BUILDING-A-BETTER-AMERICA-
A GUIDEBOOK TO THE
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FOR STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER PARTNERS
Table of Contents
A Note from the White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator ......................... 3 Executive Summary...................................................................................................................... 5 Transportation .............................................................................................................................. 8
Roads, Bridges and Major Projects...........................................................................................................9 Passenger and Freight Rail......................................................................................................................55 Public Transportation..............................................................................................................................63 Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities........................................................................91 Ports and Waterways...............................................................................................................................97 Safety ....................................................................................................................................................115 Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries.....................................................................................................136
Climate, Energy, and the Environment.................................................................................. 149 Clean Energy and Power.......................................................................................................................150 Water.....................................................................................................................................................224 Resilience..............................................................................................................................................264 Environmental Remediation .................................................................................................................369
Broadband ................................................................................................................................. 382 Broadband.............................................................................................................................................383 Other Programs ........................................................................................................................ 398 Regional Commission Programs...........................................................................................................401 Departments of Commerce, Agriculture & Energy Programs..............................................................412 Departments of Health & Human Services and the Interior Programs.................................................427 Department of Transportation Programs...............................................................................................430 Environmental Protection Agency Programs........................................................................................438 Solid Waste Management and Recycling .............................................................................................440 Appendix.................................................................................................................................... 446 Agency Contact Information.................................................................................................................447 Supporting Underserved Communities.................................................................................................448 A Letter to Governors on Infrastructure Implementation .....................................................................451 Recommendations for Mayors on Infrastructure Implementation........................................................454
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A Note from the White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator
May 2022
Dear Friends:
With the signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in mid-November 2021, President Biden marked a new era of building a better America together. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is historic in its size – the largest ever investments in broadband, rail and transit, clean energy, and water, just to name a few – as well as the breadth of programs and sectors included in the law. The infrastructure law allocated funding to over 350 distinct programs across more than a dozen federal departments and agencies. From bringing high-speed internet to every American, to replacing lead service lines to bring clean water to people’s homes, to repairing thousands of roads and bridges, to creating good-paying union jobs, close coordination with state, Tribal, territorial, and local leaders like you will be fundamental in the successful delivery of these programs.
This guidebook is another step in our effort to be as transparent as possible, so you know what to apply for, who to contact, and how to get ready to rebuild. After all, most of the building will actually be done by state, Tribal, and local government partners. Where they exist at this moment, we have also included planning activities you can be doing now to prepare for these programs coming across 2022 and 2023. The online version at Build.gov also hosts an application to quickly sort and filter programs by agency, issue or eligible recipient to better understand the available funding within the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. We will continue to update this spreadsheet online. Our goal is for you—communities all across America—to take full advantage of the opportunity this new funding presents.
The President has been clear in his charge to me as we build a better America: make sure these programs get implemented without unnecessary bureaucracy and delay to rebuild America’s infrastructure – while at the same time being good stewards of taxpayer dollars and working to achieve goals around creating good middle-class union jobs, supporting disadvantaged and underserved communities, advancing climate resilience and sustainability, and bringing back American manufacturing. It is our hope this resource is another step forward in our work together to build a better America.
Warm regards,
Mitch Landrieu
Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator
White House
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Executive Summary
On November 15th, 2021, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure, competitiveness, and communities. This bill is a historic opportunity to rebuild America’s roads, bridges and rails; expand access to clean drinking water; ensure that every American has access to high-speed internet; to tackle the climate crisis and advance environmental justice, while investing in communities – both urban and rural – that have too often been left behind. This bipartisan effort will help ease inflationary pressures; strengthen supply chains by making long overdue improvements for our nation’s ports, airports, rail, and roads; drive the creation of good-paying union jobs with high labor standards that can be accessed by all workers, especially those from underserved communities; and grow the economy sustainably and equitably for decades to come.
Overview and Purpose of this Guidebook
To achieve the ambitious goals outlined by the President and this legislation, the Biden Harris Administration needs help. Building a better America is a shared endeavor no one can do alone, and investing Federal infrastructure dollars will require significant coordination between the Federal government, States, Tribal governments, community stakeholders, local governments, and other key partners.
This guidebook is a roadmap to the funding available under the law. It explains, in as much detail as currently available, how much funding is available at the program level. Our primary goal is to help our partners across the country know what to apply for, who to contact for help, and how to get ready to rebuild. We have also published an accompanying data file on Build.gov that allows users to quickly sort programs funded under the law by fields like agency, amount, eligible recipient, or program name.
The guidebook contains 13 chapters grouping Bipartisan Infrastructure Law programs by issue area. Each chapter contains a cover note explaining how to get ready to apply for and receive this subset of funding. These memos identify additional resources our partners can and should utilize to prepare while the Federal government gets ready to distribute Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds from new and existing programs.
Each program description contains the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law statutory citation of that program. You can use this to find the specific language in Public Law 117-58, the authorizing document for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, that authorizes and/or appropriates funds for the program. If the BIL authorized and appropriated funds for the program, the “statutory location” listed corresponds to the section number that authorized the program. If the BIL only appropriated funds for the program (because the program was previously authorized), then the statutory location
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listed corresponds to the section of Division J that describes the appropriation of funds for that program.
This is the second version of this product. In the coming weeks and months, we plan to publish updates to this content on Build.gov to keep our partners up to date on the latest deadlines and details. The White House has also encouraged external stakeholders to use this information to develop local or regional-specific guides on available sources of funding, so every community in America can identify, understand, and access investment opportunities that they need and deserve under the law. This publication is not an attempt to capture every possible Federal infrastructure program, authorization, or expenditure—rather, it provides our partners with a deeper view into funding available under the law. If you have questions, please see the appendix for agency-level contact information and links to more information online.
Additional Resources & Actions
Earlier this year, the White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator sent a letter to Governors recommending a series of preparatory actions, including appointing infrastructure coordinators to manage the flow of funds to their States. He also outlined steps cities can take to prepare and has begun deeper intergovernmental engagements with Tribal leaders, county officials, civil rights and territorial leaders through outreach calls, listening sessions, and Tribal consultations.
The American Rescue Plan, signed into law in 2020, has already provided over $350 billion in critical resources to every State, Tribal, county, city, and unit of local government to support their response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, including in making the investments needed to ensure a durable and equitable economic recovery. Recipients of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding should look to leverage those resources to help prepare for the transformative investments included under the law. For example, American Rescue Plan funding could be used to train the workers needed to build high quality infrastructure; hire back the public sector workers needed to help manage potential Federal investments; and get a jump start on water, sewer, and broadband projects that could complement investments from the infrastructure law. We encourage everyone to review the U.S. Department of Treasury’s website here, which explains how to request funding, eligible uses, and other important information about American Rescue Plan funding.
We recognize local capacity may be strained due to the pandemic, the need to account for heightened cybersecurity, climate and other known hazard risks, the effects of historic underinvestment, or just the challenges of day-to-day governance. A community’s lack of capacity to apply for Federal funds can create significant inequities – and for many communities, this will be their first time applying for funds from a suite of Federal agencies. Many funding streams in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law specifically set aside funds for disadvantaged communities.
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Further, in keeping with efforts like the President’s Justice40 Initiative, the Administration is committed to ensuring disadvantaged communities receive benefits from all available resources in relevant Bipartisan Infrastructure Law programs. The White House Infrastructure Implementation Team and the components across the Executive Office of the President and the Federal agencies will be engaging States, Tribal governments, territories, Federal agencies, philanthropies, civil rights leaders, advocates and others to leverage all available resources to quickly deliver the necessary technical assistance and capacity to underserved communities. We intend to use this guidebook as a critical tool to accelerate and amplify the impact of this work.
