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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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Agency Category Name of Program New or Existing Program Type Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones Tribes Eligible? Workforce Funding Eligible Use?sort ascending Cybersecurity An Eligible Use?
USDOT-FTA Public Transportation Ferry Service for Rural Communities New Competitive September 6, 2022 - Applications close for FY2022 Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program and Ferry Service for Rural Communities NOFO

Description: The Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program makes Federal resources available to States to ensure basic essential ferry service is provided to rural areas.

Eligible Recipients: States

Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-Maritime Ports and Waterways America's Marine Highway Program Grants Existing Competitive April 29, 2022 - NOFO closed for 2022 funding round

Description: Grants to develop and expand marine highway service options and facilitate their further integration into the U.S. surface transportation system.

Eligible Recipients: Designated marine highway projects

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-FTA Public Transportation Statewide Transportation Planning Existing Competitive

Description: Financial assistance to the States to meet the planning requirements of the joint Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration planning regulations for Statewide transportation planning.

Eligible Recipients: States, MPOs

Federal Cost Share: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-PHMSA Safety Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grants New Competitive August 8, 2022 - applications close for FY22 funding

Description: Grant funds will be made available to municipalities or community owned utilities (not including for-profit entities) to repair, rehabilitate, or replace natural gas distribution pipeline systems or portions thereof or to acquire equipment to reduce incidents and fatalities, and to avoid economic loss.

Eligible Recipients: Utilities

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

USDOT-Secretary Other Asset Concessions New Competitive TBD Yes

Description: New program to facilitate access to expert services for and to provide grants to eligible entities to enhance the technical capacity to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships to allow the private sector to assume a greater role in project planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance and operation, including through assisting entities entering into asset concessions.

Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally and non-federally recognized), counties, cities/townships, special district, public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities etc.

Federal Cost Share: 100%

USDOT-Secretary Safety Safe Streets and Roads for All New Competitive September 15, 2022 – Applications close for FY22 funding Yes

Description: "Provides supplemental funding to support local initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets, commonly referred to as ""Vision Zero"" or ""Toward Zero Deaths"" initiatives"

Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, federally recognized Tribal governments, MPOs, multi-jurisdictional entities

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-Secretary Roads, bridges and major projects National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program New Competitive NOFO expected Summer 2022 Yes

Description: Funds for projects that replace, remove, and/or repair culverts or weirs.

Eligible Recipients: States, local governments, tribes

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal cost share for urban projects and up to 100% Federal funding for projects located in rural areas or historically disadvantaged communities

USDOT-Secretary Public Transportation Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program New Competitive September 2022, NOFO expected Yes

Description: Provides supplemental funding grants to rural, midsized, and large communities to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems in a variety of communities to improve transportation efficiency and safety.

Eligible Recipients: State; Tribal government, Local, public transit agency or authority, public toll authority, MPO, 2 or more of the above.

Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required

USDOT-Secretary Roads, bridges and major projects Local and Regional Project Assistance (RAISE) Grants Existing Competitive April 14, 2022 – Applications closed for FY22 Yes

Description: Supplemental funding for projects that will have a significant local/regional impact. Includes highways, bridges, public transportation, passenger rail or freight rail, port infrastructure etc.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C., local governments, multi-state entities, certain SPDs or public authorities, Tribal government, Amtrak in partnership with the above.

Federal Cost Share: Grant can provide up to 60% of total project cost. Total Federal funding up to 80% of total project cost. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-Secretary Roads, bridges and major projects National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) projects New Competitive May 3, 2022, Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Opportunity NOFO (INFRA, MEGA and RURAL programs) closed for FY22 Yes

Description: Supports large, complex projects that are difficult to fund by other means and likely generate national ,or regional economic, mobility, or safety benefits.

Eligible Recipients: States or group of states, local governments, Tribal government or consortium of Tribal governments, MPOs, certain SPDs or public authorities, Amtrak if in partnership with the above.

Federal Cost Share: 75% Federal/25% non-federal for new compacts; 50% federal/50% non-federal for existing compacts. Waivers not available.

USDOT-Secretary Roads, bridges and major projects Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program New Competitive October 13, 2022 - Applications for FY22 funding close Yes

Description: Restores communities by removing, retrofitting or mitigating highways or other transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity.

Eligible Recipients: State, locality, Tribal government, MPO, non-profit, owner of eligible facility

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers available.

USDOT-PHMSA Resilience Emergency Preparedness Grants Hazardous Materials and Emergency Preparedness Grants Existing Competitive 22/04/22 - applications for FY22 closed Yes

Description: The Hazardous Materials and Emergency Preparedness Grants Programs consist of the following grants: Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness; Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training; Hazardous Materials Instructor Training; and Supplemental Public Sector Training.

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, tribes, counties, cities/townships, etc.

Federal Cost Share: Some grants have a cost share requirement of 20 percent. Waivers are available.

