BILJA Grant Program Tracker
The BILJA Grant Program Tracker has been created to assist Tribal Nations with BIIJA programs. Program information will be updated as new information becomes available. If you need assistance, please contact us.
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Category | Name of Program | New or Existing Program | Type | Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones | Tribes Eligible? | Workforce Funding Eligible Use? | Cybersecurity An Eligible Use? | ||
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Territorial Highway Program | Existing | Formula | FY22 funding apportionments advised | |||||
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Description: Supports the construction and improvement of a system of arterial and collector highways and necessary inter-island connectors Eligible Recipients: Territories (except P.R.) Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Ports and Waterways | Construction of Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities | Existing | Formula | TBD | Possibly | ||||
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Description: Provides funding for ferry services which are important links in the network of Federal-aid highways, and in many cases, are the only reasonable form of transportation. Eligible Recipients: Eligible ferry operations Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program | Existing | Formula | December 2021, FY22 funding released | Yes | ||||
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Description: Flexible funding source for transportation projects and programs to meet requirements of the Clean Air Act. Eligible Recipients: States, D.C. Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non-federal (for interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | National Highway Freight Program | Existing | Formula | December, 2021 - FY22 funding released | |||||
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Description: Funding to improve the efficient movement of freight on the National Highway Freight Network Eligible Recipients: States, D.C. Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non-federal (for interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Safety | Highway Safety Improvement Program | Existing | Formula | Yes | |||||
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Description: Provides States with critical safety funding that is used to save lives and prevent serious injuries on all public roads Eligible Recipients: States, D.C. Federal Cost Share: 90% federal/10% non-federal. Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) | Existing | Formula | December, 2021 - FY22 funding released | Yes | ||||
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Description: Promotes flexibility in state and local transportation decisions and provide flexible funding to best address state and local transportation needs. Eligible Recipients: States, D.C. Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non federal (For interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Safety | Railway-Highway Grade Crossings Program | Existing | Formula | December, 2021 - FY22 funding released | |||||
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Description: Supports projects with the goal of reducing the number of fatalities, injuries and crashes and public railway-highway crossings Eligible Recipients: States, D.C. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Tribal Transportation Program | Existing | Formula | Yes | |||||
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Description: Supports projects to provide multimodal transportation and public road access to and within Indian reservations, Tribal lands, and Alaska Native Village Communities. Eligible Recipients: Sovereign federally-recognized Tribal governments Federal Cost Share: 100% federal funding |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection (Set-aside) | New | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: To test the feasibility of a road usage fee and other user-based alternative revenue mechanisms to help maintain the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. Set-aside from Highway Research Program. Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, MPOs Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal (for entities that have not received a grant under this section); 70% federal/30% non federal for other entities. Waivers not available. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects | Existing | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Provides funding for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of nationally-significant federal lands transportation projects and Tribal transportation projects Eligible Recipients: Any eligible to receive funding under the Tribal Transportation Program, federal Lands Transportation Program, or federal lands access program. In addition, a state, county, or local government may apply if sponsored by an eligible federal lands mana genet agency or Tribe. Federal Cost Share: 90% federal/10% non-federal. Waivers are available for Tribes. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries | Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants (Community Charging) | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Funds available each year for to install electric vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure (hydrogen, propane, and natural gas) on public roads, schools, parks and in publicly accessible parking facilities. Eligible Recipients: States, territories, tribes, local governments, MPOs, certain SPDs or public authorities Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Tribal Transportation Facility Bridges (Bridge Formula Funding Set-Aside) | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Revised FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: 3% set aside from the Bridge Formula Program for Tribal transportation facility bridges Eligible Recipients: Tribes Federal Cost Share: 100% Federal share |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Other | Technology and Innovation Deployment Program | Existing | |||||||
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Description: The Technology & Innovation Deployment Program turns research products into proven technologies that address emerging needs, invest in the Nation’s infrastructure, and promote rapid adoption of proven, market-ready technologies and innovations. Eligible Recipients: FHWA Research, Technology, and Education Program Federal Cost Share: 80% Federal / 20% non-Federal. Waivers are available if there is substantial public interest/benefit. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries | Low or No Emission Vehicle Component Assessment Program | Existing | |||||||