Disclaimer
This guidebook is designed to help users familiarize themselves with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Nothing contained in this document constitutes guidance from the U.S. government on any law, program, policy, application process, or funding eligibility. Applicants for funding should consult official agency or program specific guidance for additional information
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Transportation
“These bills are not about left versus right, or moderate versus progressive, or anything else that pits one American against one another. These bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. They’re about expanding opportunity, not opportunity denied. They’re about leading the world or continuing to let the world pass us by. First, the infrastructure bill. It’s about rebuilding the arteries of America…”
– Remarks by President Biden, October 25, 2021
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Roads, Bridges and Major Projects
Challenge: One in five miles, or 173,000 total miles, of our highways and major roads and more than 43,500 bridges are in poor condition. Bridges in poor condition pose heightened challenges in rural communities, which often may rely on a single bridge for the passage of emergency service vehicles.
Solutions: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law reauthorizes Federal surface transportation programs for five years and invests approximately $400 billion over that period to repair our roads and bridges and support transformational projects that will create good-paying union jobs, increase regional and national economic opportunities, and make our transportation system safer and more resilient.
Funding Overview:
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law also contains significant new funding for roadways, bridges, and other major projects funded by the Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Transportation. Highlights include:
• A total of $40 billion1 in dedicated funding for bridges. This funding includes $12.5 billion for the Bridge Investment Program, which is a competitive program to replace, rehabilitate, preserve, or protect some of the nation’s most important and economically significant bridges. The rest of the funds fall under the Bridge Formula Program, which provides formula funding to States to replace, rehabilitate, preserve, protect, and construct bridges on public roads. Notably, the program includes a 15 percent ($4 billion) set aside for off-system bridges. These are bridges often owned and maintained by cities, counties, and towns—and typically located on roads normally ineligible for Federal highway funding. On January 14, 2022, the Department of Transportation released the first year of funding for the Bridge Formula Program. $5.3 billion will be available to States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in fiscal year 2022, along with $165 million for Tribal governments. The Federal government will also cover 100 percent of the cost of off-system bridge projects under the Bridge Formula Program for bridges owned by a local government or Tribe. (See fiscal year 2022 State apportionment here).
• $8 billion for the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Program, which supports freight and highway projects of regional and national significance.
1 $40 billion is provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in advanced appropriations and contract authority, an additional $3.3 billion is authorized under Division A of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, but is subject to appropriations, for a total program level of $43.3 billion.
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• $7.5 billion for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants—a competitive grant program (formerly BUILD and TIGER) which provides funding for road, rail, transit, and other surface transportation of local and/or regional significance. Selection criteria includes safety, sustainability, equity, economic competitiveness, mobility, and community connectivity.
• $5 billion for the National Infrastructure Project Assistance or “Megaprojects.” This program—sometimes referred to as the “Megaprojects program” or MEGA —provides grants on a competitive basis to support multijurisdictional or regional projects of significance that may also cut across multiple modes of transportation. Communities are eligible to apply for funding to complete critical large projects that would otherwise be unachievable without assistance.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law also includes a five-year reauthorization for the Federal Highway Administration at the Department of Transportation. A major component of this reauthorization is $273.2 billion in Federal-aid highway formula funding for States. In December 2021, the Federal Highway Administration announced that it disbursed to all 50 States and the District of Columbia a total of $52.5 billion of this formula funding for fiscal year 2022; this represents a more than 20 percent increase over fiscal year 2021 formula funding. (See the fiscal year 2o22 State apportionment here).
Getting Ready:
Federal-aid Highway Formula Funding and Bridge Formula Program – The Federal Highway Administration distributes both Federal-aid Highway Formula funding and Bridge Formula Program funding to State departments of transportation. State departments of transportation then program projects (select them for funding) through statewide and metropolitan transportation planning processes. Project sponsors should contact their State department of transportation for additional information about how to access any of these categories of formula funding.
Competitive Grant Programs – In order to prepare for upcoming application openings, potential recipients should begin to work with stakeholders to develop a list of priority projects that would be suited for applications for competitive grant funding programs such as the Bridge Investment Program, MEGA (applications due May 23, 2022), and INFRA (applications due May 23, 2022).
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Existing Resources:
• Information on the Federal Highway Administration’s implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is available here.
• Information on Federal Highway Administration’s resources for technical assistance and local support is available here.
• Information on the Department of Transportation’s INFRA program is available here.
• Information on the Department of Transportation’s RAISE program is available here.
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Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects Department of
Transportation $20,000,000
TOTAL - ROADS, BRIDGES AND MAJOR PROJECTS $326,274,999,998
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National Highway Performance Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $148,000,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No. Existing Program with Changed Eligibilities
Recipients: States (including District of Columbia)
Description: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues the National Highway Performance Program. The purposes of this program are: To provide support for the condition and performance of the National Highway System; To provide support for the construction of new facilities on the National Highway System; To ensure that investments of Federal-aid funds in highway construction are directed to support progress toward the achievement of performance targets established in a State's asset management plan for the National Highway System; To provide support for activities to increase the resiliency of the National Highway System to mitigate the cost of damages from sea level rise, extreme weather events, flooding, wildfires, or other natural disasters.
Eligible uses: Highway and bridge projects, generally on the National Highway System, plus certain bridge projects on non-National Highway System Federal-aid highways
Federal cost share requirement: Typically, 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non Federal (For interstate projects, 90 percent Federal/10 percent non-Federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances.
Statutory location: 11101; 11105
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Surface Transportation Block Grant Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $72,000,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No. Existing Program with Changed Eligibilities
Recipients: States (including District of Columbia)
Description: The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program promotes flexibility in State and local transportation decisions and provides flexible funding to best address State and local transportation needs.
Eligible uses: The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program is available for the roughly one million miles of Federal-aid highways, for bridges on any public road, and for transit capital projects.
Federal cost share requirement: Typically, 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non Federal (For interstate projects, 90 percent Federal/10 percent non-Federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances.
Statutory location: 11101; 11109
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Bridge Formula Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $26,675,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: States (including District of Columbia and Puerto Rico)
Description: The Bridge Formula Program will provide funds to States by formula for bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, or construction projects on public roads. This program includes three set-asides: 15 percent will be set-aside for use on off-system bridges; 3 percent will be set-aside for use on Tribal Transportation
Facility bridges; and, 0.5 percent will be set-aside for administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration. An additional description of the Tribal Transportation Facility set-aside can be found later in this chapter.
Eligible uses: Replace, rehabilitate, preserve, protect, and construct bridges on public roads.
Federal cost share requirement: Typically, 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non Federal (for interstate projects 90 percent Federal/10 percent non-Federal). Waivers are available for off-system bridges.
Statutory location: Division J, Title VIII
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Tribal Transportation Facility Bridges (Bridge Formula Funding Set-Aside)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $825,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Distributed through the Tribal Transportation Program New program: No
Recipients: Tribes
Description: The Bridge Formula Program sets aside 3 percent of the funds appropriated for the program for Tribal transportation facility bridges, which shall be administered as if made available under the Tribal Transportation Program
Eligible uses: Funds can be used to plan, design, engineer, or construct bridges; to replace and rehabilitate bridges; and to improve bridges in poor condition.
Federal cost share requirement: 100 percent Federal share
Statutory location: Division J, Title VIII
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Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $13,200,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No. Existing Program with Changed Eligibilities
Recipients: States (including District of Columbia)
Description: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program to provide a flexible funding source to State and local governments for transportation projects and programs to help meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act. Funding is available to reduce congestion and improve air quality for areas that do not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter (nonattainment areas) and for former nonattainment areas that are now in compliance (maintenance areas).
