CFDA#
20.934
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Funder Type
Federal Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Summary
The MPDG opportunity contains three grant programs: the National Infrastructure Project Assistance grants program (Mega), the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highways Projects grants program (INFRA), and the Rural Surface Transportation Grant program (Rural). The funding opportunities are awarded on a competitive basis for surface transportation infrastructure projects—including highway and bridge, intercity passenger rail, railway-highway grade crossing or separation, wildlife crossing, public transportation, marine highway, and freight projects, or groups of such projects—with significant national or regional impact, or to improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas.
The objective is to invest in surface transportation infrastructure projects of national or regional significance and improve/expand infrastructure in rural areas; 2) Support projects that are consistent with the Department's strategic goals: improve safety, economic strength and global competitiveness, equity, and climate and sustainability.
The FY 2023 and 2024 MPDG awards will be made for each of the three grant programs as appropriate and consistent with each grant program's statutory language. The FY 2023–2024 MPDG round will be implemented, as appropriate and consistent with law, in alignment with the priorities in Executive Order 14052, Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (86 FR 64355),1 and will focus on supporting projects that improve safety, economic strength and global competitiveness, equity, and climate and sustainability consistent with the Department's strategic goals.
The Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program is an existing competitive program that will see a more than 50 percent increase in this year's funding due to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. These grants advance the Administration's priorities of rebuilding America's infrastructure and creating jobs by funding highway, multimodal freight and rail projects that position America to win the 21st century. Projects will improve safety, generate economic benefits, reduce congestion, enhance resiliency, and hold the greatest promise to eliminate supply chain bottlenecks and improve critical freight movements.
History of Funding
2023 INFRA awards are available to view here: https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2024-01/INFRA%20Fact%20Sheets%20FY%202023-2024_Final_0.pdf
2022 INFRA awards are available to view here: https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2022-09/INFRA%20Fact%20Sheets%20FY%202022.pdf
2021 INFRA awards are available to view here: https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/sites/buildamerica.dot.gov/files/2021-06/FY-2021-INFRA-Proposed-Project-Selections-v2.pdf
Additional Information
Eligible projects for INFRA grants are:
- A highway freight project on the National Highway Freight Network
- A highway or bridge project on the National Highway System
- A freight intermodal, freight rail, or freight project within the boundaries of a public or private freight rail, water (including ports), or intermodal facility and that is a surface transportation infrastructure project necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, or access into or out of the facility
- A highway-railway grade crossing or grade separation project
- A wildlife crossing project
- A surface transportation project within the boundaries or functionally connected to an international border crossing that improves a facility owned by Fed/State/local government and increases throughput efficiency
- A project for a marine highway corridor that is functionally connected to the NHFN and is likely to reduce road mobile source emissions
- A highway, bridge, or freight project on the National Multimodal Freight Network
INFRA grants may be used for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation (including a project to replace or rehabilitate a culvert, or to reduce stormwater runoff for the purpose of improving habitat for aquatic species), construction contingencies, equipment acquisition, and operational improvements directly related to system performance. Statutorily, INFRA grants may also fund development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering, design, and other preconstruction activities, provided the project meets statutory requirements. However, the Department is seeking to prioritize INFRA funding for projects that result in construction; as a result, development phase activities may be less competitive under INFRA by nature of the evaluation structure described in Section E. Public-private partnership assessments for projects in the development phase are also eligible costs. INFRA grant recipients may use INFRA funds to pay for the subsidy and administrative costs necessary to receive TIFIA credit assistance.
Eligibility Details
Eligible applicants include:
- A State or group of States
- A metropolitan planning organization that serves an Urbanized Area with a population of more than 200,000 individuals
- A unit of local government or group of local governments
- A political subdivision of a State or local government
- A special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority
- A Federal land management agency that applies jointly with a State or group of States
- A tribal government or a consortium of tribal governments
- a multistate corridor organization; or
- a multistate or multijurisdictional group of eligible entities listed above.
Multiple States or entities that submit a joint application should identify a lead applicant as the primary point of contact. Joint applications should include a description of the roles and responsibilities of each applicant and should be signed by each applicant. The applicant that will be responsible for financial administration of the project must be an eligible applicant.
Deadline Details
Applications are due May 6, 2024.
Award Details
$2.7 billion is available for FY24.
INFRA grants may be used for up to 60 percent of future eligible project costs. Other Federal assistance may satisfy the non-INFRA share requirement for an INFRA grant, but total Federal assistance for a project receiving an INFRA grant may not exceed 80 percent of future total eligible project costs, except that, for States with a population density of not more than 80 persons per square mile of land area, based on the 2010 census, the maximum share of the total Federal assistance provided for a project receiving a grant under this section shall be the applicable share under 23 U.S.C. § 120(b). The following chart identifies the states that with a population of fewer than 80 persons per square mile, based on the 2010 census. If your project is located in one of the States below, please consult the following link to determine which sliding scale applies to you: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/directives/notices/n4540-12.cfm.
For the INFRA Leverage Pilot, at least 50 percent of the project's future eligible project costs must be funded by non-Federal contributions.
Large Projects: The minimum project size for large projects is the lesser of (1) $100 million; (2) 30 percent of a State's FY 2022 Federal-aid apportionment if the project is located in one State; or (3) 50 percent of the larger participating State's FY 2022 apportionment for projects located in more than one State.
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