Spending · subcategory
Pollution control and abatement
EPA grants, Superfund, and other pollution control. Part of Natural resources & environment. FY2025 net outlays: $36.2B, 40% of the category and 0.52% of all federal spending. The largest program is EPA state & tribal grants (water infrastructure) ($29.7B).
$36.2B
FY2025 net outlays
40%
of Natural resources & environment
+172%
change from FY2024 ($13.3B)
16
programs (accounts) with FY2025 spending
Every program
16 accounts with FY2025 spending in Pollution control and abatement, largest first. Hover or tap a bar for details.
Mandatory (set by standing law)Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)
How the total adds up
| Programs (the 16 accounts above) | $36.8B |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (12 accounts) | −$583M |
| Payments between government accounts, net (e.g. general-fund transfers into trust funds, less the matching receipts) | $17M |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $36.2B |
The largest offsets
| Future Clean Up Cost Settlements, Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund Environmental Protection Agency | −$309M |
| Interfund Transactions, Hazardous Substance Superfund Environmental Protection Agency | −$111M |
| Environmental Services Environmental Protection Agency | −$34M |
| Recoveries, Hazardous Substance Superfund Environmental Protection Agency | −$25M |
| Central Hazardous Materials Fund Department-Wide Programs | −$24M |
| Registration Service Fees, Pesticide Registration Fund Environmental Protection Agency | −$23M |
| Payment from the General Fund, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Environmental Protection Agency | −$17M |
| Recoveries, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Department of Homeland Security | −$12M |
| Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Environmental Protection Agency | −$9M |
| Working Capital Fund Environmental Protection Agency | −$7M |
| Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | −$6M |
| User Fees, TSCA Service Fee Fund Environmental Protection Agency | −$6M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA state & tribal grants (water infrastructure) Environmental Protection Agency | Mandatory | $7.32B | $29.7B | +306% | |
| Environmental Programs and Management Environmental Protection Agency | Discretionary | $3.21B | $3.61B | +12% | |
| Hazardous Substance Superfund Environmental Protection Agency | Discretionary | $2.01B | $2.17B | +8.3% | |
| Science and Technology Environmental Protection Agency | Discretionary | $808M | $781M | −3.3% | |
| Payment to the Hazardous Substance Superfund Environmental Protection Agency | Discretionary | $283M | $111M | −61% | |
| Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Environmental Protection Agency | Discretionary | $91M | $93M | +2.2% | |
| Maritime Oil Spill Programs United States Coast Guard | Mandatory | $62M | $89M | +44% | |
| Office of Inspector General Environmental Protection Agency | Discretionary | $71M | $65M | −8.5% | |
| Trust Fund Share of Expenses United States Coast Guard | Discretionary | $45M | $45M | +0.0% | |
| Buildings and Facilities Environmental Protection Agency | Discretionary | $26M | $31M | +19% | |
| Inland Oil Spill Programs Environmental Protection Agency | Discretionary | $24M | $23M | −4.2% | |
| Pesticide Registration Fund Environmental Protection Agency | Discretionary | $22M | $21M | −4.5% | |
| Operations and Support United States Coast Guard | Discretionary | $25M | $19M | −24% | |
| Salaries and Expenses Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board | Discretionary | $14M | $14M | +0.0% | |
| Executive Operations Executive Operations | Discretionary | $3M | $7M | +133% | |
| Reregistration and Expedited Processing Revolving Fund Environmental Protection Agency | Mandatory | −$4M | $3M | n/a |
Pollution control and abatement since 1993
Net outlays in 2025 dollars, fiscal years 1993–2025.