Eligible uses: Transportation projects that reduce congestion and reduce the mobile source emissions for which an area has been designated nonattainment or maintenance for ozone, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Federal cost share requirement: Typically, 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non Federal (For interstate projects, 90 percent Federal/10 percent non-Federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances.
Statutory location: 11101; 11115
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Bridge Investment Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $12,200,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: State, metropolitan planning organization (representing an area with a population of more than 200,000), local government, special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, Federal land management agency, Tribal government.
Description: The Bridge Investment Program will support projects to improve bridge and culvert condition, safety, efficiency, and reliability.
Eligible uses: Projects to replace, rehabilitate, preserve or protect one or more bridges on the National Bridge Inventory. Projects to replace or rehabilitate culverts to improve flood control and improve habitat connectivity for aquatic species.
Federal cost share requirement: 50 percent Federal share/50 percent non-Federal for a large project and 80 percent Federal share/20 percent non-Federal for any other eligible project.
Other Federal assistance may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of a project, except the total Federal assistance provided for a project receiving a grant under the Bridge Investment Program may not exceed the Federal share for the project under 23 U.S.C. 120.
For an eligible project for an off-system bridge (defined in 23 U.S.C. 133(f)(1)), Federal assistance other than a grant under this program may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of a project, but the total Federal assistance provided for the project shall not exceed 90 percent of the total eligible project costs.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal Land Management Agency, a Tribal government, or a consortium of Tribal governments may use Federal funds other than those made available under 23 U.S.C. 124 to pay the remaining share of the cost of a project. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 11101; 11118
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Grants for Planning, Feasibility Analysis, and Revenue Forecasting (Bridge Investment Program Set-aside)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $100,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: State, Metropolitan Planning Organization (with population greater than 200,000), Local government, Special purpose district or public authority with a transportation functions, Federal land management agency, Tribal government
Description: The Bridge Investment Program will support projects to improve bridge (and culvert) condition, safety, efficiency, and reliability.
Eligible uses: Planning, feasibility analysis, and revenue forecasting associated with the development of a project that would subsequently be eligible to apply for the Bridge Investment Program.
Federal cost share requirement: Generally, not to exceed Federal share under 23 U.S.C. 120; 90 percent Federal share for off-system bridges
Statutory location: 11101; 11118
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Local and Regional Project Assistance Grants (RAISE)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Office of the Secretary
Funding amount: $7,500,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: No
Recipients: (A) A State; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) any territory or possession of the United States; (D) a unit of local government; (E) a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more States; (E) a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; (F) a Tribal government or a consortium of Tribal governments; (G) a partnership between Amtrak and 1 or more entities described in (A) through (F); and (H) a group of entities described in (A) through (G).
Description: The RAISE program provides supplemental funding for grants to the State and local entities listed above on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant local/regional impact.
Eligible uses: Projects eligible under RAISE include—a highway or bridge project eligible for assistance under title 23, United States Code; a public transportation project eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49,United States Code; a passenger rail or freight rail transportation project eligible for assistance under title 49, United States Code; a port infrastructure investment, including inland port infrastructure and a land port-of-entry; the surface transportation components of certain eligible airport projects; a project for investment in a surface transportation facility located on Tribal land, the title or maintenance responsibility of which is vested in the Federal Government; a project to replace or rehabilitate a culvert or prevent stormwater runoff for the purpose of improving habitat for aquatic species; and any other surface transportation infrastructure project that the Secretary considers to be necessary to advance the goal of the program.
Federal cost share requirement: Grant can provide up to 60 percent of total project cost. Total Federal funding up to 80 percent of total project cost. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 21202
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Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Office of the Secretary
Funding amount: $7,250,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: No
Recipients: (A) A State or a group of States.(B) A metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) with a population of more than 200,000 individuals.(C) A unit of local government or a group of local governments.(D) A political subdivision of a State or local government.(E) A special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority.(F) A Federal land management agency that applies jointly with a State or group of States.(G) A Tribal government or a consortium of Tribal governments.(H) A multiState corridor organization.(I) A multiState or multijurisdictional group of entities described in this paragraph.
Description: The Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects program, also known as “INFRA”, awards competitive grants for multimodal freight and highway projects of national or regional significance to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of freight and people in and across rural and urban areas.
Eligible uses: Projects that improve safety, generate economic benefits, reduce congestion, enhance resiliency, and hold the greatest promise to eliminate freight bottlenecks and improve critical freight movements.
Federal cost share requirement: 60 percent Federal/40 percent non-Federal, except for: (A) small projects described in 23 U.S.C. 117(e)(1), for which the Federal share of the cost of a project shall be 80 percent [80/20]; or (B) a grant under the pilot program under 23 U.S.C. 117(q). Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 11101; 11110
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State Incentives Pilot Program (Set-aside within Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects - INFRA)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Office of the Secretary
Funding amount: $750,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: States, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Tribal governments, special purpose districts and port authorities with a transportation function, and local governments
Description: INFRA awards competitive grants for multimodal freight and highway projects of national or regional significance to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of freight and people.
Eligible uses: Projects that improve safety, generate economic benefits, reduce congestion, enhance resiliency, and hold the greatest promise to eliminate freight bottlenecks and improve critical freight movements.
Federal cost share requirement: 50 percent Federal/50 percent non-Federal. For grants awarded under the pilot program, an eligible applicant may not use Federal assistance to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost, except funds from a secured loan may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share if the loan is repayable from non-Federal funds. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 11110
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National Highway Freight Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $7,150,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States (including District of Columbia)
Description: The National Highway Freight Program provides funds to the States, by formula, to improve the efficient movement of freight on the National Highway Freight Network.
Eligible uses: Projects that contribute to the efficient movement of freight on the National Highway Freight Network and are identified in a freight investment plan included in the State’s freight plan. In addition, a State may use not more than 30 percent of its total National Highway Freight Program funds each year for freight intermodal or freight rail projects, subject to certain restrictions
Federal cost share requirement: Typically, 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non Federal (for interstate projects 90 percent Federal/10 percent non-Federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances.
Statutory location: 11101; 11114
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Carbon Reduction Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $6,419,999,998
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: States (including District of Columbia)
Description: The Carbon Reduction Program will provide formula grants to States to reduce transportation emissions or the development of carbon reduction strategies.
Eligible uses: States may use Carbon Reduction Program funds for projects that support the reduction of transportation emissions, including: the construction, planning, and design of trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation; public transportation projects; and congestion management technologies.
Federal cost share requirement: Typically, 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non Federal (for interstate projects 90 percent Federal/10 percent non-Federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances.
Statutory location: 11101; 11403
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National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Megaprojects)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Office of the Secretary
Funding amount: $5,000,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: (A) A State or a group of States; (B) a metropolitan planning organization; (C) a unit of local government; (D) a political subdivision of a State; (E) a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority;(F) a Tribal government or a consortium of Tribal governments;(G) a partnership between Amtrak and 1 or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F); and (H) a group of entities described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (G).
Description: The National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program will support large, complex projects that are difficult to fund by other means and likely to generate national or regional economic, mobility, or safety benefits.
Eligible uses: Projects eligible under the Mega program include: 1. a highway or bridge project carried out on: the National Multimodal Freight Network; the National Highway Freight Network; or the National Highway System; 2. a freight intermodal (including public ports) or freight rail project that provides a public benefit;
3. a railway-highway grade separation or elimination project;
4. an intercity passenger rail project; and
5. public transportation projects that are eligible for Federal Transit Administration funding of title 49, United States Code, and are part of a project described above.
