Paying for Planning

This report presents data on the distribution of federal grants to state and local governments by their primary use and by state. The primary uses of intergovernmental transfers are health, income security, education, transportation, and community and regional development, as well as social services, job training, and environmental protection. Charts depict different outlays for federal grants to state and local governments, state expenditures by fund source, federal grants per capita by state, and geographic distribution of percentage share, including discussion of increases due to the Great Recession and COVID-19 pandemic. Between the fiscal years of 1960 to 1970, community and regional development federal funds increased from $109 million to $1.7 billion.