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 |
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Type | Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones | Tribes Eligible? | Workforce Funding Eligible Use? | Cybersecurity An Eligible Use? | ||
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| DOI | Resilience | Department of Interior Wildfire Management - Burned Area and Rehabilitation | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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Description: To mitigate the damaging effects of wildfires and set landscapes on a path towards natural recovery and climate resilience through post-fire restoration and rehabilitation activities. Eligible Recipients: Federal Agencies, Tribal Governments, and Businesses Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| DOC-NOAA | Resilience | Flood and Inundation Mapping and Forecasting, Water Modeling, and Precipitation Studies | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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Description: To transform water prediction by delivering operational, continental-scale coastal and inland flood models and mapping capabilities. These capabilities include flood forecasts and projections that will provide actionable decision support services equitably delivered to communities across the nation. Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized and other than Federally Recognized), High edu., Nonprofits. Federal Cost Share: |
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| DHS - FEMA | Resilience | Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants (National Flood Insurance Act Sec 1366) | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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Description: The Flood Mitigation Assistance program makes Federal funds available to States, U.S. territories, Federally recognized Tribal governments, and local communities to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures. Eligible Recipients: States, local, Tribal, territorial governments, and local communities Federal Cost Share: 100% Federal - Severe Repetitive Loss Structure; 90% Federal ; 75% Federal National Flood Insurance Program insured structures and all other activities. Waivers are available. |
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| USDA | Resilience | Forest Health Management on Federal Lands Program and Forest Health Management on Cooperative Lands Program | Existing | Yes | Yes | |||||
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Description: Helps the National Forest System and other actively managed Federal lands to suppress forest insects and diseases. The program helps State agencies create more fire-adapted communities by implementing pre-fire prevention and mitigation programs and emphasizing pre-fire planning and risk reduction in the Wildland Urban Interface. The program funds important training in safer initial attack responses to wildfire that are also effective. Additionally, the program improves capacity to assist other Federal, State, and local agencies in aiding communities affected by fire and non-fire emergencies, such as hurricanes and floods. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes, And Other Federal Agencies Federal Cost Share: |
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| DOC-NOAA | Resilience | Habitat Restoration | Existing | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: To restore marine, estuarine, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystem habitat as well as construct or protect ecological features that protect coastal communities from flooding or coastal storms. Eligible Recipients: Non-Profits, State And Territorial Government Agencies, Local Governments, Municipal Governments, Tribal Governments And Organizations, Educational Institutions, Or Commercial (For-Profit) Organizations. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| DOC-NOAA | Resilience | Ocean And Coastal Observing Systems | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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Description: To support and enhance various critical observing systems in the ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized and non Federally Recognized), nonprofits, higher ed. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| DOC | Resilience | Ocean And Coastal Observing Systems | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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Description: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will support and enhance two critical ocean observing systems. Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized and non Federally Recognized), nonprofits, higher ed. Federal Cost Share: |
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| EPA | Resilience | Pollution Prevention Grants | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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Description: Grantees deliver technical assistance to businesses to identify and adopt source reduction practices and technologies. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes, State-Sponsored Institutions, Tribal Institutions Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDA | Resilience | Restoration Projects Via States And Tribes | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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Description: Management of programs with authority to dispose of National Forest System timber and non-timber forest products harvested for commercial, personal, and Tribal uses. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDA | Resilience | Watershed And Flood Prevention Operations | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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Description: Provides planning, design and construction of measures that address resource concerns in a watershed. Eligible Recipients: Cities, Counties, Towns, Conservation Districts, Or Any Federally-Recognized Tribe Or Tribal Organization. Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| EPA | Water | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Lead Service Lines Replacement | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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Description: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funding, with eligible projects limited to lead service line replacement and associated activities. Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Tribes and Territories are also eligible to receive a portion of State Revolving Fund funds. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| DOC-NOAA | Water | Soil Moisture and Snowpack Pilot Program | Existing | Various | Yes | |||||
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Description: The study of the soil moisture and snowpack monitoring network in the Upper Missouri River Basin. Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized and non-Federally Recognized), Higher edu., nonprofits etc. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-NHTSA | Safety | High-Visibility Enforcement | Existing | Competitive | ||||||
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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 |
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| USDOT-NHTSA | Safety | Racial Profiling Data Collection Grants | Existing | Formula | TBD | |||||
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Description: Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C. Federal Cost Share: |
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| USDOT-FMCSA | Safety | Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs | Existing | Direct federal funding | ||||||
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Description: Provides resources to support program and administrative activities to provide salaries and benefits for motor carrier safety personnel. Eligible Recipients: N/A Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | State of Good Repair Program for Rail Vehicle Replacement | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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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. |
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| USDOT-FRA | Passenger and freight rail | Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail | Existing | Competitive | October 2022, NOFO expected for FY22 | Yes | ||||
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Description: To fund capital projects that reduce the State of good repair backlog, improve performance, or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service ,including privately operated intercity passenger rail service if an eligible applicant is involved. Eligible Recipients: States/group of states, local governments, Federally recognized tribe, D.C., public agencies, Amtrak. Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FRA | Passenger and freight rail | Consolidated Rail Infrastructure Safety Improvements Program (CRISI) | Existing | Competitive | August 2022, NOFO expected for FY22 | Yes | Yes | |||
