Opportunity Title:
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program
Funder/Agency:
Department of Transportation
Opportunity Number:
RSTGP-25-26-RURAL
Description:
The Department is combining three major discretionary grant programs and two fiscal years of funding into one Multimodal Projects Discretionary Grant (MPDG) opportunity to reduce the burden for state and local applicants and increase the pipeline of “shovel-worthy” projects that are now possible because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (Rural) program was created in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund will support projects to improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas to increase connectivity, improve the safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, and generate regional economic growth and improve quality of life. It is a highly competitive program.
Applications will be evaluated on six outcome criteria, economic analysis, project readiness, and statutory requirements.
The six outcome criteria are:
(1) safety;
(2) state of good repair;
(3) economic impacts, freight movement, and job creation;
(4) climate change, resilience, and the environment;
(5) equity, multimodal options, and quality of life; and
(6) innovation areas: technology, project delivery, and financing.
Eligibility:
1. a State;
2. a regional transportation planning organization;
3. a unit of local government;
4. a tribal government or a consortium of tribal governments;
5. a multi-jurisdictional group of entities above.
Award Details:
Total Amount Available:
$780,000,000
Deadline:
Full Applications Due May 06, 2024
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