TREAS-CERTS-2021: CERTS Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of the Treasury notices from 2021.
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.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 6, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Total funding$2.0 billion
- Expected awards5,000
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | May 6, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Archived by Grants.gov | July 16, 2021 |
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)
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
Is this a realistic fit?
- No cost sharing or match is required.
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.
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
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.
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