Federal cost share requirement: 75 percent Federal/25 percent non-Federal for New Compacts; 50 percent Federal/50 percent non-Federal for Existing Compacts. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 21201
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Tribal Transportation Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $2,966,800,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant Formula
New program: No
Recipients: Sovereign Federally-recognized Tribal governments
Description: The Tribal Transportation Program supports projects to provide safe and adequate multimodal transportation and public road access to and within Indian reservations, Tribal lands, and Alaska Native Village communities.
Eligible uses: Projects that support transportation safety, access, and mobility in Tribal communities.
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 11101
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Metropolitan Planning
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $2,280,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No
Recipients: Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Description: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues the Metropolitan Planning Program, which establishes a cooperative, continuous, and comprehensive framework for making transportation investment decisions in metropolitan areas. Program oversight is a joint Federal Highway Administration/Federal Transit Administration responsibility.
Eligible uses: Metropolitan Planning Organizations use metropolitan planning funds for multimodal transportation planning and programming in metropolitan areas. Metropolitan planning activities include the collection and analysis of data on demographics, trends, and system performance; travel demand and system performance forecasting; identification and prioritization of transportation system improvement needs; and coordination of the planning process and decision-making with the public, elected officials, and stakeholder groups.
Federal cost share requirement: Typically, 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non Federal (InterState 90 percent Federal/10 percent non-Federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances.
Statutory location: 11101; 11201
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Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Office of the Secretary
Funding amount: $2,000,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: State, Regional transportation planning organizations, Local governments, Tribal governments
Description: Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program will support projects to improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas to increase connectivity, improve the safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, and generate regional economic growth and improve quality of life.
Eligible uses: Highway, bridge, or tunnel projects eligible under the National Highway Performance Program, Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, or the Tribal Transportation Program; highway freight project eligible under the National Highway Performance Program; highway safety improvement project; project on a publicly owned highway or bridge improving access to certain facilities that support the economy of a rural area; integrated mobility management system, transportation demand management system, or on-demand mobility services.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal except 100 percent Federal for Appalachian Development Highway System, Denali Access System Program projects. Waivers are available for ADHS and Denali Access System Program.
Statutory location: 11101; 11132
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Federal Lands Transportation Program (funds for National Park Service)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $1,731,187,250
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Federal Spending
New program: No
Recipients: National Park Service
Description: The Federal Lands Transportation Program invests in the Nation’s infrastructure and supports critical transportation needs within the country’s transportation network by providing access within the national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands.
Eligible uses: Projects that improve multimodal transportation on roads, bridges, trails, transit systems, and other transportation facilities within the Federal eState on infrastructure primarily owned (or maintained) by the Federal Government.
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 11101
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Federal Lands Access Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $1,487,875,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States
Description: The Federal Lands Access Program invests in the Nation’s infrastructure by funding and supporting transportation facilities owned by State, county, local, and Tribal governments, which provide access to lands owned and operated by the Federal Government.
Eligible uses: Projects that improve multimodal transportation on roads, bridges, trails, transit systems, and other transportation facilities that access the Federal eState on infrastructure owned (or maintained) by States and local governments, with an emphasis on high-use Federal recreation sites and Federal economic generators.
Federal cost share requirement: Up to 100 percent Federal
Statutory location: 11101; 11113
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Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Office of the Secretary
Funding amount: $1,250,000,000 Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act will have a total of $75 billion in lending capacity under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Loan
New program: No
Recipients: States (including District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), localities, or other public authorities, as well as private entities undertaking projects sponsored by public authorities
Description: The Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program provides Federal credit assistance to eligible surface transportation projects.
Eligible uses: Surface transportation projects, including highway, transit, intercity passenger rail, some types of freight rail, intermodal freight transfer facilities, and some modifications inside a port terminal, and electrification of buses, ferries, trains, and associated infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law specifically provides new eligibility under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program for airport projects and expanded authority for transit-oriented development.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal Statutory location: 11101
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Appalachian Development Highway System
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $1,250,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Formula grant to specific States in this region New program: No
Recipients: Appalachian States
Description: The Appalachian Development Highway System Program will distribute funds for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System by formula to States with one or more counties (including any political subdivision within the area) in the Appalachian Region.
Eligible uses: Construction of specific projects to complete the Appalachian Development Highway System
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 11132
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National Culvert Removal, Replacement, & Restoration Grant
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Office of the Secretary
Funding amount: $1,000,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: (1) A State; (2) a unit of local government; or (3) an Tribe.
Description: The Office of the Secretary's National Culvert Removal, Replacement and Restoration program provides supplemental funding for grants to a State, local government, or an Tribe on a competitive basis for projects that replace, remove, and/or repair culverts or weirs.
Eligible uses: Establish an annual competitive grant program to award grants to eligible entities for projects for the replacement, removal, and repair of culverts or weirs that: (1) would meaningfully improve or restore fish passage for anadromous fish; and (2) with respect to weirs, may include (A) infrastructure to facilitate fish passage around or over the weir and (B) weir improvements.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal cost share for urban projects and up to 100 percent Federal funding for projects located in rural areas or historically disadvantaged communities.
Statutory location: 21203
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Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $1,000,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: Owner of an eligible facility (may partner with any of the eligible entities for a planning grant)
Description: Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program will restore community connectivity by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating highways or other transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity, including to mobility, access, or economic development
Eligible uses: Grants (≥$5 million) for capital construction projects, including the removal and replacement of eligible facilities. Planning grants (≤$2 million).
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 11101; 11509
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Puerto Rico Highway Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $900,995,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Grant Allocated Program
New program: No
Recipients: Puerto Rico
Description: The Puerto Rico Highway Program provides funding to carry out a highway program in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Eligible uses: Projects eligible under the National Highway Performance Program, the Highway Safety Improvement Program, and for any purpose under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. Funding split among these eligibilities is outlined in law.
Federal cost share requirement: Typically, 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non Federal (for interstate projects 90 percent Federal/10 percent non-Federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances.
Statutory location: 11126
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Advanced Transportation Technologies & Innovative Mobility Deployment
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $900,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grants, Cooperative Agreements, other contracts New program: No
Recipients: State or local government, a transit agency, metropolitan planning organization, or a multi-jurisdictional group or a consortia of research institutions or academic institutions. The term ‘‘multi-jurisdictional group’’ means any combination of State governments, local governments, metropolitan planning agencies, or transit agencies that have signed a written agreement to implement the advanced transportation technologies deployment initiative across jurisdictional boundaries.
Description: The Advanced Transportation Technologies & Innovative Mobility Deployment program will make competitive grants to deploy, install, and operate advanced transportation technologies.
Eligible uses: Grants should improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 13006
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Highway Research & Development Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $310,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Grant
New program: No
Recipients: Varies.
Description: The Highway Research and Development Program performs research and development to produce transformative solutions to improve safety, foster innovation, accelerate projects, and better meet operations, policy, and infrastructure needs.
Eligible uses: The programs under the Federal Highway Administration’s research and development portfolio cover exploratory advanced research, applied research and development, and initial testing of technological solutions that address emerging needs and support the infrastructure of the future. Federal Highway Administration’s research programs seek to improve safety, reduce congestion, enhance infrastructure design and construction, and provide data and analyses to decision-makers throughout the transportation community.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal Statutory location: 11101
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Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $275,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: No
Recipients: Any entity eligible to receive funding under the Tribal Transportation Program, Federal Lands Transportation Program, or Federal Lands Access Program. In addition, a State, county, or local government may apply if sponsored by an eligible Federal land management agency or Tribe.
