Upcoming USDOT Funding Resources and Opportunities
The USDOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard provides communities with an overview of discretionary grant opportunities that can help meet their transportation infrastructure needs. The Dashboard also includes Federal grant programs outside of DOT that may be of particular interest to rural communities. The below list spotlights just a few of the currently open funding opportunities – visit the Grants Dashboard to find more or check out the calendar of open and upcoming grant opportunities!
New and Notable!
- The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is accepting applications for its Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program, which provides funding for projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail. Applications are due no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on May 28, 2024. See the FY 2023-2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for more information. Visit FRA's Webinars page to view presentation materials from the April 9 FY23-24 CRISI NOFO Webinar.
Closing Soon!
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is making more than $180 million in grants across four different programs to promote roadway safety. These grants, part of the funding included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, are open to State, territorial, and Tribal organizations; local jurisdictions; academic institutions; and other training programs and entities to promote commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety-related activities. Grant applications for the FY 2024 cycle are due by 5:00 p.m. ET this Friday, April 19, 2024. The full NOFO can be found at grants.gov. Details regarding funding amounts, application requirements, and applicant and project eligibility can be found on FMCSA’s Grants website. (For those new to Grants.gov check out this DOT Navigator page with helpful tips).
- FHWA is accepting applications for its $250 million Congestion Relief Program, which offers competitive grants to advance innovative, multimodal solutions to reduce vehicular traffic in the most congested metropolitan areas of the United States. The Congestion Relief Program is accepting applications for the first round through a NOFO that provides $150 million in grants for fiscal years 2022, 2023 and 2024. The grants are available to States, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, cities, and municipalities for projects in urban areas with a population of at least one million. Applications are due by April 22, 2024.
- FTA is accepting applications for its $1.5 billion FY 2024 Low- or No-Emission Program to support state and local efforts to buy or modernize buses, improve bus facilities, and support workforce development. The funding opportunity will advance FTA’s priorities of strengthening U.S. bus manufacturing, containing vehicle costs, and accelerating the delivery of new vehicles. The opportunity introduces streamlined application requirements for tribes requesting less than $1 million, making it easier for tribes with relatively small requests to apply. Applications are due by April 25, 2024.
Other Grant Opportunities
Closing in May
- DOT is accepting applications for approximately $5.1 billion in funding for projects of regional or national significance for three major discretionary grant programs. The application process for the Mega, INFRA and Rural programs has been streamlined into the single Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Program (MPDG). In the first two years of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, USDOT has provided nearly $8 billion in grants to communities through the MPDG program to help rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, create good-paying jobs, increase manufacturing capacity and innovation, and create a clean-energy economy to combat climate change and ensure our communities are resilient. Eligible applicants and eligible project types vary by program. For details on prior year MPDG awards, see 2023-2024 Mega Awards, 2023-2024 INFRA Awards, and 2023-2024 Rural Surface Transportation Grant Awards. Applications are due on May 6, 2024, on grants.gov.
- The Build America Bureau is accepting applications for its Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grant Program. This program makes $100 million available over five years to assist public entities in facilitating and evaluating public-private partnerships and exploring innovative financing and delivery opportunities for Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) eligible projects. The NOFO allocates funds for fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, totaling $57.72 million in available grant funding. Applications are due May 10, 2024 for technical assistance grants and expert services grants.
- DOT’s Maritime Administration (MARAD)’s $450 million Fiscal Year 2024 Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) will support efforts by ports and industry stakeholders to improve port and related freight infrastructure to meet the nation’s freight transportation needs and ensure port infrastructure can meet anticipated growth in freight volumes. The PIDP provides funding to ports in both urban and rural areas for planning and capital projects. Funds for the PIDP are awarded on a competitive basis to projects that improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods into, out of, around, or within a port. View the PIDP NOFO. Applications are due by May 10, 2024.
- The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary grant program is accepting applications in response to its Fiscal Year 2024 NOFO. The FY 2024 SS4A NOFO has multiple application deadlines depending on the grant type. Implementation Grant applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Planning and Demonstration Grant applicants have three deadlines: April 4, May 16, and August 29, 2024 (by 5:00 p.m. ET). A number of webinars have been held to provide more information; the presentation slides and webinar recordings are posted on the SS4A Webinar Series page.