USDOT-FTA Public Transportation National Rural Transportation Assistance Program Existing Technical Assistance N/A

Description:

Eligible Recipients: Nonprofits, Higher Ed., other public entities

Federal Cost Share:

USDOT-NHTSA Safety National Priority Safety Programs Existing Formula January 2022, Interim State Formula Grant Funding Table Released

Description: To encourage States to address national priorities for reducing highway deaths and injuries through occupant protection programs, State traffic safety information system improvements, impaired driving countermeasures, passage of effective laws to reduce distracted driving, implementation of motorcyclist safety programs, and non-motorist safety programs.

Eligible Recipients: States, D.C., territories

Federal Cost Share: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-NHTSA Safety National Driver Register Existing Competitive

Description: Maintains the Problem Driver Pointer System database

Eligible Recipients: Businesses, nonprofits

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal share required

USDOT-NHTSA Safety High-Visibility Enforcement Existing Competitive

Description: To fund national traffic safety campaigns to reduce alcohol-impaired or drug-impaired driving and to increase the use of seatbelts.

Eligible Recipients: Businesses, nonprofits

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal share required

USDOT-NHTSA Safety Vehicle Safety and Behavioral Research Existing Competitive Yes

Description: Supplemental funding to accelerate vehicle and behavioral safety research

Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally-recognized and non-federally recognized), counties, cities / townships, SPDs, Higher Ed etc.

Federal Cost Share: Up to 100% federal contribution

USDOT-NHTSA Safety Racial Profiling Data Collection Grants Existing Formula TBD

Description:

Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C.

Federal Cost Share:

USDOT-NHTSA Safety Crash data Existing Competitive and contracts Yes

Description: Funding to improve crash data collections and analysis.

Eligible Recipients: States, Secretary of the Interior for Tribes, DC, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Norther Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands; For contacts: businesses, non-profits

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers not available.

USDOT-FTA Public Transportation Transit Cooperative Research Program Existing

Description: Applied research program that develops near-term, practical solutions to problems facing public transportation, managed by the Transportation Research Board

Eligible Recipients: National Academy of Sciences

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required.

USDOT-FTA Public Transportation Rail Vehicle Replacement Grants New Competitive July 2022 - FY2022 NOFO expected

Description: Capital projects for the replacement of rail rolling stock.

Eligible Recipients: States, local governmental authorities

Federal Cost Share: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal; however, these funds cannot exceed 50 percent of total cost. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-FTA Public Transportation Metropolitan Transportation Planning Existing Formula April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released

Description: The Metropolitan Planning Program is available to carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process and meet the transportation planning requirements of the joint Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration planning regulations.

Eligible Recipients: States, MPOs

Federal Cost Share: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-FTA Public Transportation State of Good Repair Program for Rail Vehicle Replacement Existing Formula April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released Yes

Description: Assists in funding capital projects for existing fixed guideway systems including rail, bus rapid transit, and passenger ferries) and high intensity motorbus systems to maintain public transportation systems in a state of good repair.

Eligible Recipients: States, counties, cities/townships, special district, Tribal governments (federally recognized)

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available.

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Highway Research & Development Program Existing Technical Assistance

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

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Pavement Technologies (Set-aside) Existing

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

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (Set-aside) Existing Competitive

Description: Promotes, implements, deploys, demonstrates, showcases, supports and documents the application of advanced digital construction management systems, practices, performance and benefits. Set-aside from Intelligent Transportation Systems Program.

Eligible Recipients: FHWA Research, Technology, and Education Program

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers available if substantial public interest/benefit.

USDOT-FHWA Safety Commercial Driver's License Implementation Program Existing Competitive No

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

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

Description: 3% set aside from the Bridge Formula Program for Tribal transportation facility bridges

Eligible Recipients: Tribes

Federal Cost Share: 100% Federal share

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Tribal Transportation Facility Bridge (Set-aside Bridge Investment Program) New Competitive Yes

Description: Set-aside from the competitive Bridge Investment Program

Eligible Recipients: Tribes

Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement

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

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.

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Puerto Rico Highway Program Existing Formula 22/01 – FY funding released

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.

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects National Motor Vehicle Per-Mile User Fee Pilot (set-aside) New Competitive

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

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

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

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Federal Lands Transportation Program (For other Federal Land Management Agencies) Existing Federal spending

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

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Federal Lands Access Program Existing Formula

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

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Existing Competitive

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

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Metropolitan Planning Existing Formula 21/12 FY22 funding released December 2021

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.

USDOT-FHWA Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants (Community Charging) New Competitive Yes

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.

USDOT-NHTSA Safety Highway Safety Programs Existing Formula January 2022, Interim State Formula Grant Funding Table Released Yes

Description: These funds are provided to the State and Territorial Highway Safety Offices based on an approved highway safety plan that details problem identification, performance measures, countermeasures and projects using identified countermeasures to help reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes.

Eligible Recipients: States, Territories, D.C., the Secretary of Interior for Tribes.

Federal Cost Share: 80% federal / 20 percent non-federal (except for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and the Virgin Islands where it is a 100 percent Federal share). Waivers are available for Tribes.

USDOT-FHWA Roads, bridges and major projects Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection (Set-aside) New Competitive

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.