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.

Since 2021, we have tracked how fairly federal funds are distributed to communities. This body of work includes an interactive data tool, updated annually, showing investments across infrastructure types and geographies; program-specific case studies; evaluations of different phases of the investment process; and recommendations to better meet communities’ needs through infrastructure funding.