Scout IIJA Competitive Grants Tracker
Municipalities and counties across the country have the opportunity to make transformative investments in their communities. To amplify those investments, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has created competitive grant opportunities for local communities to seek additional funding. A searchable database of available IIJA grants is available below. To find out more about Scout's work to support and track innovative investments in our community and beyond, see our ARPA tracker, or visit us at our website.
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Category Name
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is part of the DOT, and compiles, analyzes, and disseminates statistics on transportation, including commercial aviation, multimodal freight activity, and transportation economics.
Estimate Budget
$
50000000
$0-$50M
50000000
Department of Transportation (Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Research and innovation
Eligibility
Rural Formula Grants
This program provides capital, planning, and operating assistance to eligible recipients to support public transportation in rural areas with populations less than 50,000 whom often rely on public transit. IIJA additionally sets fixed percentages for the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations and Appalachian Development Public Transportation Assistance programs.
Estimate Budget
$
4580000000
$1B+
4580000000
Department of Transportation
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Transit
Eligibility
Public Transportation Innovation
This program awards funds to advance innovative public transportation research and development. IIJA makes some updates, including making the Low-No Component Testing program more flexible.
Estimate Budget
$
190000000
$101M-$500M
190000000
Department of Transportation
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Transit
Eligibility
Highway Safety Program
This program provides grants to states to improve driver behavior and safety. IIJA expands eligibilities for widespread and proper using child restraints, improving recall awareness, and preventing child heatstroke fatalities, among others, and also requires states that have legalized marijuana to consider educational programs for drivers on marijuana-impaired driving risks.
Estimate Budget
$
1990000000
$1B+
1990000000
Department of Transportation
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Safety
Eligibility
Planning Programs (Transportation)
This program awards grants to eligible entities to develop and evaluate transportation plans and programs. IIJA includes a greater federal share for planning activities in lower-density and lower-income parts of metropolitan areas and adjoining rural areas.
Estimate Budget
$
970000000
$501M-$1B
970000000
Department of Transportation
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Transit
Eligibility
Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grant Program
This new IIJA program provides competitive grants for city or community demonstration projects incorporating innovative transportation technologies or data uses, such as coordinated automation, connected vehicles, and intelligent sensor-based infrastructure.
Estimate Budget
$
500000000
$101M-$500M
500000000
Department of Transportation
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Research and innovation
Eligibility
National Priority Safety Programs
These programs provide grants to address specific national priorities for reducing highway deaths and injuries. IIJA clarifies and expands eligibility to include program underutilization and establishes new priority programs educating drivers and law enforcement officers about proper practices for traffic stops and preventing deaths and injuries involving stopped motor vehicles.
Estimate Budget
$
1870000000
$1B+
1870000000
Department of Transportation
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Safety
Eligibility
State of Good Repair Grants
This program provides grants to transit agencies operating fixed-guideway and high-intensity motorbus systems to maintain, replace, and rehabilitate capital assets. IIJA added a competitive grant program for state and local governments to replace rail rolling stock past its useful life.
Estimate Budget
$
23140000000
$1B+
23140000000
Department of Transportation
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Transit
Eligibility
High-Visibility Enforcement Program
This is a universal traffic safety approach combining highly visible and proactive law enforcement to deter and change unlawful traffic behaviors. IIJA requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct three HVE campaigns per year.
Estimate Budget
$
200000000
$101M-$500M
200000000
Department of Transportation
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Safety
Eligibility
Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning
This program provides competitive grants to transit projects in which the sponsor will seek funding through FTA's Capital Investment Grants Program and that seek to create compact, mixed-used communities with easy job and service access. IIJA allows financing for both site-specific and comprehensive planning.
Estimate Budget
$
70000000
$51M-$100M
70000000
Department of Transportation
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Transit
Eligibility