FTA 5312 Program – Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment Projects (Includes Public Transportation Innovation Program) |
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 service – especially for transit-dependent individuals; advance vehicle and system technologies for safety, energy efficiency, and operational performance; use data for enhanced insights; and undertake other activities that help transit agencies meet equity, safety, climate change and transformation goals for a safer, environmentally cleaner, socially just and connected public transportation system. |
Transportation Public Transportation |
Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration |
$132,218,677 |
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Pending (2024/Q4) |
Federal Lands Transportation Program (Funding for U.S. Forest Service) |
The Federal Lands Transportation Program invests in the NationÂ’s infrastructure and supports critical transportation needs within the countryÂ’s transportation network by providing access within the national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and other Federal public lands. |
Transportation Roads, Bridges and Major Projects |
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
$130,000,000 |
Federal Agencies, To Be Determined |
Not applicable |
Training & Education |
The Training and Education Program provides resources for the development and delivery of technical assistance, training, professional development, and education programs to improve the professional capacity of the workforce that manages, develops and maintains the NationÂ’s highway system. |
Transportation Other |
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
$127,500,000 |
To Be Determined |
Pending (TBD) |
Rare Earth Security Activities |
To conduct a program of research and development to improve the security of rare earth elements. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Fossil Energy and Carbon Management |
$127,000,000 |
Private Sector Businesses |
Not applicable |
Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling |
To award grants for research, development, and demonstration projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of batteries. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
$125,000,000 |
States/Territories, Non-Profit Agencies, Higher Education Insitutions, Private Sector Businesses, Other Entities |
Pending (TBD) |
Affordable Connectivity Program – Outreach Grants |
The ACP Outreach Grant Program is one tool among a comprehensive set of measures authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021(Infrastructure Act) and implemented by the FCC to help bridge the digital divide. The ACP Outreach Grant Program will help increase awareness of and participation in the ACP among eligible households. The ACP Outreach Grant Program provides new federal funding for the FCC to grant eligible governmental and non-governmental entities with the funding and resources needed to increase awareness of and participation in the ACP among those households most in need of affordable connectivity. |
Broadband & Cybersecurity Broadband |
Federal Communications Commission Wireline Competition Bureau |
$100,000,000 |
To Be Determined |
Not applicable |
Direct Federal Spending For Invasives |
Funding for invasive species detection, prevention, and eradication on private or public lands |
Climate, Energy & Environment Resilience |
Department of the Interior Office of the Secretary |
$100,000,000 |
States/Territories, Tribes |
Pending (TBD) |
Front-End Engineering and Design Program Out Activities Under Carbon Capture Tech Program 962 Of EPA (Sec 40303) |
Expands the Department of EnergyÂ’s Carbon Capture Technology program to include a program for carbon dioxide transport infrastructure necessary to deploy Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage technologies. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Fossil Energy and Carbon Management |
$100,000,000 |
Private Sector Businesses |
Pending (TBD) |
Commercial Direct Air Capture Technology Prize Competition |
Reauthorization of program to support large-scale pilot projects and demonstration projects and test carbon capture technologies. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Fossil Energy and Carbon Management |
$100,000,000 |
Private Sector Businesses |
Pending (TBD) |
Pollution Prevention Grants |
Grantees deliver technical assistance to businesses – including those communities with environmental justice concerns – to identify and adopt source reduction practices and technologies that benefit businesses, communities, and local economies. Pollution Prevention means reducing or eliminating pollutants from entering any waste stream or otherwise being released into the environment prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Resilience |
Environmental Protection Agency State and Tribal Assistance Grants |
$100,000,000 |
States/Territories, Tribes |
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Bridge Investment Program Setaside – Grants for Planning, Feasibility Analysis, and Revenue Forecasting |
The Bridge Investment Program will support projects to improve bridge (and culvert) condition, safety, efficiency, and reliability. These planning grants will be used to create a pipeline of future bridge construction projects to improve safety, support economic competitiveness, and to provide resilient highway infrastructure that is better able to withstand the effects of climate change. |
Transportation Roads, Bridges and Major Projects |
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
$100,000,000 |
Cities, Counties, Federal Agencies, MPOs, Special Districts, States/Territories, Transit Agencies, Tribes |
Pending (TBD) |
Cyber Response and Recovery Fund |
