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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 list below 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!
- On May 13, DOT announced that it is accepting applications for the third year of its Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. The program will fund up to $500 million in grants over five years to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart community technologies and systems that improve transportation safety and efficiency. Through this SMART Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), USDOT will accept applications for Stage 1 Planning and Prototyping grants. During Stage 1, the SMART program will fund technology demonstrations and prototypes that solve real-world transportation problems and build data and technology capacity for State, local, and Tribal governments. Later this year, recipients of Stage 1 grants will be eligible to expand their projects through the first of several Stage 2 grant opportunities. Applications are due July 12, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET. For more information on applying, see the resources under How to Apply. A webinar on How to Apply for the FY 2024 Stage 1 SMART Grant NOFO will be held on May 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET – register for the webinar. A recording will be made available after the webinar.
- FHWA opened the Transportation Access Pilot Program to potential participants including States, MPOs, and regional transportation planning organizations. The program will allow FHWA to support transportation agencies as they develop accessibility data and define methods of analysis to incorporate access into the transportation planning process. FHWA is seeking a cohort of pilot participants interested in studying transportation accessibility from a variety of viewpoints, focusing on different destination types, modes of transportation, population categories, and freight commodities. To be considered for round one of the program, a letter of interest must be submitted by June 7, 2024. View eligibility and application requirements.
Closing Soon!
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The next Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) application deadline is tomorrow, May 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET. This is the sole application deadline for Implementation Grant applications for the FY24 NOFO, and the second application deadline for Planning and Demonstration Grant applications. The final deadline for Planning and Demonstration Grant applications is Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted through Valid Eval. For more information, please visit the How to Apply page of the SS4A website. Applicants are encouraged to review the NOFO amendment, published on April 16, 2024, for the latest updates on the SS4A FY 2024 funding opportunity. A final round of questions and answers is now available on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page of the SS4A website. New FAQs as of April 1, 2024, can be found by searching for *NEW* in the title.
Other Grant Opportunities
Closing in May
- FHWA’s Office of Office of Freight Management and Operations is accepting applications for its new Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection (SIRC) 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; an 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.
- 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 NOFO for more information. Visit FRA's Webinars page to view presentation materials from the April 9 FY23-24 CRISI NOFO Webinar.
Closing in June
- FHWA’s Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program is aimed at lowering air pollution, specifically greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), 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, using 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, MPOs, 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.
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FTA is accepting applications for $316 million to support and modernize passenger ferry service in communities across the country. Funding is available for the Passenger Ferry Program ($51 million), the Electric or Low Emitting Ferry Program ($49 million), and the Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program ($216 million). Find more information on the FTA website. Applications are due via grants.gov 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.
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The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office), through the Department of Energy (DOE), has made available $54 million in new federal funding for projects that will expand community e-mobility access and provide clean reliable energy. The funding will drive innovation in equitable clean transportation and is aligned with strategies detailed in the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization. This program will make strategic investments at the local level that address key barriers to expanding access to electrified mobility options for individuals without home charging; accelerate the transition to electrified fleets; and mature the implementation of managed charging systems to mitigate impacts and optimize usage of the grid. Read more about the Joint Office’s FY 2024 Communities Taking Charge Accelerator. Applicants must submit a concept paper by May 20, 2024, and full applications are due July 16, 2024.
- Smart Growth America developed the case study, “Benefits of Complete Streets: Monroe, Louisiana.” The case study focused on Monroe’s adoption of Complete Streets principles to redesign an arterial road linking historically disadvantaged communities to its downtown and making the city safer for walking, biking, and rolling. City staff used Smart Growth America’s Measuring the Benefits of Complete Streets tool to quantify the impacts of widening sidewalks, installing separated bicycle tracks and high-visibility crosswalks, and improving transit amenities. The tool is a resource for transportation planners, advocacy organizations, and other stakeholders to better understand how Complete Streets projects affect the health, safety, environment, and economy of communities.
- Smart Growth America and CityHealth published the “Complete Streets Policy Action Guide” to provide local policymakers with a step-by-step resource to create or improve policies promoting streets that are safe, comfortable, and convenient for all users. The resource provides a process and a checklist to develop effective Complete Streets policies that make walking, cycling, rolling, and transit safe and comfortable modes of transportation. Smart Growth America’s policy atlas inventories 1,700 Complete Street resolutions, policies, laws, taxes, and design guides enacted across U.S. jurisdictions
- The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Agency (HUD) published the guide, “Resilient Transportation and Mobility Solutions,” to help communities implement safe active transportation and multimodal improvements to decarbonize their transportation systems. The guide highlights three types of improvements: Complete Streets, trails and greenways, and mobility hubs. The guide also has information about Federal funding sources available, informational resources, and current case studies. The publication is part of the work HUD supports for the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization.
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