- FHWA’s Office of Office of Freight Management and Operations is accepting applications for its new Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection (SIRC) program. Up to $15 million per fiscal year from FY 2022 through FY 2024 is available, totaling up to $45 million ($30 million for FY 2022-2023 and $15 million for FY 2024). The application deadline for the program is May 27, 2024. The SIRC Program will provide discretionary grant opportunities to eligible entities, which include a State or a group of States, a local government or a group of local governments; a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) or a group of MPOs and multi-jurisdictional groups. The purpose of the program is 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. The primary goal of the program is to fund pilot projects that develop feasibility research, tests, evaluations, or deployment of a road usage fee and other user-based alternative revenue mechanisms. If you have any questions on the SIRC Program, please contact program manager, Carlos McCloud at [log in to unmask].
Closing in June
- FHWA’s Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program is aimed at lowering air pollution, specifically greenhouse gas emissions, through reimbursement and incentive funding for low carbon construction materials and products used in transportation. FHWA is making $1.2 billion available to States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico through a Request for Applications (RFA) to fund activities and projects that reduce pollution, including carbon emissions, through the use of low-embodied carbon materials and products. States can refer to the Request for Applications (RFA) for State Departments of Transportation page for application information and program details. Applications are due by June 10, 2024. A Frequently Asked Questions for the State RFA will be posted soon. Later this year, FHWA will also make $800 million available to target non-state applicants, including cities, Tribes, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and other agencies through a NOFO.
- FHWA is accepting applications for up to $44.5 million in funding for projects that will strengthen safety and improve bicycling, walking and access to public transit in communities across the country. FHWA’s new Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) is a competitive grant program that will focus on building networks of connected bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements, including to better connect trail networks between communities. As part of the program, FHWA will award competitive grants to help communities plan, design, or construct safe and connected active transportation networks such as sidewalks, bikeways, and trails that connect destinations such as schools, workplaces, residences, businesses, recreation areas and medical facilities within a community or metropolitan region. Grants will also be provided for projects used for trails, pedestrian facilities, bikeways and other routes that serve as backbones to connect two or more communities, metropolitan regions or states. The funding is available for states, local and Tribal governments, as well as metropolitan and regional planning organizations, and applicants can apply for more than one grant. Applications are due by June 17, 2024.
In preparing your application for any of the above programs, be sure to read the specific Notice of Funding Opportunity and related program materials to ensure your project and organization are eligible and you are meeting other program/application requirements. General information to help prepare for DOT applications can also be found on the DOT Navigator, including the Discretionary Grant Preparation Checklist for Prospective Applicants.
Non-USDOT Capacity Building Resources and Opportunities
With the goal of passing along outside resources specifically designed to build local capacity, especially for disadvantaged urban, rural, and tribal communities, to successfully develop transportation projects and funding applications, the DOT Navigator Bulletin includes opportunities that have been shared with the Department. Their inclusion does not indicate USDOT endorsement.
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is in the process of developing its 2024-2028 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan and seeks to finalize the draft this summer. The Strategic Plan will emphasize HUD's efforts, programs, initiatives, and resources related to addressing direct environmental challenges, advancing environmental equity, enhancing public health considerations, and effectively addressing the disproportionate environmental impacts experienced by communities due to climate change. HUD stakeholders and other external representatives can participate in two upcoming public engagement listening sessions on the development of the Strategic Plan to hear specifics from HUD officials regarding the development of the Strategic Plan and to provide feedback on the priorities HUD should consider in the development of this strategic document. Register for the first session on May 1 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET or the second session on May 2 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.
- The Eno Center for Transportation is hosting a webinar on April 30 at 1:00 p.m. ET on Creating Successful Bikeshare Programs that are Financially Sustainable. The webinar will include panelists from the public and private sectors in the U.S. and Canada to share insights on how to create financially sustainable programs. Register here to attend.
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