$29,192,000
Airport Terminals Program$29,000,000
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$28,435,903
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$25,290,485
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$25,067,220
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$25,027,236
National Highway Freight Program$24,325,733
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$22,750,000
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$22,451,221
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$22,241,769
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$22,191,524
Tribal Transportation Program$21,729,168
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$17,610,548
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$17,383,875
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$17,055,353
Water recycling and desalination projects$16,396,542
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program$16,354,542
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$15,460,924
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$15,430,306
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program$13,488,953
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$13,104,152
Highway Safety Programs$12,784,360
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$10,611,985
Smart Grid Grants$9,990,221
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$9,605,086
Public Housing Capital Fund$8,875,508
Metropolitan Planning Program$8,635,383
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$8,058,942
Public Housing Operating Fund$7,478,042
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$6,628,392
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$6,157,486
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$5,550,125
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$5,440,487
Weatherization Assistance Program$5,247,182
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$4,427,690
Brownfields Program$4,149,378
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$3,887,167
Urban and community forestry grants$3,802,040
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$3,750,692
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$3,638,813
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$3,532,877
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$3,448,549
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$3,232,000
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$3,091,759
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$2,996,250
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program$2,666,667
State Safety Oversight Program$2,157,007
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$2,118,000
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$1,688,036
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$1,028,589
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$985,830
Bridge Investment Program$800,000
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$468,962
Indian Health Service (IHS) Sanitation Facilities Construction Program$404,800
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$309,086
Indian water rights settlements$210,425
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$50,000

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

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Poverty rate visualization of equity score

0.22

Population density visualization of equity score

0.06

Median household income visualization of equity score

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Car access visualization of equity score

0.22

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

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Miles of highway visualization of equity score

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Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

-0.37

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

-0.61

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

-0.75

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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