One million dollars for the Freight Enhancement Program (FRE) was included in MoDOT’s FY19 budget

One million dollars for the Freight Enhancement Program (FRE) was included in MoDOT’s FY19 budget (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019).  MoDOT is accepting FRE applications contingent on approval…
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Illinois Competitive Freight Program Call for Projects – Applications due April 6, 2018

Dear Freight Stakeholder,  We are pleased to announce the availability of the first ever Illinois Competitive Freight Program.  The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking project proposals for a new…
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Funding Opportunities for Missouri’s Manufactures

Members, please find the below message that was just sent to IRPT’s database of shippers.   Missouri’s manufacturers will soon benefit from $400,000 to help small businesses enter and succeed…
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Maritime Administration: Marine Highway Grants

Grants.gov: February 6, 2018 Maritime Administration: Marine Highway Grants This notice announces the availability of funding for Marine Highway grants, and establishes selection criteria and application requirements. Sponsors of designated…
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Rural Business Development Grants

Applications are currently being accepted for Rural Business Development Grants through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. This program is a competitive grant designed to support targeted technical…
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America’s Marine Highways Program

January 5, 2018: Federal Register (full link below) America’s Marine Highways Program On May 5, 2017, the President appropriated $5,000,000 to the Short Sea Transportation Program, commonly referred to as…
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Maritime Administration Develops Instructional Videos

Maritime Administration Develops Instructional Videos The grants team of Maritime Administration found that grant reimbursements were slowed by repetitive errors made by applicants. To address this, they developed three short…
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DOT’s INFRA Grants

The Department of Transportation has officially issued a notice of grant opportunity for INFRA Grants. The award ceiling is $1,400,000,000 and the award floor is $5,000,000. Closing date to submit…
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IRPT tracks Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) across key federal agencies—DOT, USACE, USDA, FEMA, EPA, and more—flag what’s relevant to inland river transportation, and promptly alert members with plain-English summaries, deadlines, and next steps. With IRPT on watch, you won’t miss the funding that moves your projects forward.

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