Description: The Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects program provides funding for the construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of nationally significant Federal lands transportation projects and Tribal transportation projects.
Eligible uses: Eligible projects are projects that are on a Federal lands transportation facility, a Federal lands access facility, or a Tribal transportation facility.
Federal cost share requirement: 90 percent Federal / 10 percent non-Federal. Waivers are available for Tribes.
Statutory location: 11101; 11127
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Congestion Relief Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $250,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: State, Metropolitan Planning Organization, city or municipality.
Description: Advance innovative, integrated, and multimodal solutions to reduce congestion and the related economic and environmental costs in the most congested metropolitan areas with an urbanized area population of 1 million+.
Eligible uses: Planning, design, implementation, and construction activities to achieve the program goals, including: deployment and operation of integrated congestion management systems, systems that implement or enforce high occupancy vehicle toll lanes or pricing strategies, or mobility services; and incentive programs that encourage carpooling, nonhighway travel during peak periods, or travel during nonpeak periods. Subject to certain requirements and approval by the Secretary, provides for tolling on the InterState System as part of a project carried out with a grant under the program.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 11101; 11404
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Intelligent Transportation Systems Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $250,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Grants, Cooperative Agreements, other contracts New program: No
Recipients: Federal Highway Administration Research, Technology, and Education Program
Description: The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program fosters innovation in transportation through the deployment of technology to enhance safety and efficiency while reducing environmental impacts of surface transportation, resulting in improved access and convenience, saved lives and time, and increased productivity.
Eligible uses: Innovative research and rapid deployment of applications and tools that facilitate a safe, connected, integrated, and automated transportation system.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal for ITS research and development activities under 23 U.S.C. 516; otherwise, default provisions of 23 U.S.C. 120 apply. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 11101; 11304
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Territorial Highway Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $239,505,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Grant Apportioned Program
New program: No
Recipients: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Description: The Territorial Highway Program supports the construction and improvement of a system of arterial and collector highways and necessary inter-island connectors.
Eligible uses: Funds provided to the four territories may be used for projects eligible under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program; preventive maintenance; ferry boats, terminals, and approach roadways; engineering, economic and planning studies; regulation and equitable taxation of highways; and research and development.
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 11126
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Tribal Transportation Facility Bridge (Set-aside)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $200,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: Tribal government
Description: The Bridge Investment Program will support projects to improve bridge (and culvert) condition, safety, efficiency, and reliability.
Eligible uses: Projects to replace, rehabilitate, preserve or protect one or more bridges on the National Bridge Inventory. Projects to replace or rehabilitate culverts to improve flood control and improve habitat connectivity for aquatic species.
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 11101; 11118
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Federal Lands Transportation Program (Funding for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $180,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Federal Spending
New program: No
Recipients: Federal Land Management Agencies
Description: The Federal Lands Transportation Program invests in the Nation’s infrastructure and supports critical transportation needs within the country’s transportation network by providing access within the national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands.
Eligible uses: Projects that improve multimodal transportation on roads, bridges, trails, transit systems, and other transportation facilities within the Federal eState on infrastructure primarily owned (or maintained) by the Federal Government.
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 11101
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Federal Lands Transportation Program (For other Federal Land Management Agencies)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $153,637,750
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: No
Recipients: Federal Land Management Agencies (other than US Fish & Wildlife and the National Park Service)
Description: The Federal Lands Transportation Program invests in the Nation’s infrastructure and supports critical transportation needs within the country’s transportation network by providing access within the national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands.
Eligible uses: Projects that improve multimodal transportation on roads, bridges, trails, transit systems, and other transportation facilities within the Federal eState on infrastructure primarily owned (or maintained) by the Federal Government.
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 11101; 11112
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Federal Lands Transportation Program (Funding for U.S. Forest Service)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $130,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Direct Federal spending
New program: No
Recipients: Federal Land Management Agencies
Description: The Federal Lands Transportation Program invests in the Nation’s infrastructure and supports critical transportation needs within the country’s transportation network by providing access within the national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands.
Eligible uses: Projects that improve multimodal transportation on roads, bridges, trails, transit systems, and other transportation facilities within the Federal eState on infrastructure primarily owned (or maintained) by the Federal Government.
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 11101
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Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (Set-aside)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $100,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grants, Cooperative Agreements, other contracts New program: No
Recipients: Federal Highway Administration Research, Technology, and Education Program
Description: The Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems will promote, implement, deploy, demonstrate, showcase, support, and document the application of advanced digital construction management systems, practices, performance, and benefits.
Eligible uses: Promotion, implementation, deployment, demonstration, showcase, support, and documentation of the application of advanced digital construction management systems.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are available if there is substantial public interest/benefit (23 U.S.C. 502(c)(3)).
Statutory location: 13006
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Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection (Set-aside)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $75,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Grants, Cooperative Agreements, other contracts New program: No
Recipients: States, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and Local governments
Description: Requires Department of Transportation to test the feasibility of a road usage fee and other user-based alternative revenue mechanisms to help maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, through pilot projects at the State, local, and regional level.
Eligible uses: Road usage fee and other user-based alternative revenue mechanisms projects.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal (for entities that have not otherwise received a grant under the section); 70 percent Federal / 30 percent non-Federal (for entities that have received at least 1 other grant under the section). Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 13001
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Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Pavement Technologies (Set-aside)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $60,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Grants, Cooperative Agreements, other contracts New program: No
Recipients: Federal Highway Administration Research, Technology, and Education Program
Description: Provides a coordinated and cohesive approach to advance research and development of technologies with deployment activities regarding highway pavements and the materials from which highway infrastructure is constructed.
Eligible uses: Activities are focused on providing tools, technologies and guidance, and supporting updated policies, to improve the safety, durability, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of highway pavements, and the materials from which highway infrastructure is constructed.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are available if there is substantial public interest/benefit (23 U.S.C. 502(c)(3)).
Statutory location: 13006
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National Motor Vehicle Per-Mile User Fee Pilot (Set-aside)
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $50,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Grants, Cooperative Agreements, other contracts New program: Yes
Recipients: States
Description: The purpose of this pilot program is to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and to improve and maintain the surface transportation system.
Eligible uses: Pilot projects on per-mile user fees.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal Statutory location: 13002
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Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $50,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Contract Authority, Competitive Grant, Allocation New program: No
Recipients: States
Description: The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program assists small and disadvantaged firms with building capacity and improving their ability to compete for Federal-aid highway contracts.
Eligible uses: The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program supports the ability of State departments of transportation to achieve the objectives of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, which are to ensure nondiscrimination and allow small businesses owned primarily by minorities and women to compete fairly for Department of Transportation-assisted contracts in the transportation industry
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location:
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On-the-Job Training Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $50,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant, Allocation
New program: No
Recipients: States
Description: The On-the-Job Training program helps develop the capacity of the Nation’s current and future highway construction industry workforce by providing the development and diversity of skilled labor.
Eligible uses: The On-the-Job Training Program directly supports the requirement that prime contractors participating on Federally-assisted contracts to establish apprenticeship and training programs targeted to move minorities, women, and disadvantaged individuals into journey-level positions and provides funds for State departments of transportation to implement skills training programs to prepare individuals to participate in the highway construction workforce as trainees and apprentices on Federally-assisted construction contracts. Additionally, funding is provided to States to partner with accredited academic institutions for the National Summer Transportation Institute program focused on science, technology, engineering, and math opportunities for high school and junior high/middle school students to learn about, and become familiar with, transportation-related career options. Funding also supports the Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups, which provides internship opportunities for college students to engage with Department of Transportation modes to work in a transportation-related career field.
