The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a major agency of the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT). As a cabinet-level organization of
the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, the DOT is led by a
presidential appointee-the Secretary of Transportation. The top-level
official at FHWA is the Administrator, who reports directly to the
Secretary of Transportation. FHWA is headquartered in Washington, DC,
with field offices in every State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico.

FHWA is charged with the broad responsibility of ensuring that America's
roads and highways continue to be the safest and most technologically
up-to-date. Although State, local, and tribal governments own most of
the Nation's highways, we provide financial and technical support to
them for constructing, improving, and preserving America's highway
system. Our annual budget of more than $30 billion is funded by fuel
and motor vehicle excise taxes. The budget is primarily divided between
two programs: Federal-aid funding to State and local governments; and
Federal Lands Highways funding for national parks, national forests,
Indian lands, and other land under Federal stewardship.