July 8, 2020: Missouri Department of Transportation One million dollars for the Freight Enhancement Program (FRE) was included in MoDOT’s FY20 budget (July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021). MoDOT is accepting FRE applications through 5:00 pm Central Time July 31, 2020. Project applications must be submitted electronically in Adobe .pdf format to MoFreight@modot.mo.gov. A……...
Fast Track Public Infrastructure: The State has allocated $25,000,000 in Rebuild Illinois funds to the Fast-Track Public Infrastructure (FTPI) component. Applicants may apply for multiple projects, and a grant ceiling of $5,000,000 per applicant has been established. Grants for less than $500,000 will not be awarded. The objective of this program is to stimulate the……...
DCEO offers Rebuild Illinois programs listed below. Public infrastructure: Units of local government are eligible to apply for public infrastructure grants of up to $5 million by June 30th. Funds can be used to support investment in publicly-owned infrastructure such as water and sewer main replacement, improvements to rail, air, or water ports; repair, or……...
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Availability of $1.5 Billion in CARES Act Funds to Aid Communities Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is now accepting applications from eligible grantees for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) supplemental funds……...
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a notice of funding opportunity to obtain grant funding for eligible projects under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. Applications for funding under this solicitation are due no later than 5:00 p.m. ET, June 19, 2020. This program leverages private, state and……...
April 9, 2020: Maritime Administration via Federal Register (full link below) This notice announces the availability of funding for grants and establishes selection criteria and application requirements for the Short Sea Transportation Program, commonly referred to as the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The purpose of this program is to make grants available to previously……...
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) is one of four grant programs that constitute the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) focus on transportation infrastructure security activities. These grant programs are part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS to help strengthen……...
The Maritime Administration’s Office of Port Infrastructure Development has scheduled two webcasts for early next week on March 9 and 11th to educate potential applicants on the 2020 Port Infrastructure Development Grant Program. The first webcast : “How to Apply for a Port Infrastructure Grant” will be live streamed on March 9, 2020 from 2:00……...
March 5, 2020: Federal Register (full link below) Maritime Administration, DOT has issued a notice of funding opportunity for the availability of funding for grants and establishes selection criteria and application requirements for the Short Sea Transportation Program, commonly referred to as the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The purpose of this program is to……...
The Maritime Administration has posted the FY2020 Port Infrastructure Development Program Discretionary Grants – Notice of Funding Opportunity on its website. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) (Pub. L. No. 116-92, December 20, 2019) and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the Act) (Pub. L. No. 116-94, December 20, 2019) authorized……...
Full Catalog of Programs
The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) publishes a Federal Funding Handbook for Marine Transportation System Infrastructure each year. The latest edition can be found here:
https://www.cmts.gov/downloads/Federal_Funding_Handbook_2019_FINAL.PDF
U.S. DOT Applicant Toolkit
The U.S. Department of Transportation offers an applicant toolkit for the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative at the U.S. Department of Transportation. It is the latest effort by the Department and the Trump Administration to improve rural access to federal grant funds. The Toolkit provides user-friendly information and resources to enhance rural applicants’ familiarity with the Department’s discretionary grant programs and the funding process.