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Department of Transportation
Dollars and shares using Rural-Urban Continuum

  Urban Rural Total
Total Obligations (FY2002-2004) Percent of Total Total Obligations (FY2002-2004) Percent of Total Total Obligations (FY2002-2004)
Airport Improvement Program (20.106) 9,375,663,794 91.7 843,382,634 8.3 10,219,046,428
Highway Planning and Construction (20.205) 52,200,862,064 83.1 10,635,552,533 16.9 62,836,414,597
Formula Grants for Other than Urbanized Areas (20.509) 79,228,054 100.0 0 0 79,228,054
Transit Planning and Research (20.514) 90,877,521 100.0 0 0 90,877,521
Job Access/Reverse Commute (20.516) 278,727,463 95.3 13,835,010 4.7 292,562,473
Payments for Essential Air Services (20.901) 214,750,728 69.1 96,194,801 30.9 310,945,529
Minority Institutions (20.907) 1,084,000 100.0 0 0 1,084,000
Payments For Small Community Air Service Development (20.930) 52,611,465 86.6 8,116,921 13.4 60,728,386
Total 62,293,805,089 84.3 11,597,081,899 15.7 73,890,886,988

For a more detailed discussion of our scope and methodology and additional details see "Rural Economic Development: More Assurance Is Needed That Grant Funding Information Is Accurately Reported."
(GAO-06-294)