FY 2025 National Infrastructure Investments
This grant provides funding for state and local governments, transit agencies, and Native American Tribes to improve transportation infrastructure projects that enhance safety, sustainability, and community connectivity across the U.S.
BUILD grants are to be awarded on a competitive basis for surface transportation infrastructure projects with a significant local or regional impact.Program statute, 49 USC Sec 6702, specifies that not more than 50 percent of funds shall be awarded to projects in rural areas with a population equal to or less than 200,000 and directs that not more than 50 percent of the funds shall be awarded to projects located in urban areas with a population of more than 200,000. Per statute, DOT is also required to award at least 5 percent for eligible planning, preparation, or design of projects eligible for BUILD Grants that do not result in construction. Statue also directs that at least 1 percent be awarded to projects located in historically disadvantaged communities or areas of persistent poverty.BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants may not be less than $5 million and not greater than $25 million, except that for projects located in rural areas the minimum BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant size is $1 million. There is no minimum award size for planning projects.
Award Range
Not specified - $25,000,000
Total Program Funding
$1,500,000,000
Number of Awards
150
Matching Requirement
Yes - Match Required.
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants for RAISE Transportation Discretionary Grants are States and the District of Columbia; any territory or possession of the United States; a unit of local government; a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more States; a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; a Federally recognized Indian Tribe or a consortium of such Indian Tribes; a transit agency; and a multi-State or multijurisdictional group of entities. Multiple States or jurisdictions may submit a joint application and must identify a lead applicant as the primary point of contact. Each project party in a joint application must be an Eligible Applicant. Joint applications must include a description of the roles and responsibilities of each project party and must be signed by each project party.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
November 1, 2024
Application Closes
January 30, 2025
Grantor
Andrea Jacobson
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