This fund is a provision of the Cyber Response and Recovery Act (Section 70601 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law). It is based on a Cyberspace Solarium Commission recommendation, and at a high level, is a cyber Stafford Act which also establishes a fund (the Cyber Response and Recovery Fund) that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency can tap into in the event of a significant cyber incidents when other resources are insufficient. |
Broadband & Cybersecurity Cybersecurity |
Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency |
$100,000,000 |
Federal Agencies, Other Entities |
Not applicable |
23 USC 503(c)(5) – Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems |
The Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems will promote, implement, deploy, demonstrate, showcase, support, and document the application of advanced digital construction management systems, practices, performance,and benefits. |
Transportation Roads, Bridges and Major Projects |
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
$100,000,000 |
To Be Determined |
Pending (TBD) |
Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grant Program |
To assist public entities in facilitating and evaluating public-private partnerships and exploring innovative financing and delivery opportunities for Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) eligible (TIFIA) eligible projects. Two types of grants are available under the new program: Technical Assistance Grants and Expert Services Grants. Technical Assistance grants will build organizational capacity and advance a portfolio of assets by conducting pre-construction tasks, such as asset scans, value-for-money analyses, and other tasks that consider innovative finance and delivery, including asset concessions. Expert Services Grants enable recipients to hire expert professionals to develop and deliver public-private partnerships in connection with the development of a specific asset. |
Transportation Other |
Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary |
$100,000,000 |
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Appalachian Regional Commission – FY 2022 Funding for Appalachian Area Development: Allocations to ARC States |
Program will provide Area Base Development Program grant allocations to ARC's States for activities that help bring the 13-state Appalachian Region into economic parity with the Nation. Each state will operate its own competitive application process. The ARC states are Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. |
Other Agency Funding |
Appalachian Regional Commission Appalachian Regional Commission |
$100,000,000 |
States/Territories, Counties, Cities, Transit Agencies |
Pending (TBD) |
FTA 5311 Program – Rural Transportation Assistance Program |
Provides funding to states for transportation research, technical assistance, training, and related support services in rural areas. |
Transportation Public Transportation |
Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration |
$91,552,911 |
States/Territories |
Not applicable |
23 USC 503(c) – Technology & Innovation Deployment Program |
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. |
Transportation Roads, Bridges and Major Projects |
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
$90,000,000 |
To Be Determined |
Pending (TBD) |
Appalachian Regional Commission – FY 2022 for Appalachian Area Development: Regional Multistate Initiative |
Program will provide support for multistate regional economic and community development projects throughout the Appalachian Regional Commission region through planning and implementation grants reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis. |
Other Agency Funding |
Appalachian Regional Commission Appalachian Regional Commission |
$80,000,000 |
States/Territories, Counties, Cities, Transit Agencies |
Pending (TBD) |
Open Challenge and Research Pilot Program |
No detailed description available. |
Transportation Resilience |
Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary |
$75,000,000 |
To Be Determined |
Pending (TBD) |
Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program |
Communities across the country are burdened by pollution impacts from inefficient waste management systems. This historic investment will transform public education and outreach regarding how to reduce, reuse, and recycle right. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Other |
Environmental Protection Agency State and Tribal Assistance Grants |
$75,000,000 |
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Pending (TBD) |
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account |
Federal credit program to provide credit assistance to creditworthy borrowers for projects to maintain, upgrade and repair dams identified in the National Inventory of Dams owned by non-federal entities |
Climate, Energy & Environment Resilience |
Department of Defense – Army Corps of Engineers Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation |
$75,000,000 |
States/Territories, Counties, Cities, Private Sector Businesses, Other Entities |
Pending (TBD) |
23 USC 503(b) Setaside – Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection (Set-aside) |
Requires Department of Transportation to test the feasibility of a road usage fee and other user-based alternative revenue mechanisms to help maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, through pilot projects at the State, local, and regional level. |
Transportation Roads, Bridges and Major Projects |
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
$75,000,000 |
States/Territories, MPOs, Counties, Cities |
Pending (TBD) |
Critical Material Supply Chain Research Facility |
To support construction of a Critical Materials Supply Chain Research Facility. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Fossil Energy and Carbon Management |
$75,000,000 |
Private Sector Businesses |
Pending (TBD) |
Marine Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration |
To fund research, development, and demonstration activities to improve marine energy technologies. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
