Spending · subcategory
Ground transportation
Highways, mass transit, and rail. Part of Transportation. FY2025 net outlays: $101B, 69% of the category and 1.44% of all federal spending. The largest program is Federal-aid highways ($56.0B).
$101B
FY2025 net outlays
69%
of Transportation
+8.6%
change from FY2024 ($92.9B)
47
programs (accounts) with FY2025 spending
Every program
47 accounts with FY2025 spending in Ground transportation, largest first. Hover or tap a bar for details.
Mandatory (set by standing law)Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)
Show 27 smaller programs
How the total adds up
| Programs (the 47 accounts above) | $101B |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (7 accounts) | −$683M |
| Payments between government accounts, net (e.g. general-fund transfers into trust funds, less the matching receipts) | $389M |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $101B |
The largest offsets
| Payment From The General Fund, National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau Highway Trust Fund Account, Upward Reestimates Office of the Secretary | −$389M |
| Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program, Interest on Downward Reestimates Department of Transportation | −$200M |
| Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program, Negative Subsidies Department of Transportation | −$38M |
| Licensing and Insuring Fees, Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs Department of Transportation | −$38M |
| Advances from State Cooperating Agencies and Foreign Governments, FHA Miscellaneous Trust Department of Transportation | −$8M |
| Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing, Negative Subsidies Department of Transportation | −$6M |
| Downward Reestimates, Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program Department of Transportation | −$4M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal-aid highways Federal Highway Administration | Discretionary | $53.7B | $56.0B | +4.4% | |
| Transit formula grants Federal Transit Administration | Discretionary | $13.7B | $16.2B | +19% | |
| Highway Infrastructure Programs Federal Highway Administration | Discretionary | $6.33B | $7.46B | +18% | |
| Transit Infrastructure Grants Federal Transit Administration | Discretionary | $6.71B | $5.80B | −14% | |
| Capital Investment Grants Federal Transit Administration | Discretionary | $2.55B | $2.60B | +1.8% | |
| Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants Federal Railroad Administration | Discretionary | $65M | $2.02B | +3002% | |
| National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Federal Railroad Administration | Discretionary | $1.85B | $1.95B | +5.5% | |
| Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Federal Railroad Administration | Discretionary | $1.32B | $1.71B | +29% | |
| Emergency Relief Program Federal Highway Administration | Discretionary | $1.10B | $1.45B | +32% | |
| National Infrastructure Investments Office of the Secretary | Discretionary | $782M | $980M | +25% | |
| Highway Traffic Safety Grants National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Discretionary | $868M | $938M | +8.1% | |
| TIFIA Highway Trust Fund Program Account Office of the Secretary | Mandatory | $1.35B | $515M | −62% | |
| Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program Federal Transit Administration | Discretionary | $289M | $498M | +72% | |
| Motor Carrier Safety Grants Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | Discretionary | $398M | $481M | +21% | |
| Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | Discretionary | $408M | $422M | +3.4% | |
| Safety and Operations Federal Railroad Administration | Discretionary | $285M | $307M | +7.7% | |
| Operations and Research National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Discretionary | $256M | $275M | +7.4% | |
| Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Federal Railroad Administration | Discretionary | $163M | $230M | +41% | |
| Operations and Research (Highway Trust Fund) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Discretionary | $182M | $185M | +1.6% | |
| Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Federal Transit Administration | Discretionary | $101M | $115M | +14% | |
| Safe Streets and Roads for All Office of the Secretary | Discretionary | $33M | $112M | +239% | |
| Operations and Support Transportation Security Administration | Discretionary | $183M | $96M | −48% | |
| Motor Carrier Safety Grants, General Fund Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | Discretionary | $83M | $89M | +7.2% | |
| Neighborhood Access and Environmental Programs Federal Highway Administration | Mandatory | $17M | $70M | +312% | |
| Financial Assistance Oversight and Technical Assistance Federal Railroad Administration | Discretionary | $62M | $70M | +13% | |
| Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program Office of the Secretary | Mandatory | $68M | $67M | −1.5% | |
| Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service Federal Railroad Administration | Discretionary | $1M | $66M | +6500% | |
| Salaries and Expenses Surface Transportation Board | Discretionary | $40M | $45M | +12% | |
| Supplemental Highway Traffic Safety Programs National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Discretionary | $33M | $44M | +33% | |
| Railroad Research and Development Federal Railroad Administration | Discretionary | $35M | $44M | +26% | |
| All Stations Accessibility Program Federal Transit Administration | Discretionary | $22M | $30M | +36% | |
| Crash Data National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Discretionary | $17M | $28M | +65% | |
| Salaries and Expenses National Railroad Passenger Corporation Office of Inspector General | Discretionary | $29M | $28M | −3.4% | |
| Thriving Communities Office of the Secretary | Discretionary | $7M | $17M | +143% | |
| Railroad Crossing Elimination Program Federal Railroad Administration | Discretionary | $0 | $16M | n/a | |
| Vehicle Safety and Behavioral Research Programs National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Discretionary | $21M | $15M | −29% | |
| Miscellaneous Highway Trust Funds Federal Highway Administration | Discretionary | $3M | $13M | +333% | |
| Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs, General Fund Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | Discretionary | $2M | $12M | +500% | |
| Restoration and Enhancement Grants Federal Railroad Administration | Discretionary | $1M | $12M | +1100% | |
| National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau Office of the Secretary | Discretionary | $10M | $11M | +10% | |
| National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program Office of the Secretary | Discretionary | $0 | $11M | n/a | |
| Miscellaneous Trust Funds Federal Highway Administration | Mandatory | $7M | $11M | +57% | |
| Miscellaneous Appropriations Federal Highway Administration | Discretionary | $5M | $6M | +20% | |
| Transit Research Federal Transit Administration | Discretionary | $1M | $6M | +500% | |
| Technical Assistance and Training Federal Transit Administration | Discretionary | $7M | $6M | −14% | |
| Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Federal Railroad Administration | Discretionary | $11M | $5M | −55% | |
| Formula Grants Federal Transit Administration | Discretionary | $0 | $1M | n/a |
Ground transportation since 1993
Net outlays in 2025 dollars, fiscal years 1993–2025.