Department of Transportation
Obligations in fiscal year 2026, reporting period 11 of 12, through August 31, 2026:
An obligation is money the agency commits to pay: a signed contract, a grant award, a benefit payment. The figure in full is copied from the official record. The rounded reading beside it is ours.
Year by year
Budgetary resources are the Treasury's figure for the money available to the agency in the year, new and carried over from earlier years. Obligations are money the agency commits to pay. Outlays are money paid out. Fiscal year 2026 figures run through August 31, 2026.
| Fiscal year | Budgetary resources | Obligations | Outlays | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $304,243,032,038.72 | $130,940,598,817.62 | $125,481,126,626.26 | August 31, 2026 (period 11 of 12) |
| 2025 | $323,419,787,921.75 | $169,614,068,976.54 | $144,627,702,918.66 | September 30, 2025 |
| 2024 | $293,214,676,488.35 | $152,430,343,361.42 | $134,708,087,675.45 | September 30, 2024 |
| 2023 | $267,807,313,633.93 | $139,004,427,069.39 | $124,553,398,898.83 | September 30, 2023 |
| 2022 | $375,754,443,879.09 | $268,942,277,594.34 | $243,585,789,416.51 | September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 | $263,405,732,620.59 | $165,258,604,935.80 | $148,671,560,498.06 | September 30, 2021 |
| 2020 | $207,914,704,940.75 | $147,409,620,706.53 | $124,839,785,753.57 | September 30, 2020 |
| 2019 | $159,297,949,977.64 | $98,873,363,842.31 | $93,567,348,690.80 | September 30, 2019 |
| 2018 | $151,613,921,146.35 | $96,155,238,475.04 | $92,120,588,610.15 | September 30, 2018 |
| 2017 | $140,653,791,390.93 | $91,137,594,011.94 | $91,270,901,038.73 | September 30, 2017 |
Awards by type
Awards are contracts, grants, loans and direct payments. The Treasury gives award obligations and total obligations in two separate reports. It gives contracts and standing contracts as two figures. Fiscal year 2026, through August 31, 2026.
The Treasury's record shows award obligations above total obligations for this agency in fiscal year 2026.
| Award type | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Contracts | $14,100,945,335.88 |
| Direct payments | $1,176,702,113.54 |
| Grants | $122,647,774,941.91 |
| Standing contracts that the agency places orders against (indefinite delivery vehicles, IDVs) | $751,424,036.15 |
| Loans | $84,803,843.00 |
| Other | $14,511,116.78 |
| Award obligations, the Treasury's total | $138,776,161,387.26 |
| Total obligations, from the Treasury's yearly figures | $130,940,598,817.62 |
Sub-agencies
The offices and bureaus inside this agency. All 10 sub-agencies, by obligations.
| Sub-agency | Obligations | Transactions | New awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Highway Administration FHWA | $78,731,146,704.86 | 127,169 | 36,821 |
| Federal Transit Administration FTA | $20,320,390,377.20 | 6,417 | 2,096 |
| Federal Aviation Administration FAA | $18,876,519,165.33 | 25,721 | 8,220 |
| Federal Railroad Administration FRA | $14,103,237,411.65 | 860 | 299 |
| Maritime Administration MARAD | $3,493,504,098.75 | 4,384 | 1,116 |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA | $1,316,372,228.51 | 1,924 | 985 |
| Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation OST | $1,120,962,824.47 | 3,758 | 704 |
| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA | $730,658,313.05 | 583 | 263 |
| Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA | $59,654,004.17 | 387 | 111 |
| Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation SLSDC | $23,716,259.27 | 119 | 47 |
Federal accounts
A federal account is one line of the agency's books at the Treasury. Top 10 of 106 federal accounts, by obligations.
| Federal account | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Federal-Aid Highways, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Federal Highway Administration, Transportation 069-8083 | $44,729,690,419.79 | $49,878,396,175.87 |
| Operations, Airport and Airway Trust Fund, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation 069-8104 | $13,040,600,000.00 | $10,613,468,050.00 |
| Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation 069-1301 | $12,591,457,723.01 | $11,903,047,129.16 |
| Formula and Bus Grants, Liquidation of Contract Authorization, Federal Transit Administration, Transportation 069-8350 | $11,944,835,459.25 | $14,054,733,092.26 |
| Highway Infrastructure Programs, Federal Highway Administration, Transportation 069-0548 | $10,563,004,822.28 | $7,241,685,557.44 |
| National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Transportation 069-1775 | $4,764,970,994.58 | $2,399,017,872.82 |
| Facilities and Equipment, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation 069-1308 | $3,587,138,755.38 | $1,175,763,131.19 |
| Facilities and Equipment, Airport and Airway Trust Fund, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation 069-8107 | $3,261,120,890.23 | $2,938,986,274.72 |
| Emergency Relief Program, Federal Highway Administration, Transportation 069-0500 | $2,902,501,823.45 | $1,265,961,285.34 |
| Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Transportation 069-1774 | $2,039,750,000.94 | $1,504,234,576.14 |
Budget functions
A budget function is the purpose the money serves. All 2 budget functions, by obligations.
| Budget function | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | $129,557,376,806.61 | $124,320,612,061.54 |
| National Defense | $1,383,222,011.01 | $1,160,514,564.72 |
Object classes
An object class is the Treasury's name for a kind of spending: what the money buys, such as pay, rent or grants. Top 10 of 32 object classes, by obligations.
| Object class | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Grants, subsidies, and contributions | $92,164,442,801.63 | $92,315,920,004.14 |
| Financial transfers | $13,145,907,138.00 | $10,710,306,082.73 |
| Full-time permanent (pay of full-time permanent employees) | $6,949,256,943.94 | $6,771,933,955.66 |
| Advisory and assistance services | $4,526,947,925.64 | $3,041,580,820.10 |
| Civilian personnel benefits | $3,314,780,527.14 | $3,199,230,821.54 |
| Equipment | $2,077,888,878.36 | $1,262,027,748.84 |
| Other services from non-Federal sources | $2,056,578,416.94 | $2,296,320,675.99 |
| Other goods and services from Federal sources | $1,419,041,916.06 | $1,253,470,260.08 |
| Operation and maintenance of facilities | $1,274,960,583.70 | $1,126,185,338.69 |
| Other personnel compensation | $761,512,992.37 | $737,051,406.09 |
Emergency-fund laws
The Treasury tags some dollars with the law that provides them. These are the tags on this agency's record, worded as the Treasury words them.
| Tag | Law, as the Treasury names it | Title, as the Treasury gives it | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-emergency P.L. 117-58 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Public Law 117-58 |
| AAB | Emergency P.L. 117-328 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Public Law 117-328 |
| AAK | Emergency P.L. 118-158 | American Relief Act, 2025 | Public Law 118-158 |
| C | Emergency P.L. 115-123 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 | Public Law 115-123 |
| E | Emergency P.L. 116-20 | Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 | Public Law 116-20 |
| N | Emergency P.L. 116-136 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act | Public Law 116-136 |
| R | Emergency P.L. 116-260 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Public Law 116-260 |
| U | Emergency P.L. 116-260 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Public Law 116-260 |
| V | Non-emergency P.L. 117-2 | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | Public Law 117-2 |
| X | Emergency P.L. 117-43 | Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act | Public Law 117-43 |
| Z | Emergency P.L. 117-58 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Public Law 117-58 |
Tag Q, “Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression”, is the Treasury's tag for dollars it does not mark as emergency, disaster or wildfire money under a named law.
12 tags.
Where this comes from
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury. The dollar figures written in full on this page are copied from the saved official answers below.