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Assistance listing · 20.200
Highway Research and Development Program
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 20.200, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $137M in awards under assistance listing 20.200, Highway Research and Development Program, in FY2025, and $774M over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 355 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were down 34% on FY2024 ($209M), with $169M so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 were National Academy of Sciences ($168M), Transportation, Delaware Department of ($26M) and Utah Department of Transportation ($23M).
By place of performance, the most money went to DC and DE.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $137M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $774M | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2022
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Academy of Sciences | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $133M | 15 Sep 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| National Academy of Sciences | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $25M | 15 Sep 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Texas a&M Transportation Institute | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $14M | 20 Sep 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Maricopa County Finance DEPT | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $13M | 15 Nov 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| Transportation North Carolina Department | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $12M | 18 Mar 2026 | NC | USAspending |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $9.9M | 8 Feb 2024 | MI | USAspending |
| Executive Office of the State of Louisiana | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $9.8M | 5 Mar 2026 | LA | USAspending |
| University of Washington | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $9.7M | 15 Jun 2022 | WA | USAspending |
| National Academy of Sciences | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $9.6M | 23 Sep 2024 | DC | USAspending |
| Office of the Commissioner of Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $9.3M | 23 Sep 2024 | MN | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 20.xxx
- 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $274B
- 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants $67B
- 20.106 Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs $30B
- 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program $20B
- 20.326 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail $19B
- 20.279 National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) $17B
- 20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants $17B
- 20.287 Surface Transportation Block Grant Program $15B
- 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs $8.8B
- 20.263 Bridge Formula Program $6.1B
- 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program $5.8B
- 20.933 National Infrastructure Investments $5.6B
- 20.934 Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects $4.2B
- 20.116 Airport Improvement Program $4.2B
- 20.264 Bridge Investment Program $3.6B
- 20.117 Airport Infrastructure Grants $3.3B
- 20.272 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) $2.9B
- 20.901 Payments for Essential Air Services $2.7B
- 20.340 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program $2.6B
- 20.218 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance $2.3B
- 20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities $2.2B
- 20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $2.2B
- 20.271 Emergency Relief (ER) Program $2.1B
- 20.325 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements $2.0B
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 20.200?
$137M in FY2025 and $774M over the five fiscal years since FY2022, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Highway Research and Development Program?
National Academy of Sciences ($168M), Transportation, Delaware Department of ($26M), Utah Department of Transportation ($23M), Texas a&M Transportation Institute ($14M), Washington ST Department of Transportation ($13M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.