Tracking the Funds: Update on Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending
GAO-25-107274, GAO-25-107549
GAO is tracking the status of funds that Members of Congress directed to community projects in our Tracking the Funds series. In November 2024, GAO issued two new government-wide reports in the series, GAO-25-107274, which describes the status of FY22 and FY23 requests, and GAO-25-107549, which provides an overview of FY24 requests. View our Tracking the Funds Featured Topic for additional reports.
The map below provides details by state and by agency on the status of the FY22 – FY24 projects:
- Amount appropriated: Total funds designated by Members of Congress in appropriations acts for designated recipients by fiscal year.
- Amount obligated (as of 9/30/23): Total funds recorded as obligated (i.e., commitment by the agency for the payment of good or services for a project).
- Amount outlayed (as of 9/30/23): Total funds recorded as outlayed (i.e., disbursement of funds by the agency for a project).
An interactive table of projects to track the data by requestor and other variables is also available.
How to Interact With This Map: Select from the filters below to see data by status of funds, fiscal year, and per state or per capita. Select an agency to be able to see the funds by agency. Hover over a state to see the details about funds for that state. Users can also download this data in a spreadsheet format.
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This map shows amount appropriated per state for 2022 .
This map shows amount obligated as of 9/30/23 per state for 2022 .
This map shows amount outlayed as of 9/30/23 per state for 2022 .
Notes: There were 13 projects with designated funds for FY 2022 that served multiple states. This represents 0.26% of all projects and 1.11% of all designated funds appropriated for FY 2022. This map allocates an equal number of these dollars to each recipient jurisdiction. For example, if a $2 million project served North Carolina and South Carolina, this map allocates $1 million to each state.
This map shows amount appropriated per state for 2023 .
This map shows amount obligated as of 9/30/23 per state for 2023 .
This map shows amount outlayed as of 9/30/23 per state for 2023 .
Notes: There were 7 projects with designated funds for FY 2023 that served multiple states. This represents 0.10% of all projects and 0.49% of all designated funds appropriated for FY 2023. This map allocates an equal number of these dollars to each recipient jurisdiction. For example, if a $2 million project served North Carolina and South Carolina, this map allocates $1 million to each state.
This map shows amount appropriated per state for 2024 .
The Amount Obligated as of 9/30/24 map for Fiscal Year 2024 will be available in the spring of 2026.
The Amount Outlayed as of 9/30/24 map for Fiscal Year 2024 will be available in the spring of 2026.
Notes: There were 27 projects with designated funds for FY 2024 that served multiple states. This represents 0.33% of all projects and 1.62% of all designated funds appropriated for FY 2024. This map allocates an equal number of these dollars to each recipient jurisdiction. For example, if a $2 million project served North Carolina and South Carolina, this map allocates $1 million to each state.
This map shows amount appropriated per capita for 2022 .
This map shows amount obligated as of 9/30/23 per capita for 2022 .
This map shows amount outlayed as of 9/30/23 per capita for 2022 .
This map shows amount appropriated per capita for 2023 .
This map shows amount obligated as of 9/30/23 per capita for 2023 .
This map shows amount outlayed as of 9/30/23 per capita for 2023 .
This map shows amount appropriated per capita for 2024 .
The Amount Obligated as of 9/30/24 map for Fiscal Year 2024 will be available in the spring of 2026.
The Amount Outlayed as of 9/30/24 map for Fiscal Year 2024 will be available in the spring of 2026.
The downloadable data file includes information about projects in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands. Those are the only US territories with projects in fiscal years 2022-2024.
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Sources: GAO analysis of Consolidated Appropriations Acts and accompanying joint explanatory statements for 2022, 2023, and 2024; The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; OMB Circular A-11; information provided by agencies appropriated funds for Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending provisions; and US Census Bureau Annual Estimates of the Resident Population (2024).
For more information, read our reports, GAO-25-107274 and GAO-25-107549.