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Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Wisconsin 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)$1,115,677,209
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$617,199,100
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$467,294,779
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$392,158,904
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$391,883,906
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$153,198,310
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$138,500,970
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$128,612,840
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$120,476,402
Capital Investment Grants Program (New Starts/Small Starts)$118,734,600
Highway Safety Improvement Program$113,931,416
Clean School Bus Program$106,876,889
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$90,200,340
Bridge Formula Program$90,000,000
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$66,181,590
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative$66,127,615
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$65,939,544
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$64,611,869
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$60,300,984
Public Housing Capital Fund$59,735,632
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$55,030,024
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$53,708,654
National Highway Freight Program$52,710,932
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$48,396,268
Public Housing Operating Fund$47,219,230
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$42,412,896
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$39,560,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$38,836,000
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$37,707,647
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$28,395,118
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$28,000,000
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program$27,657,956
Highway Safety Programs$26,959,309
Tribal Transportation Program$25,048,013
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$23,956,374
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program$23,860,000
Weatherization Assistance Program$21,837,614
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$20,780,238
Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants$20,000,000
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$19,414,272
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$19,115,156
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$18,764,853
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$17,671,523
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$15,883,709
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$15,699,884
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$14,929,256
Urban and community forestry grants$13,500,000
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$12,577,078
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$12,187,538
Metropolitan Planning Program$12,183,303
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$10,861,000
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$10,842,910
Port Infrastructure Development Program grants$10,134,800
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$9,999,600
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$9,892,358
Brownfields Program$8,000,000
Indian Health Service (IHS) Sanitation Facilities Construction Program$7,743,315
Airport Terminals Program$7,700,000
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$5,720,436
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$5,514,725
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$4,992,404
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program$4,963,359
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$4,846,905
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$4,781,473
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$4,310,000
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Leading Edge cohort$3,780,000
Grid Innovation Program$3,012,462
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$2,951,250
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$2,836,266
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)$2,332,136
Climate-Ready Coasts$2,225,000
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$2,045,160
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$1,389,800
State Safety Oversight Program$1,224,670
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$1,099,248
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$808,000
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$801,375
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Elements cohort$582,887
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$506,000

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

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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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Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

0.11

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

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Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

0.03

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

-0.05

Car access visualization of equity score

-0.06

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

-0.27

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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