Federal cost share requirement: Varies based on application of 23 USC 120. Waivers are available in some circumstances.
Statutory location:
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Tribal High Priority Projects Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $45,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: No
Recipients: Sovereign Federally-recognized Tribal governments
Description: The Tribal High Priority Projects Program provides funding to Tribes or a governmental subdivision of an Tribe whose annual allocation of funding received under the Tribal Transportation Program is insufficient to complete the highest priority project of the Tribe, or to any Tribe that has an emergency or disaster occur on a Tribal transportation facility that renders the facility impassible or unusable.
Eligible uses: Highest priority projects, emergency or disaster related projects Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 11128
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Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $20,000,000
Period of availability: 4 year
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant, Allocation
New program: No
Recipients: States, Internal Revenue Service
Description: The Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects program provides funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the States to carry out intergovernmental enforcement efforts, along with training and research, to reduce evasion of payment of motor fuel and other highway use taxes, which are the principal sources for Federal and State highway funding.
Eligible uses: Intergovernmental enforcement efforts, along with training and research, to reduce evasion of payment of motor fuel and other highway use taxes.
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 11120
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Passenger and Freight Rail
Challenge: U.S. passenger rail lags behind the rest of the world in reliability, speed, and coverage. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to position our railways to play a central role in our transportation and economic future. Our rail networks have the potential to offer safe, reliable, efficient, and climate-friendly alternatives to driving or flying.
Solutions: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $66 billion in advanced appropriations and authorizes up to an additional $36 billion over the next five years for Department of Transportation’s rail programs. This includes funding to modernize the Northeast Corridor, and bring world-class rail service to areas outside the northeast and mid-Atlantic; refurbish Amtrak’s fleet and facilities; and upgrade freight rail service in rural communities and on shared freight-passenger routes. This legislation enables the Federal Railroad Administration to lay the foundation for a sustainable rail investment program, on par with other modes of transportation, that advances safe, clean, equitable, and efficient world-class passenger and freight rail.
Funding Overview: The Federal Railroad Administration’s funding falls into five major programs (1) Amtrak, (2) the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program, (3) the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program, (4) the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program, and (5) the Restoration and Enhancements Grant Program.
The funding allocated towards Amtrak is broken into two categories: (1) Amtrak Northeast Corridor, and (2) Amtrak National Network. In general, the funds for Amtrak are to be used for capital projects to address Amtrak’s State of good repair backlog, including funding for infrastructure, fleet replacement, and ADA updates.
The Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program will fund projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail. This program leverages private, State, and local investments to support safety enhancements and general improvements to infrastructure.
The Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program provides funds for the mitigation or elimination of hazards at railway-highway crossings. This is a new grant program enacted in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program provides funds for capital projects that reduce the State of good repair backlog, improve performance, or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service. This program was significantly revised under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, providing direction specific to the Northeast Corridor and non-Northeast Corridor projects. While there is
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only a single grant program, the funding is broken into two categories: (1) Northeast Corridor, and (2) projects off the Northeast Corridor.
The Restoration and Enhancements Grant Program provides operating assistance to initiate, restore, or enhance intercity passenger rail service.
From the funding provided above, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law also authorizes two additional rail programs: the Corridor Identification and Development Program and the Interstate Rail Compact Program.
The Corridor Identification and Development Program will identify new intercity passenger rail corridors, develop the necessary service planning elements, and create a Project Pipeline for associated capital projects off the Northeast Corridor.
The Interstate Rail Compacts Grant Program will provide funding for interstate rail compacts' administrative costs and to conduct railroad systems planning, promotion of intercity passenger rail operations, and the preparation of grant applications.
Getting Ready:
Potential applicants should start to identify projects now. More information about the new rail programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law can be found on the Federal Rail Administration’s dedicated Bipartisan Infrastructure Law page here. All new Notices of Funding Opportunities will be posted here.
Existing Resources:
• Details about Federal Rail Administration’s competitive discretionary grant programs can be found here, and information on Amtrak can be found here. • More information about the new rail programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law can be found on the Federal Rail Administration’s dedicated Bipartisan Infrastructure Law page.
• The Federal Rail Administration provides technical assistance to grantees through webinars and other on-demand resources. Additional information about the Federal Rail Administration’s competitive grants application process, State and regional rail planning, training and guidance, and recordings of past webinars can be found on the Federal Rail Administration’s website.
• The Federal Rail Administration also provides oversight and subject matter expertise to projects funded under the Railroad Rehabilitation &
Improvement Financing loan program that is managed by the Department’s Build America Bureau. More information on Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing can be found here.
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Restoration & Enhancement Grant Program Department of
Transportation $250,000,000
TOTAL - PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RAIL $63,000,000,000
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Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Railroad Administration
Funding amount: $36,000,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: No, but the program has been substantially revised.
Recipients: States, including the District of Columbia; A group of States; An InterState Compact; A public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States; A political subdivision of a State; Amtrak, acting on its own behalf or under a cooperative agreement with one or more States; Federally recognized Tribe; Any combination of the entities above.
Description: To fund capital projects that reduce the State of good repair backlog, improve performance, or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service, including privately operated intercity passenger rail service if an eligible applicant is involved.
Eligible uses: (1) Projects to replace, rehabilitate, or repair infrastructure, equipment, or a facility used for providing intercity passenger rail service to bring such assets into a State of good repair; (2) projects to improve intercity passenger rail service performance, including reduced trip times, increased train frequencies, higher operating speeds, improved reliability, expanded capacity, reduced congestion, electrification, and other improvements, as determined by the Secretary; (3) projects to expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service; and (4) a group of related projects described previously. The planning, environmental review, and final design of an eligible project or group of projects is also eligible. Preference to eligible projects: (1) for which Amtrak is not the sole applicant; (2) the improve the financial performance, reliability, service frequency, or address the State of good repair of an Amtrak route; and (3) that are identified in, and consistent with, a corridor inventory prepared under the Corridor Identification and Development Program pursuant to section 25101.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 24911
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Amtrak National Network Grants
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Railroad Administration
Funding amount: $15,750,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Grant
New program: No
Recipients: Amtrak
Description: To provide funding for capital projects to eliminate Amtrak's backlog of deferred maintenance of rolling stock, facilities, stations, and infrastructure on the National Network.
Eligible uses: (1) Acquiring new passenger rail rolling stock to replace Amtrak’s aging and obsolete passenger equipment fleet (and related facilities); (2) bringing Amtrak served stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; (3) eliminating the backlog of deferred capital work on Amtrak-owned railroad assets not located on the Northeast Corridor; and (4) projects to eliminate the backlog of obsolete assets associated with Amtrak’s national rail passenger transportation system, such as systems for reservations, security, training centers, and technology.
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 22101
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Amtrak Northeast Corridor Grants
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Railroad Administration
Funding amount: $6,000,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Grant
New program: No
Recipients: Amtrak
Description: To provide funding for capital projects to eliminate Amtrak's backlog of obsolete assets and deferred maintenance of rolling stock, facilities, stations, and infrastructure on the Northeast Corridor.
Eligible uses: Eligible projects include: (1) acquiring new passenger rail rolling stock to replace Amtrak’s aging and obsolete passenger equipment fleet (and related facilities); (2) bringing Amtrak-served stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; (3) eliminating the backlog of deferred capital work on sole-benefit Amtrak-owned assets located on the Northeast Corridor; and (4) carrying out Northeast Corridor capital renewal backlog projects. Funds may also be used as the non-Federal match for projects under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program.