$70,400,000 |
Private Sector Businesses, Other Entities |
Pending (TBD) |
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Research |
This program oversees activities performed under the Infrastructure Act and report to Congress on the progress of Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Research programÂ’s research and development activities. |
Other Resilience |
Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology / Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
$69,806,250 |
Higher Education Insitutions, Private Sector Businesses, Other Entities |
Pending (TBD) |
FTA 5303 Program – Pilot Program for Transit Oriented Development |
The Pilot Program for Transit Oriented Development Planning is a discretionary grant program that helps support Federal Transit AdministrationÂ’s mission of improving public transportation for AmericaÂ’s communities by providing funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning with a new fixed guideway or core capacity transit capital investment. |
Transportation Public Transportation |
Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration |
$68,864,631 |
States/Territories, Counties, Cities, Transit Agencies |
Pending (2024/Q3) |
FTA 5314 Program – Public Transportation Technical Assistance and Workforce Development |
Provides funding to support workforce development and transition, including in relation to zero-emission fleet conversion, and other technical assistance to support transit providers in enhancing safe, efficient, equitable and climate-friendly public transportation. Additionally, the program supports the development of standards for the public transportation industry. |
Transportation Public Transportation |
Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration |
$61,978,167 |
Non-Profit Agencies |
Pending (TBD) |
Wind Energy Technology Program |
To fund research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities to improve wind energy technologies. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
$60,000,000 |
States/Territories, Tribes, Non-Profit Agencies, Higher Education Insitutions, Private Sector Businesses, Other Entities |
Pending (TBD) |
State Digital Equity Planning Grant |
As part of the Digital Equity Act programs, $2.75 billion was dedicated to establish three grant programs that promote digital inclusion and equity to ensure that all individuals and communities have the skills, technology, and capacity needed to reap the full benefits of our digital economy. The goal of these programs is to promote the meaningful adoption and use of broadband services across the targeted populations in the Act, including low-income households, aging populations, incarcerated individuals, veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals with a language barrier, racial and ethnic minorities, and rural inhabitants. The State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program is a $60 million formula grant program for states and territories to develop digital equity plans. |
Broadband & Cybersecurity Broadband |
Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
$60,000,000 |
States/Territories |
Not applicable |
23 USC 503(c)(3) – Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Pavement Technologies |
Provides a coordinated and cohesive approach to advance research and development of technologies with deployment activities regarding highway pavements and the materials from which highway infrastructure is constructed. |
Transportation Roads, Bridges and Major Projects |
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
$60,000,000 |
To Be Determined |
Pending (TBD) |
On-the-Job Training Program |
The On-the-Job Training program helps develop the capacity of the NationÂ’s current and future highway construction industry workforce by providing the development and diversity of skilled labor. |
Transportation Roads, Bridges and Major Projects |
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
$50,000,000 |
States/Territories |
Pending (TBD) |
Manufacturing Leadership (Sec 40534) |
To provide funding to states to invest in smart manufacturing technologies. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Other |
Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
$50,000,000 |
States/Territories |
Not applicable |
Energy Efficiency Materials Pilot Program |
To provide grants to supply nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency materials. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
$50,000,000 |
Non-Profit Agencies |
Pending (2024/Q2) |
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises |
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program assists small and disadvantaged firms with building capacity and improving their ability to compete for Federal-aid highway contracts. |
Transportation Roads, Bridges and Major Projects |
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
$50,000,000 |
States/Territories |
Pending (TBD) |
23 USC 503(b) Setaside – National Motor Vehicle Per-Mile User Fee Pilot (Set-aside) |
The purpose of this pilot program is to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and to improve and maintain the surface transportation system. |
Transportation Roads, Bridges and Major Projects |
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
$50,000,000 |
States/Territories |
Pending (TBD) |
Prioritization Process Pilot Program |
The vision of the PPPP is to fund the development and implementation of pilot prioritization processes that address and integrate the components of existing transportation programs and support projects that improve safety, climate change and sustainability, equity, and economic strength and global competitiveness consistent with DOT's strategic goals. The program will support data-driven approaches to planning that, upon completion, can be evaluated for public benefit. The program provides funding to develop and implement a publicly accessible, transparent prioritization process for the ranking and selection of projects for inclusion in short-range and long-range transportation plans for state or metropolitan areas. |
