FHWA Fiscal Management Information System, Various public data sources
Data on federal transportation funding is available from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) based upon reporting from the Fiscal Management Information System (FMIS) and program-specific reporting, which is sometimes required by Congress. Data users are cautioned against comparing states based on FHWA data. However, since no other national source of transportation funding use exists, FHWA…
Read More →Federal funding is reported as obligations, which occur when an entity creates an obligation for the federal government to reimburse that entity for project costs. Federal law specifies which entities have the authority to create an obligation. Specific federal transportation funding programs sometimes have additional reporting requirements that provide additional information, such as the Transportation…
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