FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program

By Aimee Andres | May 19, 2023
FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program Total funding available: $170,000,000 Applications due July 17, 2023 The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $170 million in competitive grants under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program (FSRC) (Federal Assistance Listing #20.532). FSRC makes funding…
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Competitive Grant Program to Reduce Truck Air Pollution at America’s Ports

By Aimee Andres | April 27, 2023
  The U.S. Department of Transportation will hold a virtual webcast tomorrow, May 18, 2023 at 1:00 eastern time to offer background and application Information for the Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Grant Program Registration Link: https://usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_QNNM9J3cR-miAY5GFHNlcg   Additional information about the discretionary grant program can be found below. _____________________________________   Competitive Grant…
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Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program

By Aimee Andres | April 24, 2023
Notice of Funding Opportunity: Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program Posted: April 21, 2023 Closing Date for Applications: August 18, 2023 Total Program Funding: $848,000,000 Award Floor: $100,000 The PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program provides broad applicant eligibility for all levels of government to be direct recipients of funds. States, MPOs,…
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Notice of Funding Opportunity: Planning and Preliminary Engineering

By Tessa Andres | April 17, 2023
IDOT has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for planning and preliminary engineering funding for public multimodal, intermodal, and non-motorized transportation; projects must include a public transit component. The NOFO is attached. The program’s total funding is approximately $2.5 million and there is not a restriction on award amount. In the past, awards have averaged ~$200,000…
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Applications being accepted for FY24 Freight Enhancement Program through May 19

By Tessa Andres | April 17, 2023
MoDOT’s Freight Enhancement Program is focused on improving and maintaining the high priority freight assets and corridors that are critical to the movement of freight into, out of, within, and through Missouri. This program is based on partnerships with freight stakeholders and public officials to identify the greatest freight movement needs and remove barriers to…
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Notice of Funding Opportunity: Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program

By Tessa Andres | April 3, 2023
WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration today opened applications for a new multi-billion-dollar program to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure in communities across the country and along designated highways, interstates, and major roadways. This is a key step towards the President’s goals of building a national network of 500,000 public EV charging stations…
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Notice of Funding Opportunity: State Manufacturing Leadership Program

By Tessa Andres | March 31, 2023
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals monitors many different outlets each day looking for funding opportunities to help increase the business performance of our members. We email our Members the funding opportunities as we identify them. This information will be available as “Member Only” content beginning June 1, 2023. We hope that any non-members receiving this…
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Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program

By Aimee Andres | March 31, 2023
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program IRPT: The movement of freight in and around communities is an important aspect to consider in growing port and terminal businesses. The below is an opportunity to examine how freight flows can impact safety and allows for funding to incorporate increased freight with a safe community…
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EDA Publishes New Notice of Funding Opportunity

By Tessa Andres | March 17, 2023
Under this NOFO, EDA solicits applications from applicants in order to provide investments that support construction, non construction, planning, technical assistance, and revolving loan fund projects under EDA’s Public Works program and EAA program (which includes Assistance to Coal Communities, Nuclear Closure Communities, and Biomass Closure Communities). Grants and cooperative agreements made under these programs…
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Notice of Funding Opportunity: Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant

By Tessa Andres | March 6, 2023
The Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant program makes federal funds available to state, local, tribal and territorial governments to plan for and implement sustainable cost-effective measures designed to reduce the risk to individuals and property from future natural hazards, while also reducing reliance on federal funding from future disasters. The program is authorized by Section 203…
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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.

Additionally, 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.

https://www.transportation.gov/rural/routes/usdot-discretionary-grant-funding-matrix-0

Federal Funding Opportunities for Infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Transportation offers federal funding assistance for infrastructure projects that may benefit ports. Some of the highlighted grants and timeframes to watch for are:

Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals monitors these funding opportunities through the different federal agencies, federal register and grants.gov. We will alert you through email when funding is available and post it on our website: https://www.irpt.net/funding-opportunities/ .

We encourage you to give thought to your strategic master plan and identify infrastructure projects that may fall within the above categories so when they become available, you are ready to submit your application.

If you wish to monitor the opportunities yourself, you can register to receive alerts by visiting: www.federalregister.gov or www.grants.gov