USDOT GRANTS & PROGRAMS

Rebuilding the American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Grant Program (RAISE)

Category
Roads, Bridges and Major Projects

Purpose
Road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achieve national objectives and evaluated on safety, environmental sustainability, quality of life, economic competitiveness and opportunity, partnership and collaboration, innovation, state of good repair, and mobility and community connectivity.

Eligible Entities

  • State Government
  • Local Government
  • Multi-State or Multijurisdictional group of entities
  • Transit Agency
  • Special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function
Milestones
Application Closing Date 02/28/2023
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Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program 
Category
Roads, Bridges and Major Projects

Purpose
Planning grants and capital construction grants, as well as technical assistance, to restore community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation, or replacement of eligible transportation infrastructure facilities.

Eligible Entities
  • State Government
  • Local Government
  • Metropolitan Planning Organizations
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • Facility Owners
Milestones
Anticipated NOFO release Late Spring 2023
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Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant (MPDG) – Mega, INFRA, Rural
Category
Roads, Bridges and Major Projects

Purpose
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.

Eligible Entities
  • State Government
  • Local Government
  • Regional transportation planning organizations

Milestones
Anticipated NOFO release Spring 2023
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Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) 
Category
Public Transportation

Purpose
Conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart community technologies and systems in order to improve transportation efficiency and safety.

Eligible Entities
  • State Government
  • Political Subdivision
  • Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Public Port or Transit Authority
  • Consortium of research or academic institutions

Milestones

Anticipated NOFO release Fall 2023
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Thriving Communities Program (TCP)
Category
Safety

Purpose
Ensure that disadvantaged communities adversely or disproportionately affected by environmental, climate, and human health policy outcomes have the technical tools and organizational capacity to compete for federal aid and deliver quality infrastructure projects that enable their communities and neighborhoods to thrive.

Eligible Entities
  • State Government
  • Local Government
  • Political Subdivision
  • Metropolitan or Rural Transportation Planning Organization
  • Transit Agency
  • Non-profit organization/philanthropic entity

Milestones
Anticipated NOFO release Spring 2023
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WV Infrastructure Hub

Syncing the Mountain State with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)

Contact: Gehan Elsayed, P.E., Ph.D.
Chief Engineer on Programs & Performance Management
Deputy State Highway Engineer
West Virginia Division of Highways

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