# INFRA Grants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/nsfhp-21-infra21-infra-grants/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/330964

> 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy offered grants of up to $800 million (at least $5.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $889 million in total. Applications closed on March 19, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NSFHP-21-INFRA21 |
| Agency | 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 19, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $800 million |
| Award floor | $5.0 million |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $889 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 20.934 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligible applicants for INFRA grants are 1) a State or group of States; 2) a metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) with a population of more than 200,000 individuals; 3) a unit of local government or group of local governments; 4) a political subdivision of a State or local government; 5) a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; 6) a Federal land management agency that applies jointly with a State or group of States; 7) a tribal government or a consortium of tribal governments; or 8) a multi-State or multi-jurisdictional group of public entities. Multiple States or jurisdictions that submit a joint application should identify a lead applicant as the primary point of contact. Each applicant in a joint application must be an Eligible Applicant. Joint applications must include a description of the roles and responsibilities of each applicant and must be signed by each applicant.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is seeking applicants for the FY 2021 round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program to fund transportation projects of national and regional significance that result in good-paying jobs, improve safety, apply transformative technology, and explicitly address climate change and racial equity. The funding available for this year’s grants totals approximately $889 million. The Department recognizes the role that infrastructure investment plays in economic development and job creation, and the added urgency of this funding at time when the COVID-19 pandemic has put stress on state and local budgets. For the first time, the USDOT seeks INFRA projects that address climate change and environmental justice. Projects will be evaluated on whether they were planned as part of a comprehensive strategy to address climate change, or whether they support strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions such as deploying zero-emission-vehicle infrastructure or encouraging modal shift and a reduction in vehicle-miles-traveled. Racial equity will also be considered as a selection criterion, to the extent that project sponsors have completed equity-focused community outreach, and projects are designed to benefit underserved communities. The Department will also consider whether the project is located in a federally designated community development zone, including qualified Opportunity Zones, Empowerment Zones, Promise Zones, or Choice Neighborhoods. USDOT seeks projects that apply innovative technology, delivery, or financing methods with proven outcomes to deliver projects in a cost effective manner. The Department will make awards under the INFRA program to both large and small projects. For a large project, the INFRA grant must be at least $25 million. For a small project, the grant must be at least $5 million. Under statutory requirements, 10 percent of available funds are reserved for small projects, and the Department must award at least 25 percent of funding for rural projects. INFRA grants may be used to fund a variety of components of an infrastructure project, however, the Department is specifically focused on projects in which the local sponsor is significantly invested and is positioned to proceed rapidly to construction.

## Questions people ask

### Is NSFHP-21-INFRA21 still open?

No. It closed on March 19, 2021.

### Who can apply for INFRA Grants?

69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for INFRA Grants?

Closed March 19, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $800 million each. About $889 million in total.

### Who has won Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Rhode Island Dot, Ohio Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation Connecticut. The program made 106 awards worth $2.3 billion in that time.