# Transportation Demonstration Program (20.936)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/20-936-transportation-demonstration-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Transportation Demonstration Program is run by Department of Transportation. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $100 million in 2 grants, about $50.0 million per award.

## Objectives

Transportation Demonstration grants are for infrastructure projects that expand intermodal and multimodal freight and cargo transportation infrastructure, including airport development under chapter 471 of title 49. The following types of entities are eligible:
1. Maritime port authorities that have a terminal railway that serves a port under the jurisdiction of the authority; AND the location of the authority, as identified by its outermost geographic boundary, is not more than 10 miles from a former military airport classified as a general aviation airport in the National Plan on Integrated Airport System (NPIAS) report for fiscal years (FY) 2019 to 2013.
2. Former military airports where the airport is classified as a general aviation airport in the NPIAS for FY 2019 to 2023; AND the airport is located not more than 10 miles from a maritime port authority that uses a terminal railway.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $62.0 million | 1 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $38.0 million | 1 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Airport Authority | Alabama | $62.0 million |
| Alabama Port Authority | Alabama | $38.0 million |