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Description: To fund projects that improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail. Eligible uses include workforce development and training projects. Eligible Recipients: States/group of states, local governments, federally-recognized Tribes, D.C., public agencies, Amtrak. Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal with statutory preference for 50/50. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FRA | Passenger and freight rail | Restoration and Enhancement Grants | Existing | Competitive | Yes | Possibly | ||||
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Description: To provide operating assistance to initiate, restore, or enhance intercity passenger rail service. Eligible Recipients: States, federally-recognized Tribes, D.C., local governments, multi-state entities, Amtrak & Other IPR Carriers Federal Cost Share: Year 1: 90% federal; Year 2: 80% federal; Year 3: 70% federal; Year 4: 60% federal; Year 5: 50% federal; Year 6: 30% federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FRA | Passenger and freight rail | Amtrak National Network Grants | Existing | Grant | ||||||
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Description: Provides funding for capital projects to eliminate Amtrak's backlog of deferred maintenance of rolling stock, facilities, stations and infrastructure on the National Network. Eligible Recipients: Amtrak Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDOT-FRA | Passenger and freight rail | Amtrak Northeast Corridor Grants | Existing | Grant | ||||||
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Description: Provides funding for capital projects to eliminate Amtrak's backlog of deferred maintenance of rolling stock, facilities, stations and infrastructure on the Northeast Corridor. Eligible Recipients: Amtrak Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Urbanized Area Formula Grant Program (Transit) | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: Makes resources available to urbanized areas and Governors for transit capital and operating assistance in urbanized areas and for transportation-related planning. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally recognized), counties, cities/townships, special districts Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: To provide financial assistance in meeting the transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities where public transportation services are unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate. Eligible Recipients: States, counties, cities/townships, special districts, nonprofits, Tribal governments (federally recognized) Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Pilot Program for Enhanced Mobility | Existing | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Competitive program to improve coordinated access and mobility Eligible Recipients: States, counties, cities/townships, special districts, nonprofits, Tribal governments (other than federally-recognized) Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Formula Grants for Rural Areas (Transit) including Growing States Funds. | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: To improve, initiate, or continue public transportation service in nonurbanized areas and to provide technical assistance for rural transportation providers. The Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program is a set-aside from the Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal Governments (federally recognized), counties, cities/townships, special districts, nonprofits Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Public Transportation on Indian Reservations - Formula | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: Provides direct funding to Federally recognized Tribes to provide public transportation service on and around Indian reservations or Tribal land in rural areas Eligible Recipients: Federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Villages Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Public Transportation on Indian Reservations - Competitive | Existing | Competitive | May 25, 2022 - Application period closed for NOFO. | Yes | ||||
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Description: Direct funding to federally-recognized Tribes to provide public transportation service on and around Indian reservations or Tribal land in rural areas. Eligible Recipients: Federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Villages Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Rural Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: Provides funding to states for transportation research, technical assistance, training and related support services in rural areas Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Technical Assistance and Workforce Development | Existing | Formula | TBD | Yes | ||||
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Description: Eligible Recipients: Tribes, nonprofits, public transportation providers, development organizations, workforce development entities Federal Cost Share: |
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| USDOT-NHTSA | Safety | Crash data | Existing | Competitive and contracts | Yes | |||||
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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. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Public Transportation Innovation | Existing | Competitive | _ | |||||
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Description: Awards funding to advance innovative public transportation research and development Eligible Recipients: State and local government entities, federal government etc. Federal Cost Share: 80% federal/20% non-federal. Waivers are available if there's substantial public benefit. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Bus and Bus Facilities Program | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | yes | ||||
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Description: Provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, construct or lease buses and bus related equipment and to rehabilitate, purchase, construct or lease bus-related facilities. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal Governments (federally recognized) county, cities/townships, special districts Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive grants | Existing | Competitive | May 31, 2022 - Applications for FY2022 closed | Yes | ||||
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Description: Provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus related equipment and to rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities. Eligible Recipients: States, counties, cities/townships, special districts, Tribal Governments (federally recognized) Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Other | Growing State Apportionments | Existing | Formula | TBD | Yes | ||||
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Description: An additional formula funding component added to either the Urbanized Area Formula Grants or Formula grants for Rural Areas funding. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally recognized), counties, cities/townships, SPDs Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Other | Growing States and High-Density States Formula | Existing | Formula | TBD | Yes | ||||
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Description: An additional formula funding component added to either the Urbanized Area Formula Grants or Formula grants for Rural Areas funding. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally recognized), counties, cities/townships, SPDs Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment Projects | Existing | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Provides funding to assist innovative projects and activities that advance and sustain safe, efficient, equitable, climate-friendly public transportation. Eligible research and demonstrations under this program explore novel approaches to improve public transportation. Eligible Recipients: States, counties, cities/townships, SPD, Public Transportation provider, Tribal governments (federally recognized) etc. Federal Cost Share: 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal. Waivers are available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Statewide Transportation Planning | Existing | Competitive | ||||||
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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. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Urbanized Area Passenger Ferry Program | Existing | 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 | Yes | Yes | |||
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Description: Competitive program for passenger ferry capital projects in urbanized areas. Eligible Recipients: States, counties, cities/townships, SPD, Tribal governments (Federally recognized) Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | National Rural Transportation Assistance Program | Existing | Technical Assistance | N/A | |||||
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Description: Eligible Recipients: Nonprofits, Higher Ed., other public entities Federal Cost Share: |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Transit Cooperative Research Program | Existing | |||||||
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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. |
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