# CERTS Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/treas-certs-2021-certs-coronavirus-economic-relief-for-transportation/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333321

> Department of the Treasury offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 5,000 awards worth $2.0 billion in total. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | TREAS-CERTS-2021 |
| Agency | Department of the Treasury |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | not set |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 5,000 |
| Total funding | $2.0 billion |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 21.028 |

## Who can apply

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

The following types of private sector companies are eligible: Motorcoach transportation service providers School bus transportation service providers Passenger vessel transportation service providers Pilotage vessel transportation service providers

## What the grant funds

Division N, Title IV, Section 421 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), Pub. L. No. 116-260 (December 27, 2020) authorized the $2 billion Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) program to provide grants to eligible motorcoach companies, school bus companies, passenger vessel companies, and pilotage companies that have experienced annual revenue losses of 25 percent or more as result of COVID-19 directly or indirectly. The priority use of grant funds must be for payroll costs, though grants may be used for operating expenses and the repayment of debt accrued to maintain payroll. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has posted program guidelines on the CERTS webpage on treasury.gov: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-american-industry/coronavirus-economic-relief-for-transportation-services The guidelines address the overall CERTS grant process, eligibility standards, grant amounts and payments, eligible uses of grant funds, and how to prepare for the grant application. Treasury will open a web-based application portal accessible through the CERTS webpage on treasury.gov. Once the application portal is made available, it will be open for 4 weeks. Interested companies should check the web page to see when the application portal opens and closes.

## Questions people ask

### Is TREAS-CERTS-2021 still open?

No. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

### Who can apply for CERTS Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services?

Department of the Treasury accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for CERTS Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services?

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

### How much funding is available?

About $2.0 billion in total across about 5,000 awards.