Spending · subcategory
Area and regional development
Part of Community & regional development. FY2025 net outlays: $7.29B, 9% of the category and 0.10% of all federal spending. The largest program is Operation of Indian Programs ($1.94B).
$7.29B
FY2025 net outlays
9%
of Community & regional development
+45%
change from FY2024 ($5.01B)
38
programs (accounts) with FY2025 spending
Every program
38 accounts with FY2025 spending in Area and regional development, largest first. Hover or tap a bar for details.
Mandatory (set by standing law)Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)
Show 18 smaller programs
How the total adds up
| Programs (the 38 accounts above) | $8.00B |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (22 accounts) | −$713M |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $7.29B |
The largest offsets
| Miscellaneous Sales of Assets, Tribal Trust Fund Department of the Interior | −$114M |
| Power Revenues, Indian Irrigation Projects Department of the Interior | −$99M |
| Return of Principal from Private Sector Investments, Tribal Trust Fund Department of the Interior | −$99M |
| Downward Reestimates, Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program Department of Agriculture | −$70M |
| Denali Commission Denali Commission | −$65M |
| Rural Community Facility, Negative Subsidies Department of Agriculture | −$44M |
| Deposits, Operation and Maintenance, Indian Irrigation Systems Department of the Interior | −$39M |
| Rural Business and Industry, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Department of Agriculture | −$37M |
| Rural Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account Rural Utilities Service | −$26M |
| Rural Water and Waste Disposal, Negative Subsidies Department of Agriculture | −$24M |
| Indian Loan Guarantee, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Department of the Interior | −$21M |
| Rural Water and Waste Disposal, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Department of Agriculture | −$17M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation of Indian Programs Bureau of Indian Affairs | Discretionary | $1.52B | $1.94B | +28% | |
| Economic Development Assistance Programs Economic Development Administration | Mandatory | $1.05B | $1.22B | +16% | |
| Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account Rural Utilities Service | Discretionary | $850M | $923M | +8.6% | |
| Rural Community Facilities Program Account Rural Housing Service | Mandatory | −$167M | $523M | n/a | |
| Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program Rural Utilities Service | Discretionary | $318M | $473M | +49% | |
| Salaries and Expenses Rural Development | Discretionary | $362M | $379M | +4.7% | |
| Contract Support Costs Bureau of Indian Affairs | Discretionary | $341M | $342M | +0.3% | |
| Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund Fiscal Service | Mandatory | $277M | $294M | +6.1% | |
| Appalachian Regional Commission Appalachian Regional Commission | Discretionary | $179M | $215M | +20% | |
| Education Construction Bureau of Indian Education | Discretionary | $154M | $210M | +36% | |
| Payments for Tribal Leases Bureau of Indian Affairs | Discretionary | $41M | $173M | +322% | |
| Construction Bureau of Indian Affairs | Discretionary | $235M | $171M | −27% | |
| Tribal Trust Fund Bureau of Trust Funds Administration | Mandatory | $195M | $165M | −15% | |
| Rural Business Program Account Rural Business-Cooperative Service | Mandatory | $80M | $132M | +65% | |
| Miscellaneous Permanent Appropriations Bureau of Indian Affairs | Mandatory | $134M | $129M | −3.7% | |
| Rural Economic Development Grants Rural Business-Cooperative Service | Mandatory | $129M | $127M | −1.6% | |
| Energy Assistance Payments Rural Business-Cooperative Service | Mandatory | $45M | $119M | +164% | |
| Selis-Qlispe Ksanka Settlement Trust Fund Bureau of Indian Affairs | Mandatory | $130M | $112M | −14% | |
| Salaries and Expenses Economic Development Administration | Discretionary | $85M | $71M | −16% | |
| Biorefinery Assistance Program Account Rural Business-Cooperative Service | Mandatory | $84M | $69M | −18% | |
| Delta Regional Authority Delta Regional Authority | Discretionary | $36M | $56M | +56% | |
| Rural Cooperative Development Grants Rural Business-Cooperative Service | Discretionary | $56M | $47M | −16% | |
| Northern Border Regional Commission Northern Border Regional Commission | Discretionary | $24M | $25M | +4.2% | |
| Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians Bureau of Indian Affairs | Discretionary | $1M | $17M | +1600% | |
| High Energy Cost Grants Rural Utilities Service | Discretionary | $8M | $10M | +25% | |
| Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account Rural Business-Cooperative Service | Discretionary | $8M | $9M | +12% | |
| Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account Bureau of Indian Affairs | Discretionary | $17M | $9M | −47% | |
| Rural Telephone Bank Program Account Rural Utilities Service | Mandatory | $12M | $7M | −42% | |
| Indian Land Consolidation Bureau of Indian Affairs | Discretionary | $3M | $7M | +133% | |
| Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account Rural Business-Cooperative Service | Mandatory | $1M | $6M | +500% | |
| Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Rural Business-Cooperative Service | Discretionary | $4M | $4M | +0.0% | |
| Operation and Maintenance of Quarters Bureau of Indian Affairs | Mandatory | $6M | $4M | −33% | |
| Denali Commission Trust Fund Denali Commission | Discretionary | $5M | $4M | −20% | |
| Tribal Special Fund Bureau of Trust Funds Administration | Mandatory | $3M | $3M | +0.0% | |
| Gifts and Donations Bureau of Indian Affairs | Mandatory | $0 | $1M | n/a | |
| Operation and Maintenance of Quarters, Bureau of Indian Education Bureau of Indian Education | Mandatory | $0 | $1M | n/a | |
| Gifts and Donations, Denali Commission Denali Commission | Mandatory | $0 | $1M | n/a | |
| Southwest Border Regional Commission Southwest Border Regional Commission | Discretionary | $0 | $1M | n/a |
Area and regional development since 1993
Net outlays in 2025 dollars, fiscal years 1993–2025.