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 22101
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Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement Grants
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Railroad Administration
Funding amount: $5,000,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States, including the District of Columbia. A group of States. An InterState Compact. A public agency or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more States. A political subdivision of a State. Amtrak and other rail carriers providing intercity rail passenger transportation. Class II/III Railroads and associations that represent Class II/III Railroads. Rail carriers & equipment manufacturers, in partnership with at least 1 of the first 5 entities above. Federally recognized Tribes. Transportation Research Board. University Transportation Centers engaged in rail related research. Non-profit labor organizations representing rail employees.
Description: To fund projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail.
Eligible uses: Eligible projects include a wide range of freight and passenger rail capital, safety technology deployment, planning, environmental analyses, research, workforce development, and training projects. New eligibilities include: (1) measures to prevent trespassing on railroad property; (2) preparation of emergency plans for communities through which hazardous materials are transported by rail; (3) research, development, and testing to advance innovative rail projects; and (4) rehabilitating, remanufacturing, procuring, or overhauling locomotives to reduce emissions.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal with statutory preference for 50/50. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 22907
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Restoration & Enhancement Grant Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Railroad Administration
Funding amount: $250,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States, including the District of Columbia. An entity implementing an interstate compact. A public agency/publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more States. A political subdivision of a State. Federally recognized Tribes. Amtrak & Other IPR Carriers. Rail Carriers in partnership with at least 1 of the entities described above.
Description: To provide operating assistance to initiate, restore, or enhance intercity passenger rail service.
Key Changes to existing program:
New priority to applications for routes selected under the Corridor Identification and Development Program and operated by Amtrak. Grants may provide operating assistance for up to six years, and may not exceed: 90 percent of the projected net operating costs for the first year of service; 80 percent of the projected net operating costs for the second year of service; 70 percent of the projected net operating costs for the third year of service; 60 percent of the projected net operating costs for the fourth year of service; 50 percent of the projected net operating costs for the fifth year of service; and 30 percent of the projected net operating costs for the sixth year of service.
Eligible uses: (1) Establishing new services; (2) additional frequencies; (3) service extensions; (4) offering new on-board services. Examples of eligible expenses can include: train engineer staffing, fuel, train dispatching, station management, and overhead.
Federal cost share requirement: Year 1 - 90 percent Federal / 10 percent non Federal; Year 2 - 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal; Year 3 - 70 percent Federal / 30 percent non-Federal; Year 4 - 60 percent Federal / 40 percent non-Federal; Year 5 - 50 percent Federal / 50 percent non-Federal; Year 6 - 30 percent Federal / 70 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 22908
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Public Transportation
Challenge: America’s public transit infrastructure has faced decades of underinvestment– with an estimated $105 billion repair backlog, representing more than 24,000 buses and vans, 5,000 rail cars, 200 passenger stations, 300 maintenance facilities, and thousands of miles of track, guideway, signals, and power systems in need of repair or replacement. Communities of color are twice as likely to take public transportation, and many of these communities lack sufficient public transit options. Switching from personal vehicle use to public transit can also reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the transportation sector, which is now the largest single source of emissions in the country.
Solutions: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $91.2 billion to repair and modernize transit. The legislation supports expanded public transportation choices nationwide, replacing thousands of deficient transit vehicles, including buses, with clean, zero emission vehicles, and improving accessibility for the elderly and people with disabilities.
Funding Overview: Transit funding falls into three major categories (1) Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund ($69.9 billion), (2) Supplemental Appropriations ($21.3 billion), and , (3) General Funds Subject to Appropriation ($17 billion).
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes a five-year reauthorization for the Federal Transit Administration programs at the Department of Transportation. Highlights of the Federal Transit Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorities include:
Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grants ($82 billion in total from reauthorization and advanced appropriations) are used to support new and expanded high-capacity rail and bus service. The program includes New Starts for the construction of new systems and expansion of existing systems, Small Starts for projects with capital costs less than $400 million, and Core Capacity for projects that upgrade existing corridors to handle increased demand. The Federal Transit Administration also supports the pilot program for Expedited Project Delivery for new high-capacity transit projects.
The Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission (Bus) Grants ($5.6 billion) provides funding to State and local governments for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilitates. 5 percent of the funding for zero emission buses within this program will also support workforce development training so transit operators and mechanics can learn how to maintain and operate zero emission vehicles.
2 $8 billion is provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in advanced appropriations, an additional $15 billion is authorized under Division C of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for a total program level of $23 billion.
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Lastly, two programs supporting Accessibility are the (1) All Stations Accessibility Program ($1.75 billion) and (2) additional funding for the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Formula Program ($2.2 billion). The All Stations Accessibility Program, a new program under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides funds to eliminate rail station barriers to access for persons with disabilities while the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, an existing program, increases funding to provide mobility options to seniors and persons with disabilities.
Getting Ready:
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program Changes – All potential recipients can learn about Bipartisan Infrastructure Law changes to the Federal transit program by reviewing the Federal Transit Administration Program Fact Sheets.
Formula Grant Programs – Potential recipients can review Federal Transit Administration Apportionment Notices, which will include both funding program levels and specific Fiscal Year 2022 funding information for recipients of formula funding.
Competitive Grant Programs – Potential recipients can review the Federal Transit Administration Notices of Funding Opportunity for competitive grant programs. Notices will be published throughout 2022.
To sign up for Federal Transit Administration updates regarding grant programs and other news, please visit here.
Existing Resources:
• The American Rescue Plan includes $30.5 billion in Federal funding to support public transportation systems. Information on American Rescue Plan funding can be found here.
• A full list of Federal Transit Administration grant programs can be found here.
• A list of Federal Transit Administration-sponsored technical assistance centers can be found here.
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National Rural Transportation Assistance Program Department of
Transportation $13,743,783
TOTAL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION $82,587,020,112
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Urbanized Area Formula Grants
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Transit Administration
Funding amount: $33,390,947,107 Approximately $3.3 billion will also be provided from the Growing States and High-Density States formula factors.
Period of availability: Year of Allocation + 5
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized)
Description: The Urbanized Area Formula Funding program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes Federal resources available to urbanized areas and to governors for transit capital and operating assistance in urbanized areas and for transportation-related planning. An urbanized area is an incorporated area with a population of 50,000 or more that is designated as such by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Operating expenses are only eligible for urbanized areas under 200,000 in population or recipients with 100 or fewer buses. Funds are also provided to States for State safety oversight activities.
Eligible uses: Planning, Capital, Operating Assistance
Federal cost share requirement: Varies. Waivers are not available. Statutory location: 30017
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State of Good Repair Formula Grants
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Transit Administration
Funding amount: $21,640,412,832
Period of availability: Year of Apportionment + 3
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized)
Description: To assist in funding capital projects for existing fixed guideway systems (including rail, bus rapid transit, and passenger ferries) and high intensity motorbus systems (buses operating in high-occupancy vehicle lanes) to maintain public transportation systems in a State of good repair and to ensure public transit operates safely, efficiently, reliably, and sustainably so that communities can offer balanced transportation choices that helps to improve mobility, reduce congestion, and encourage economic development.
Eligible uses: Capital
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 30017
Note: This program was called 'State of Good Repair Grants' in previous versions of this Guidebook.
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Capital Investment Grants
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Transit Administration
Funding amount: $8,000,000,000
Period of availability: Year of Allocation to Project + 3
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: No
Recipients: State and local government agencies, including transit agencies.