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Description: FTA to provide funds to two qualified institutions of higher education to conduct testing, evaluation and analysis of low or no emission components intended for use in low and zero emission buses used to provide public transportation. Eligible Recipients: Qualified institutions of higher education Federal Cost Share: 50% federal share/50% non-federal share |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Intelligent Transportation Systems Program | Existing | |||||||
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Description: Fosters innovation in transportation through deploying technology to enhance safety and efficiency while reducing environmental impacts of surface transportation. Eligible Recipients: FHWA Research, Technology, and Education Program Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal for activities under 23 USC 516, otherwise default provisions of 23 USC 120 apply |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Federal Lands Transportation Program (funds for National Park Service) | Existing | Federal spending | ||||||
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Description: Provides access within national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands. Eligible Recipients: National Park Service Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Federal Lands Transportation Program (Funding for U.S. Forest Service) | Existing | Federal spending | ||||||
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Description: Provides access within national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands. Eligible Recipients: Federal Land Management Agencies Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Federal Lands Transportation Program (Funding for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) | Existing | Federal spending | ||||||
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Description: Provides access within national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands. Eligible Recipients: Federal Land Management Agencies Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Federal Lands Transportation Program (For other Federal Land Management Agencies) | Existing | Federal spending | ||||||
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Description: Provides access within national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands. Eligible Recipients: Federal Land Management Agencies (other than US Fish and Wildlife and the National Park Service) Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Other | Bureau of Transportation Statistics | Existing | Grant | ||||||
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Description: Funding for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to provide statistics on commercial aviation, multimodal freight activity, and transportation economics, and provides context to decision makers and the public for understanding statistics on transportation. Eligible Recipients: Bureau of Transportation Statistics Federal Cost Share: Not specified |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Metropolitan Planning | Existing | Formula | 21/12 FY22 funding released December 2021 | |||||
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Description: IIJA continues the Metropolitan Planning Program, which establishes a cooperative, continuous, and comprehensive program for making transportation investment decisions in metropolitan areas. Oversight is a joint FHWA and FTA responsibility Eligible Recipients: MPOs Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non-federal (for interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Safety | Commercial Driver's License Implementation Program | Existing | Competitive | No | |||||
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Description: Supports Commercial Driver's License programs at a state and federal level. Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, any person Federal Cost Share: At least 85% federal |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Pavement Technologies (Set-aside) | Existing | |||||||
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Description: Provides a coordinated and cohesive approach to advance research and development of technologies for highway pavements and the materials from which highway infrastructure is constructed Eligible Recipients: FHWA Research, Technology, and Education Program Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are available if there is a substantial public interest/benefit |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Tribal Transportation Facility Bridge (Set-aside Bridge Investment Program) | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Set-aside from the competitive Bridge Investment Program Eligible Recipients: Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Grants for Planning, Feasibility Analysis, and Revenue Forecasting (Bridge Investment Program Set-aside) | New | Competitive | July 25, 2022 - Bridge Planning Applications closed | Yes | ||||
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Description: Planning, feasibility analysis and revenue forecasting associated with the development of a project that would subsequently be eligible to apply for the Bridge Investment Program Eligible Recipients: States, certain MPOs, local governments, Tribal government, certain SPDs or public authorities etc. Federal Cost Share: Not to exceed Federal share under 23 U.S.C. 120; 90% Federal share for off-system bridges |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries | Safety-Related Activities (set aside) | Existing | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: For transportation safety outreach, training and education Eligible Recipients: States, D.C. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | State Incentives Pilot Program (Set-aside within INFRA) | New | Competitive | May 3, 2022, Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Opportunity NOFO (INFRA, MEGA and RURAL programs) closed for FY22 | Yes | ||||
