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DOTBAB01062022: Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

Closed Closed April 11, 2022 Opportunity DOTBAB01062022 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$5.0 million
• Award floor$100,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Public Entities

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program awards averaged $1.6 million; this notice allows up to $5.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (98% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Section 1441 of the FAST Act authorized the establishment of the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) demonstration program to assist entities in developing improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the accelerated delivery of a project that is eligible for funding under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA) program under Chapter 6 of Title 23, United States Code. The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, enacted on December 20, 2019, appropriated $5 million for this program. As a part of the implementation plan, the Bureau is issuing this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for designating and funding an RIA that will: 1) serve a defined geographic area; 2) act as a resource to qualified entities in the geographic area in accordance with Section 1441 of the FAST Act; and 3) demonstrate the effectiveness of an RIA to accelerate the delivery of eligible projects through the Bureau’s innovative financing programs including the TIFIA credit program, and, to the extent applicable, the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) credit program and Private Activity Bonds (PABs) and other innovative financing methods.

Category: Transportation.

Applying now

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