Description: This Federal Transit Administration discretionary grant program funds transit capital investments, including heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail, streetcars, and bus rapid transit. Federal transit law requires transit agencies seeking Capital Investment Grants funding to complete a series of steps over several years. The law also requires projects to be rated by the Federal Transit Administration at various points in the process according to statutory criteria evaluating project justification and local financial commitment.
Eligible uses: Grants may be made under this program to State and local governmental authorities to assist in financing (1) new fixed guideway capital projects or small start projects, including the acquisition of real property, the initial acquisition of rolling stock for the system, the acquisition of rights-of-way, and relocation, for fixed guideway corridor development for projects in the advanced stages of project development or engineering; and (2) core capacity improvement projects, including the acquisition of real property, the acquisition of rights-of-way, double tracking, signalization improvements, electrification, expanding system platforms, acquisition of rolling stock associated with corridor improvements increasing capacity, construction of infill stations, and such other capacity improvement projects to increase the capacity of an existing fixed guideway system corridor by at least 10 percent. Core capacity improvement projects do not include elements to improve general station facilities or parking, or acquisition of rolling stock alone.
Federal cost share requirement: Maximum allowed up to 80 percent Federal cost / 20 percent non-Federal cost or 60 percent Federal cost / 40 percent non-Federal cost depending on project type. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 30005
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Formula Grants for Rural Areas
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Transit Administration
Funding amount: $4,109,463,374 Approximately $586 million will also be provided from the Growing States formula factors.
Period of availability: Year of Apportionment + 2
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, Nonprofits - without 501(c)(3) status, private for-profit Intercity Bus carriers
Description: To improve, initiate, or continue public transportation service in nonurbanized areas (rural areas and small cities under 50,000 in population) and to provide technical assistance for rural transportation providers. The Section 5311 program supports both the maintenance of existing public transportation services and the expansion of those services through the following program goals: enhancing access in rural areas to health care, shopping, education, employment, public services, and recreation; assisting in the maintenance, development, improvement, and use of public transportation systems in rural areas; encouraging and facilitating the most efficient use of all transportation funds used to provide passenger transportation in rural areas through the coordination of programs and services; providing financial assistance to help carry out national goals related to mobility for all, including seniors, individuals with disabilities, and low-income individuals; increasing availability of transportation options through investments in intercity bus services; assisting in the development and support of intercity bus transportation; encouraging mobility management, employment-related transportation alternatives, joint development practices, and transit-oriented development; and providing for the participation of private transportation providers in rural public transportation. The Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program is a set-aside from the Formula Grants for Rural Areas program that consists of both a formula and competitive grant program for Federally recognized Tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups or communities in rural areas.
Eligible uses: Planning, Capital, Operating Assistance
Federal cost share requirement: Varies. Waivers are not available. Statutory location: 30006
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Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Transit Administration
Funding amount: $3,161,294,400
Period of availability: Year of Apportionment + three years
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized)
Description: Provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus related equipment and to rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities.
Eligible uses: Capital funding for purposes described above.
Federal cost share requirement: Varies. Waivers are not available. Statutory location: 30018
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Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Transit Administration
Funding amount: $2,193,105,343
Period of availability: Year of Apportionment + two years
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, Nonprofits - without 501(c)(3) status.
Description: To provide financial assistance in meeting the transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities where public transportation services are unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate. The Section 5310 program is designed to supplement FTA's other capital assistance programs by funding transportation projects for seniors and individuals with disabilities in all areas - large urban, small urban, and rural.
Eligible uses: Capital, Operating Assistance and Planning
Federal cost share requirement: Varies. Waivers are not available. Statutory location: 30017
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Ferry Service for Rural Communities
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Transit Administration
Funding amount: $2,000,000,000
Period of availability: To be determined
Funding mechanism: Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: States
Description: The Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program makes Federal resources available to States to ensure basic essential ferry service is provided to rural areas. These funds are limited to ferry services that operated a regular service at any time during the five-year period ending March 1, 2020 and that served no less than two rural areas located more than 50 nautical miles apart.
Eligible uses: Capital, Operating Assistance
Federal cost share requirement: Varies. Waivers are not available. Statutory location: Division J, Title VIII
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Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive Grants
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Transit Administration
Funding amount: $1,966,392,169
Period of availability: Year of Allocation + three years
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally recognized)
Description: Provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus related equipment and to rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities.
Eligible uses: Capital funding for purposes described above.
Federal cost share requirement: Varies. Waivers are not available. Statutory location: 30018
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All Stations Accessibility Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Transit Administration
Funding amount: $1,750,000,000
Period of availability: To be determined
Funding mechanism: Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States and local government authorities.
Description: Provides capital funding to upgrade the accessibility of legacy rail fixed guideway public transportation systems for people with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs.
Eligible uses: Capital funding for purposes described above.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: Division J, Title VIII
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Rail Vehicle Replacement Grants
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Transit Administration
Funding amount: $1,500,000,000
Period of availability: Year of Apportionment + three years
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: State and local government authorities
Description: Capital projects for the replacement of rail rolling stock. Not more than three new competitive awards to eligible projects may be announced each fiscal year. FTA may select projects for multi-year awards.
Eligible uses: Capital
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal; however, these funds cannot exceed 50 percent of total cost. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 30016
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Metropolitan Transportation Planning Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Transit Administration
Funding amount: $799,441,834
Period of availability: Year of Apportionment + three years
Funding mechanism: Formula Grant
New program: No
Recipients: States and Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Description: The Metropolitan Planning Program is available to carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process and meet the transportation planning requirements of the joint Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration planning regulations.
Eligible uses: The eligible activities for the metropolitan planning funds include work elements that result in a balance and comprehensive intermodal transportation planning for the movement of people and goods in the metropolitan area.
Federal cost share requirement: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.
Statutory location: 30002
Note: This program was called 'Metropolitan Transportation Program' in previous versions of this Guidebook.
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University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Federal Highway Administration
Funding amount: $500,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Grants, Cooperative Agreements, other contracts New program: No
Recipients: Consortia of colleges and universities
Description: The UTC Program advances the State-of-the-art in transportation research and technology, and develops the next generation of transportation professionals.
Eligible uses: Activities that advance U.S. technology and expertise in the many disciplines comprising transportation through education, solutions-oriented research and technology transfer, and the exploration and sharing of cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
Federal cost share requirement: In general, 50 percent Federal share/50 percent non-Federal (100 percent non-Federal matching requirement); 66.7 percent Federal/33.3 percent non-Federal (50 percent non-Federal matching requirement) for Tier 1 UTCs
Statutory location: 11101; 25017
Note: This program was called 'University Transportation Centers Program' in previous versions of this Guidebook.
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Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants
Federal Agency: Department of Transportation
Bureau or Account: Office of the Secretary
Funding amount: $500,000,000
Period of availability: Available until expended
Funding mechanism: Competitive Grant
New program: Yes
Recipients: (A) A State; (B) a political subdivision of a State; (C) a Tribal government; (D) a public transit agency or authority; (E) a public toll authority; (F) a metropolitan planning organization; and (G) a group of two or more of these eligible entities
Description: The Office of the Secretary's Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grant program provides supplemental funding grants to rural, midsized, and large communities to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems in a variety of communities to improve transportation efficiency and safety.
Eligible uses: In general, a Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation grant may be used to carry out a project that demonstrates at least one of the following: Coordinate Automation Connected Vehicles; Intelligent, sensor-based infrastructure; Systems integration; Commerce delivery and logistics; Leveraging use of innovative aviation technology; Smart grid; Smart technology traffic signals.
Federal cost share requirement: No non-Federal cost share required Statutory location: 25005
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