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Description: Set-aside pilot program as part of the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, Tribal government, MPOs, certain SPDs or Port Authorities Federal Cost Share: 50% federal/50% non-federal. May not use federal assistance to satisfy non-federal share, except for fund from a secured loan if it is repayable from non-federal funds. Waivers not available. |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Federal Lands Access Program | Existing | Formula | ||||||
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Description: Supports transportation facilities that provide access to lands owned and operated by the Federal Government. Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: Up to 100% federal contribution |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Disadvantaged Business Enterprises | Existing | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: Assists small and disadvantaged firms with building capacity and improving third ability to compete for Federal-aid highway contracts Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Highway Research & Development Program | Existing | Technical Assistance | ||||||
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Description: Research and development to produce transformative solutions to improve safety, foster innovation, accelerate projects, and better meet operations, policy and infrastructure needs. Eligible Recipients: Varies Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non federal |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects | Existing | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Funding to carry out intergovernmental enforcement, along with training and research, to reduce evasion of payment of motor fuel and other highway use taxes. Eligible Recipients: States, IRS Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | National Motor Vehicle Per-Mile User Fee Pilot (set-aside) | New | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: Pilot program to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/ 20% non-federal |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | On-the-Job Training Program | Existing | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Helps develop capacity of the Nation's current and future highway construction industry workforce by providing the development and diversity of skilled labor Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers available in some circumstances |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Puerto Rico Highway Program | Existing | Formula | 22/01 – FY funding released | |||||
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Description: Provides funding to carry out a highway program in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Eligible Recipients: Puerto Rico Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non-federal (for interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| USDOT-FAA | Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities | Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program | Existing | Competitive | April 2022, FY2022 NOFO closed | |||||
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Description: Annual grants available to eligible airports for airport-owned airport traffic control tower projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation's airports. Set aside from Airport Infrastructure Grants. Eligible Recipients: Federal Aviation Authority towers and commercial vendors Federal Cost Share: 100% federal funding |
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| USDOT-FAA | Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities | Airport Terminal Program | New | Competitive | February 2022 - NOFO closed and awarded | yes | ||||
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Description: Provides competitive grants for airport terminal development projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation’s airports. Eligible Recipients: Public agencies, private entities, state and Tribal government owning a public use National Plan of Integration Airport Systems airport. Federal Cost Share: Large/Medium Hub 20% non-federal match; All others (Small, Non and Non-Primary) 5% non-federal match. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FAA | Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities | Air Traffic Facilities and Equipment | New | Formula | Each program has its own planning cycle and individual milestones | |||||
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Description: FAA sustainment work and facilities replacements for replacing FAA-owned terminal and route air traffic control faculties, improvements of air route and terminal facilities etc. Eligible Recipients: Federal Aviation Authority towers and commercial vendors. Federal Cost Share: 100% federal funding |
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| USDOT-FAA | Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities | Airport Infrastructure Grants | New | Formula | Yes | |||||
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Description: For investment in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections and roadway projects. Eligible Recipients: Public agencies, private entities, state and Tribal government owning a public use National Plan of Integration Airport Systems airport. Federal Cost Share: 5-25% non-federal match for allocations, no match for contract tower grants. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-Build America Bureau | Roads, bridges and major projects | Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) | Existing | Loans | open for applications | |||||
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Description: Federal credit assistance to eligible surface transportation projects. Eligible Recipients: State (including D.C. and PR), Local, public authority, certain private entities Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal |
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| USDOT-Build America Bureau | Roads, bridges and major projects | Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RIFF) loans | Existing | Competitive | Open for applications | |||||
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Description: Federal loans to eligible entities to finance development of railroad infrastructure, including to acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal or rail equipment of facilities, develop or establish new intermodal or railway facilities, reimburse planning and design expenses and to finance transit oriented development Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, railroads, etc... Federal Cost Share: Up to 100% |
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