# Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (20.938)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/20-938-rural-surface-transportation-grant-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program is run by Department of Transportation. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $528 million in 25 grants, about $21.1 million per award.

## Objectives

The Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program will provide Federal financial assistance to highway, bridge, and tunnel projects, highway safety projects, highway freight projects, and integrated mobility management projects, located in rural areas.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $150 million | 9 |
| 2025 | $377 million | 17 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State of South Dakota | South Dakota | $76.1 million |
| Iowa Department of Transportation | Iowa | $57.3 million |
| North Dakota Department of Transportation | North Dakota | $55.0 million |
| Mississippi Department of Transportation | Mississippi | $35.0 million |
| New Mexico Department of Transportation | New Mexico | $30.3 million |
| Minnesota Department of Transportation | Minnesota | $26.3 million |
| Rosebud Sioux Tribe | South Dakota | $26.2 million |
| Wvdot Division of Highways | West Virginia | $26.0 million |
| Transportation, Vermont Agency of | Vermont | $25.8 million |
| Transportation & Development Louisiana D | Louisiana | $25.0 million |
| Virginia Department of Transportation | Virginia | $25.0 million |
| Montana Department of Transportation | Montana | $25.0 million |
| Department of Transportation California | California | $25.0 million |
| Department of Transportation Arizona | Arizona | $25.0 million |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Utah | $17.0 million |
| Michigan Department of Transportation | Michigan | $14.4 million |
| Kawerak, Inc. | Alaska | $10.0 million |
| Wyoming Department of Transportation | Wyoming | $2.2 million |
| Department of Transportation New York | New York | $959,305 |