INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT: DOT Should Better Communicate Funding Status and Assess Risks

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September 30th, 2025

Enacted in 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) authorized and appropriated over $551 billion to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to states, local governments, and other entities for transportation investments. As of April 2025, DOT has obligated 59 percent of its available IIJA funding and outlaid over half of that funding to recipients and awardees.

Read the full study here.