Transportation Other |
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration |
$50,000,000 |
States/Territories, MPOs |
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Energy Sector Operational Support for Cyber Resilience Program |
To support a program to build energy sector operational support for cyber resilience. |
Broadband & Cybersecurity Cybersecurity |
Department of Energy Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response |
$50,000,000 |
Utilities, Other Entities |
Pending (TBD) |
Advanced Energy Security Program |
To increase the functional preservation of electric grid operations or natural gas and oil operations in the face of threats and hazards. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Resilience |
Department of Energy Electricity |
$50,000,000 |
Utilities, Private Sector Businesses, Other Entities |
Pending (TBD) |
Wildfire |
These funds will be used to support wildfire prediction, detection, observation, modeling, and forecasting. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will also engage the broader wildland fire weather community and stakeholders through grants, workshops, and a few Fire Weather Testbed. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Resilience |
Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
$50,000,000 |
States/Territories, Counties, Cities, Tribes, Special Districts, Non-Profit Agencies, Higher Education Insitutions |
Not applicable |
Flood Plain Management Services |
The Army Corps provides site-specific flood and flood plain data and assistance to States, Tribes, and local communities |
Climate, Energy & Environment Resilience |
Department of Defense – Army Corps of Engineers Investigations |
$45,000,000 |
Federal Agencies, States/Territories, Counties, Cities, Tribes, To Be Determined |
Not applicable |
Direct Federal Spending For Resilient Recreation Sites |
Funding to improve resilience of recreation sites on Federal lands, including Indian forest or range lands |
Other Resilience |
Department of the Interior Office of the Secretary |
$45,000,000 |
Federal Agencies, To Be Determined |
Not applicable |
To Complete Or Initiate And Complete Studies That Were Authorized Prior To The Date Of This Act |
Funds studies to determine the engineering, econ feasibility of potential solutions to water and related land resources problems as well as preconstruction engineering and design |
Other Resilience |
Department of Defense – Army Corps of Engineers Investigations |
$45,000,000 |
States/Territories, Counties, Cities, Tribes, To Be Determined |
Not applicable |
Energy Auditor Training Grant Program |
To provide grants to eligible States to train individuals to conduct energy audits or surveys of commercial and residential buildings to build the clean energy workforce, save customers money on their energy bills, and reduce pollution from building energy use. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
$40,000,000 |
States/Territories |
Pending (TBD) |
Wind Energy Tech Recycling Research & Development |
To award financial assistance to eligible entities for research, development, and demonstration, and commercialization projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of wind energy technologies. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
$40,000,000 |
States/Territories, Tribes, Non-Profit Agencies, Higher Education Insitutions, Private Sector Businesses, Other Entities |
Pending (TBD) |
Solar Improvement Research & Development |
To fund research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities to improve solar energy technologies. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
$40,000,000 |
Higher Education Insitutions, Non-Profit Agencies, Private Sector Businesses, States/Territories, Tribes, Other Entities |
Pending (TBD) |
Physical Security |
Provides a layered and integrated capability to safely screen for potential threat items in unstructured crowds within soft-target venues and crowded spaces without impact to the speed of travel while maintaining individual privacy. |
Other Resilience |
Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology |
$38,800,000 |
Higher Education Insitutions, Private Sector Businesses, Other Entities |
Not applicable |
Hydropower Research, Development, and Demonstration |
To fund research, development, and demonstration activities to improve hydropower technologies. |
Climate, Energy & Environment Clean Energy and Power |
Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
$36,000,000 |
Private Sector Businesses, Other Entities |
Pending (TBD) |
National Driver Register |
The NDR maintains the Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS), a computerized database containing information on individuals whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been revoked, suspended, canceled or denied or who have been convicted of serious traffic-related offenses. |
Transportation Safety |
Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
$36,000,000 |
Non-Profit Agencies, Private Sector Businesses |
Pending (TBD) |
Sector Risk Management Agencies |
The requested funding will allow the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to sustain coordinated support for Sector Risk Management Agencies across the federal government, cultivating sector-specific expertise within the agency. |
Other Resilience |
Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency |
$35,000,000 |
Federal Agencies, Other Entities |
Not applicable |
Planning Assistance To States |
The Army Corps provides planning and technical assistance to States, Tribes, and local communities to address water resource issues and related work |
Other Resilience |
Department of Defense – Army Corps of Engineers Investigations |
$30,000,000 |
Federal Agencies, States/Territories, Counties, Cities, Tribes, To Be Determined |
Not applicable |