Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), providing investment in our nation’s infrastructure, competitiveness, and communities. BIL provides approximately $550 billion in new Federal infrastructure investment, including many new discretionary grant programs.
Pennsylvania has the opportunity to compete for billions of dollars in funding across a wide range of grant programs, including, but not limited to:
- Bridge Infrastructure
- Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
- Safety programs for all modes of transportation
- Reconnecting Communities
- New and emerging technologies
To assist in understanding the various transportation programs, PennDOT has created and will continue to create Grant Alerts for the competitive grant programs as the Notice of Funding Opportunities are released. The goal is to ensure that all Pennsylvania agencies are prepared to apply to programs for which they are eligible.
The Grant Alerts provide basic background information about the grant including eligibility and application due dates, project timeframes and PennDOT’s areas of emphasis and support. PennDOT seeks to lead, partner, and provide support to projects that make the Commonwealth’s transportation network safer and more efficient.
Current Grant Alerts
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Expand AllClick here for a more accessible versionThe Culvert AOP Program provides grant funding for projects that replace, remove and/or repair culverts or weirs that would meaningfully improve or restore fish passage for anadromous fish.
See the Culvert AOP Program Grant Alert (PDF) for details.
This discretionary grant program was authorized under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for investments in surface transportation that will have a significant local or regional impact and projects that improve equity and environmental justice by addressing transportation-related disparities and climate change related consequences.
Selected projects will improve safety, environmental sustainability, quality of life, mobility and community connectivity, economic competitiveness and opportunity, state of good repair, partnership and collaboration, and innovation.
See the RAISE Grant Alert (PDF) for details.
Past Grant Alerts
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Expand AllClick here for a more accessible versionThe goals of BIP are to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges; to improve the condition of bridges in the United States.
See the BIP Grant Alert (PDF) for details.
The RCP provides grant funding to address infrastructure barriers, restore community connectivity, and improve peoples' lives.
See the RCP Grant Alert (PDF) for details.
The SS4A provides grants to support planning, infrastructure, behavioral, and operational initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users.
See the SS4A Grant Alert (PDF) for details.
Are you looking to deploy smart city or other emerging transportation technology?
The SMART grant program from USDOT aims to provide grants to eligible entities 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.
See this document to learn more about the SMART Grant Program (PDF).
The Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Grant Program provides funding for the purpose of deploying, installing and operating advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, intermodal connectivity and infrastructure return on investment.
See the ATTAIN Grant Alert (PDF) for details.
The TCP provides grant funding to ensure that disadvantaged communities have the technical tools and organizational capacity to comprehensively plan for and deliver quality infrastructure projects and community development projects that enable their communities and neighborhoods to thrive. The TCP will provide technical assistance, planning and capacity building support to advance transportation and community revitalization.
See the Thriving Communities Program Grant Alert (PDF) for details.