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
Multi-State Freight Corridor Planning
This new IIJA program authorizes states and certain other local government entities to enter into multi-state compacts to promote an improved mobility of goods and establishes a grant program providing financial assistance to new and existing multi-state compacts.
Estimate Budget
$
30000000
$0-$50M
30000000
No items found.
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Multimodal and freight
Eligibility
Appalachian Regional Commission
IIJA sets aside funds designated for ARC to create a new regional energy hub initiative providing research and grants to determine the economic impact of an ethane storage facility supporting more effective energy market performance.
Estimate Budget
$
30000000
$0-$50M
30000000
No items found.
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Highways, Roads, and Bridges
Eligibility
Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program
Funds for these grants are set aside from those funds appropriated for the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program, and they are awarded to eligible organizations to develop plans for active transportation networks and spines.
Estimate Budget
$
20000000
$0-$50M
20000000
No items found.
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Highways, Roads, and Bridges
Eligibility
Invasive Plant Elimination Program
This new IIJA grant program funds state projects aimed at eliminating or controlling existing invasive plants, or preventing encroachment by new invasive plants along and in areas adjacent to transportation corridor rights-of-way, with priority given to projects using native plants and wildflowers.
Estimate Budget
$
250000000
$101M-$500M
250000000
No items found.
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Highways, Roads, and Bridges
Eligibility
Research
Formerly the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment program, IIJA modifies and expands the program beyond congestion to include intermodal connectivity and a rural set-aside of at least 20% and to allow for retrofitting of DSRC technology under certain conditions. This program uses funds set aside from the Highway Research and Development Program, Technology and Innovation Deployment Program, and Intelligent Transportation Systems Program.
Estimate Budget
$
300000000
$101M-$500M
300000000
No items found.
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Highways, Roads, and Bridges
Eligibility
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program
This new IIJA program provides competitive grants to eligible entities to improve and expand surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas to increase connectivity and the safety and reliability of people and freight, and promote regional economic growth.
Estimate Budget
$
1000000000
$501M-$1B
1000000000
No items found.
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Highways, Roads, and Bridges
Eligibility
Clean School Bus Program
This new IIJA program will replace existing school buses with low- or zero-emission ones, prioritizing high-need, low-income, rural, and tribal schools
Estimate Budget
$
5000000000
$1B+
5000000000
No items found.
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Highways, Roads, and Bridges
Eligibility
Research
This program awards and administers grants to consortia national colleges and universities that come together to form a center of transportation excellence that promotes cutting-edge transportation research, advance transportation technology, and develop young transportation professionals. IIJA additionally makes technical revisions to UTCs and requires the Secretary to publish a description of the process of selecting UTCs.
Estimate Budget
$
500000000
$101M-$500M
500000000
No items found.
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Highways, Roads, and Bridges
Eligibility
Research
IIJA directs a portion of annual funding towards major highway-related training and education programs.
Estimate Budget
$
130000000
$101M-$500M
130000000
No items found.
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Highways, Roads, and Bridges
Eligibility
Research
Of the funds allocated for the Highway Research and Development program, IIJA sets aside funding for this program, which requires USDOT—through state, local, and regional pilot projects—to test the feasibility of a road usage fee and other user-based alternative revenue mechanisms to maintain the Highway Trust Fund's long-term solvency. Under IIJA, this program's objectives focus on data privacy, administrative costs, implementation, and equity.
Estimate Budget
$
80000000
$51M-$100M
80000000
No items found.
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Highways, Roads, and Bridges
Eligibility