Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation reported $101.8 billion in obligations for fiscal year 2026, ranking 6 of 73 top-tier agencies.
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The record
- Obligations, FY2026
- $101,803,189,553
- All award types. Obligations recorded, not money spent.
- Rank among agencies
- 6 of 73
- By obligations this fiscal year.
- Share of all federal obligations
- 2.1%
- Of $4.8 trillion across all agencies.
- Treasury top-tier code
- 069
- USAspending profile
- usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-transportation
By award type
| Award type | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | $88,869,929,522 | 87.3% |
| Contracts | $11,774,278,035 | 11.6% |
| Direct payments | $1,119,160,422 | 1.1% |
| Loans | $28,349,016 | 0.0% |
| Other | $11,472,559 | 0.0% |
Where the work was performed
| Rank | State | Obligations | Share of agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $10,673,573,435 | 10.5% |
| 2 | District Of Columbia | $9,873,480,641 | 9.7% |
| 3 | Texas | $6,605,328,823 | 6.5% |
| 4 | New York | $6,452,803,546 | 6.3% |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | $4,244,219,067 | 4.2% |
| 6 | North Carolina | $4,153,463,220 | 4.1% |
| 7 | Florida | $3,772,321,313 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Virginia | $3,160,543,256 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Ohio | $3,095,253,651 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Minnesota | $2,674,391,809 | 2.6% |
| 11 | Illinois | $2,496,577,858 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Maryland | $2,223,594,128 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Georgia | $2,104,984,292 | 2.1% |
| 14 | New Jersey | $2,067,955,818 | 2.0% |
| 15 | Michigan | $1,926,734,586 | 1.9% |
The 15 largest of 56 states and territories. These rows total $101,070,779,118, against an overall $101,803,189,553 for the agency. The difference was performed abroad or carries no reported location. The two figures come from separate USAspending aggregations and reconcile to within a fraction of a percent, not to the cent. Place of performance is what the recipient reported, not necessarily where work happened.
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Sources
- USAspending API v2 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service · U.S. Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. 105) · retrieved 2026-09-18apps/web/queries/spending/agencies_by_obligations.sql, apps/web/queries/spending/agency_states.sql
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