Federal Transportation Grants

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state and local governments, as well as Tribal governments, for projects that improve fish passage by removing, replacing, or restoring culverts and weirs that obstruct the movement of anadromous fish species.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to public and nonprofit organizations for innovative projects aimed at improving the safety of commercial motor vehicle operations across the United States.

This funding opportunity provides $5 million to support the deployment and commercialization of innovative technologies in public transportation, aimed at federal, state, local, and tribal governments, as well as public transit providers and educational institutions.

This program provides funding to federally recognized Indian Tribes to improve road safety and reduce traffic-related injuries and fatalities on tribal lands.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to eligible organizations in Region 3 to establish and operate a center that assists small and disadvantaged businesses in navigating transportation-related challenges.

This funding opportunity provides financial and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations that support small businesses in Region 2, helping them compete for transportation-related contracts and improve their operations.

This grant provides financial assistance to organizations that train individuals, especially veterans and their families, to operate commercial motor vehicles, enhancing roadway safety and workforce readiness in the transportation sector.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to the City of New Rochelle for early-stage project development aimed at upgrading the New Rochelle Transit Center's infrastructure and enhancing the overall transit experience.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state and local governments for training first responders in effectively managing pipeline emergencies in high-risk areas.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for federally recognized Native American tribal governments to enhance traffic safety through participation in a forum focused on improving traffic data collection and analysis.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for federally recognized tribes to enable their personnel to attend traffic safety training events, aiming to improve traffic safety and reduce accidents in Indian Country.

This funding opportunity provides financial support exclusively to Amtrak for operating expenses, capital improvements, and debt service related to intercity passenger rail services across the United States.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Joint Office of Energy and Transportation: Communities Taking Charge Accelerator, Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Opportunity AnnouncementThis Funding Opportunity Announcement aims to help everyone ride and drive electric, foster public and private relationships, build interdisciplinary teams, advance the American blueprint for transportation decarbonization, and promote managed charging. The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office), through the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), is issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – Joint Office of Energy and Transportation: Communities Taking Charge Accelerator, Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Opportunity Announcement”. Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act1, more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The BIL is a once-in-a-generation investment in modernizing and upgrading American infrastructure to enhance U.S. competitiveness, driving the creation of good-paying union jobs, tackling the climate crisis, and securing environmental justice and economic opportunity for disadvantaged communities2. The BIL appropriates more than $62 billion to the Department of Energy (DOE)3 to invest in American manufacturing and workers; expand access to energy efficiency and clean energy; deliver reliable, clean, and affordable power to more Americans; and demonstrate and deploy the clean-energy technologies of tomorrow through clean energy demonstrations. DOE’s BIL investments will support efforts to build a clean and equitable energy economy that achieves a zero-carbon electricity system by 2035, and to put the United States on a path to achieve net-zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 20504 to benefit all Americans. The BIL includes a historic $7.5 billion dedicated investment to build out a national network of Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers. As part of this investment, the BIL includes $300 million to establish a Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to study, plan, coordinate, and implement issues of joint concern between the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The Communities Taking Charge Accelerator FOA and related activities align with the Joint Office mission to provide a modernized and interagency approach to support the deployment of zeroemission, convenient, accessible, and equitable transportation infrastructure. The activities to be funded under this FOA support BIL section Title VIII, Division J, Federal Highway Administration - Highway Infrastructure Program.

This grant provides significant federal funding exclusively to Amtrak for the maintenance and improvement of rail services and infrastructure along the Northeast Corridor and the National Network.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for U.S.-based institutions and organizations to develop and implement innovative vehicle technologies, including advanced batteries and smart charging infrastructure, while promoting workforce development and sustainability.

The United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP), codified at 46 U.S.C. 55601, was originally established by Section 1121 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reduce landside congestion through the designation of Marine Highway Routes. The USMHP statute authorizes the U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) to make grants to implement Projects or components of Projects that 1) provide a coordinated and capable alternative to landside transportation; mitigate or relieve landside congestion; promote Marine Highway Transportation; or use vessels documented under 46 U.S.C. chapter 121; and 2) develop, expand, or promote Marine Highway Transportation or shipper use of Marine Highway Transportation.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to local and state educational agencies to develop innovative STEM programs focused on transportation, particularly aimed at encouraging underrepresented students, including females and minorities, to pursue careers in this field.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to the Short Line Safety Institute to improve safety practices and culture in short line and regional railroads across the United States.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations that deliver specialized training for emergency responders dealing with hazardous materials incidents, particularly those involving flammable liquids transported by rail.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to national nonprofit fire service organizations to improve hazardous materials training for emergency responders.