Federal investments in infrastructure—roads, public transit, housing, and other parts of the built environment—can improve quality of life by connecting communities, making housing more affordable, increasing energy efficiency, providing clean drinking water, and expanding broadband access. Yet too often, unfair funding allocations and negative externalities from these investments have deepened racial and social inequities.

With recent legislation allocating billions in federal infrastructure investments, we are tracking how equitably these funds are apportioned to and spent in communities. This page collects Urban Institute research and resources examining the equity of federal infrastructure spending. This body of work includes an interactive data tool showing investments across programs and geographies, reports that examine spending by fiscal year, program-specific case studies, equity-focused evaluations of different phases of the investment process, and recommendations to further equitable outcomes through infrastructure funding.