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Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Puerto Rico 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)
Public Housing Operating Fund$559,477,735
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$385,725,344
Public Housing Capital Fund$353,122,182
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$349,970,000
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$277,087,969
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$208,848,000
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$125,001,604
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$109,078,124
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Bridge Formula Program$90,000,000
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$90,000,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$70,891,500
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$62,049,860
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$52,801,080
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program$51,480,000
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$50,522,704
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$41,550,317
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$28,000,000
Climate-Ready Coasts$24,450,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$22,750,000
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$22,212,716
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$22,051,537
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$20,000,000
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$17,256,736
Highway Safety Programs$17,112,567
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$14,545,431
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$11,209,102
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$10,670,250
Clean School Bus Program$9,875,000
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$9,592,367
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program$9,303,469
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$8,783,620
Urban and community forestry grants$8,000,000
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$6,101,981
Airport Terminals Program$6,000,000
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$5,475,429
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$5,241,000
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$4,936,067
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$3,357,473
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$3,054,904
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$2,938,150
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$2,628,998
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$2,200,000
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$1,573,565
Weatherization Assistance Program$1,338,964
State Safety Oversight Program$1,214,310
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$740,000
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$649,529
Brownfields Program$500,000
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$477,628
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$424,909
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$350,000
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$200,694

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)
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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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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

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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