DOT Navigator

The DOT Navigator (https://www.transportation.gov/dot-navigator) is a new resource to help communities understand the best ways to apply for grants, and to plan for and deliver transformative infrastructure projects and services. This includes:

• applying for federal grants and understanding some of the key requirements;
• access to existing resources and programs funded or managed by DOT that can provide deeper levels of assistance, technical information, best practices, and training; and
• information to help access IIJA/BIL funding programs.

USDOT Technical Assistance Resources for Local Communities

•  FEDERAL-AID ESSENTIALS FOR LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES (FHWA): An online library of informational videos and resources designed specifically for local public agencies to understand the many project phases and different regulations and requirements.
•  THE THRIVING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (TCP): This program will support community planning and project development of transformative infrastructure projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
•  RURAL OPPORTUNITIES TO USE TRANSPORTATION FOR ECONOMIC SUCCESS (ROUTES): ROUTES is an initiative to address disparities in rural transportation infrastructure by developing user-friendly tools and information, aggregating DOT resources, and providing technical assistance.
•  BUILD AMERICA BUREAU: In 2022, the Build America Bureau will launch several new technical assistance programs to support innovative finance for Tribal, rural, and regional projects.

The CRO hosts trainings, workshops, webinars, and events to help Colorado communities build their own capacity. Events — Colorado Resiliency Office (coresiliency.com)

CRO also holds office hours to support local communities as they navigate the IIJA funding. These are held the third Thursday of every month at 2 pm: IIJA Office Hours — Colorado Resiliency Office (coresiliency.com)

Recent and upcoming events include:

• Shovel Worthy, Not Just Shovel Ready – Wise Use Of Federal Infrastructure Funding In Rural SW America, July 21 11:15 am: Shovel Worthy, Not Just Shovel Ready – Wise Use of Federal Infrastructure Funding in Rural SW America — Colorado Resiliency Office (coresiliency.com)

• Building Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships Conference, July 28-29, Washington D.C.: 11th Annual Building Resilience Through Private-Public Partnerships Conference (uschamberfoundation.org)

 

The National Center for Rural Road Safety and  National Local Technical Assistance Program Association Safety Work Group are co-hosting an online webinar entitled Complete Streets for Rural Areas: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Mountain.

When the US DOT released its National Roadway Safety Strategy, Complete Streets are emphasized as a focal point for ensuring that our roads are safe for all road users. This webinar will show you how Complete Streets policies can be incorporated into a rural area and what resources are available.

Funded by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, the National Center for Rural Road Safety embodies the federal transportation goal for a center focused solely and specifically on enhancing safety on rural roads while supporting surface transportation in general.

Click here to register for the webinar.

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Webinars

FRA regularly holds webinars to provide technical assistance to grantees and stakeholders. The links to the webinar recordings and presentation files are listed below for reference.  If you would like to be added to FRA’s mailing list to learn about future trainings and events, please subscribe and select Program Delivery announcements.

For information on upcoming webinars, visit the FRA Rail Program Delivery Webinar Series: Grants & Loans and FRA Rail Program Delivery Webinar Series: Environment webpages.

Reconnecting Communities Pilot Discretionary Grant Program Webinars

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the new Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) discretionary grant program, funded with $1 billion over the next 5 years. The program’s funds can support planning, capital construction, and technical assistance to equitably and safely restore community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation, or replacement of eligible transportation infrastructure facilities that create barriers to mobility, access, or economic development.

• Thursday, July 28 from 2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT: Register here
• Past Webinars with available recordings: Reconnecting Communities – Webinars | US Department of Transportation

Webinar Series – Safe Streets and Roads for All Grants 

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) hosted informational webinars for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant opportunity. These webinars were recorded and are available for viewing. https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SS4A/webinars

The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation offers webinars to help states and key stakeholders build capacity for electric vehicles and plan for charging infrastructure. Past webinars are available for viewing: https://driveelectric.gov/webinars/#equity-webinar.

Webinar Series – FY22 Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant (MPDG) Opportunity

The MPDG streamlines three grant programs into one application process. The application window is closed for 2022, but recordings of these webinars are available online as reference for future years: https://www.transportation.gov/grants/mpdg-webinars

New National Association of Counties (NACo) Resource for Understanding the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Funding Table of BIL Opportunities for County Governments
A recording of this this webinar is available to those who want to learn about a new funding matrix for counties that details all funding opportunities accessible by counties that are provided for in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Details include how counties can access funds, funding levels, special eligibility requirements, and most importantly, opportunities that counties can access.

1. Rebuilding American Infrastructure Sustainably and Equitably (RAISE) Grants– This existing competitive grant program at the Department of Transportation provides $7.5 billion with an additional $7.5 billion subject to Congressional approval in funding for road, rail, transit, and other surface transportation of local and/or regional significance. Selection criteria safety, sustainability, equity, economic competitiveness, mobility, and community connectivity. Applications will open in the first quarter of 2022.

2. Port Infrastructure Development Program Grants – This existing $2 billion Department of Transportation program funds investment in the modernization and expansion of U.S. ports to remove supply chain bottlenecks, ensure long-term competitiveness, resilience, and sustainability while reducing impacts to the environment and neighboring communities. The infrastructure law expanded the program’s eligibilities to include projects that improve goods movement, as well as port electrification projects, idling reduction solutions,
equipment charging infrastructure and related worker training initiatives. The Department of Transportation expects to open applications in
February 2022.

3. Bus & Bus Facilities Competitive Grants – This existing $2 billion program at the Department of Transportation provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus related equipment and to rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities – as well as capital funding for low or no emissions bus projects. Fiscal Year 2021 grant selections will be announced soon. Applications are expected to open for the Fiscal Year 2022 grant program in the first quarter of 2022.

4. National Infrastructure Project Assistance (also known as “Megaprojects” or MEGA) – This $5 billion competitive grant program supports multi-modal, multi-jurisdictional projects of regional or national significance. Communities are eligible to apply for funding to complete critical large projects that would otherwise be unachievable without assistance. The application window for 2022 is closed.

5. Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grants – This Department of Transportation program supports highway and rail projects  of regional and economic significance. The application window for 2022 is closed.

6. Safe Streets and Roads for All – This new $5 billion competitive grant program at the Department of Transportation will provide funding directly to and exclusively for local governments to support their efforts to advance “vision zero” plans and other complete street improvements to reduce crashes and fatalities, especially for cyclists and pedestrians. Applications are due in September 2022.

7. Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants – In addition to the $5 billion formula program distributed to states, this $2.5 billion discretionary grant program at the Department of Transportation will fund the strategic deployment of publicly accessible electric vehicle  charging infrastructure, as well as hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure, along designated alternative fuel corridors and in communities.

The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program aims to build out a national electric vehicle charging network, an important step towards making electric vehicle (EV) charging accessible to all Americans. The funding will be distributed to the states over a five-year period to create the EV charging network along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors, particularly along the Interstate Highway System.

Program guidance can be found here: The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program Guidance (dot.gov)

8. Clean School Bus Program – This new $5 billion competitive grant program at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide funding to replace existing school buses with low- or zero-emission school buses. The 2022 Rebate Program is now open: https://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus/school-bus-rebates-clean-school-bus-program. Applications are due in August 2022.

9. Reconnecting Communities – The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law creates a first-ever $1 billion program at the Department of Transportation to reconnect communities divided by transportation infrastructure – particularly historically disadvantaged communities too often nearly destroyed or cut in half by a highway. This new competitive program will provide dedicated funding to state, local, metropolitan planning organizations, and tribal governments for planning, design, demolition, and reconstruction of street grids, parks, or other infrastructure to address these legacy impacts. Applications will open in summer 2022.

10. Rural Surface Transportation Grant – This new $2 billion competitive grant program at the Department of Transportation will improve and expand surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas, increasing connectivity, improving safety and reliability of the movement of  people and freight, and generate regional economic growth. This amount includes specific set asides for small projects ($200 million), rural roadway lane departure improvements ($300 million), and the Appalachian Development Highway System ($500 million). The application window for 2022 is closed.

1. Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program – This existing Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program will distribute $1 billion to support communities undertaking hazard mitigation projects to reduce the risks they face from disasters and other natural hazards. FY21 applications are open until January 28th, 2022 and hundreds of millions of dollars in funding remains available. Communities will apply as sub-applicants under their states. Applications for FY22 are expected to open no later than September 30th, 2022.
2. Flood Mitigation Assistance – $3.5 billion from this existing FEMA program can be used for projects that reduce or eliminate the risk of  repetitive flood damage to buildings insured by the National Flood Insurance Program. FY21 applications are open until January 28th, 2022. Communities will apply as subapplicants under their states. Applications for FY22 are expected to open no later than September 30th, 2022.

3. Brownfields Remediation Program – This existing EPA program will provide $1.2 billion in grants and technical assistants to communities to assess and safely clean-up contaminated properties and offer job training programs. Communities are currently able to  request funding for Targeted Brownfields Assessments through their regional EPA office. Additional competitive funding opportunities will  be announced this spring.

4. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants – This Department of Energy block grant program will provide $550 million to states, local governments, and tribes for projects that reduce energy use, increase energy efficiency, and cut pollution. The first funding opportunity is expected for release in the Fall of 2022.

5. Grants for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Improvements in Schools – This new Department of Energy Program will provide  $500 million for local government education agencies and nonprofit partners to make energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean vehicle upgrades and improvements at public schools. The opportunity to apply for funding is expected to be open in the Fall of 2022.

6. Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas – This new Department of Energy program will provide $1 billion to entities in rural or remote areas (defined as cities, towns, or unincorporated areas with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants) to increase environmental protection  from the impacts of energy use and improve resilience, reliability, safety, and availability of energy. Applications for funding are expected to be open in the Fall of 2022.

7. Grants for Energy Efficiency and Resilience Code Adoption – This Department of Energy program will provide $225 million to state energy agencies, in partnership with local building code agencies, codes and standards developers, utilities, and other entities, to enable sustained, cost-effective implementation of updated building energy codes to save customers money on their energy bills. Applications for funding are expected to be open by the end of 2022.

8. Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs – This new Department of Energy program will provide $8 billion to support the development of at least four regional clean hydrogen hubs to improve clean hydrogen production, processing, delivery, storage, and end use. Applications for funding will open in the Summer of 2022.

9. Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program – This new $1 billion program at the Department of Agriculture will provide grants to communities at risk from wildfire to develop or revise their community wildfire protection plans and carry out projects described within those plans. It will include a mix of formula and competitive funds. Applications are expected to open early in 2023.

1. ReConnect Program – This existing Department of Agriculture program will provide almost $2 billion in loans and grants for projects that provide broadband in rural areas. Applications will likely open in the 3rd quarter of 2022.

2. Middle Mile Grants Program – This new $1 billion program at the Department of Commerce provides grants for the construction, improvement or acquisition of middle mile broadband infrastructure. Applications are due in September 2022.

3. State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program – This new $1 billion program at the Department of Homeland Security makes available  federal funds to state, local, and tribal governments to address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats to information systems that  they own or operate. Applications will likely open during the third quarter of 2022.

4. Smart Grid Investment Grant Program and Energy Sector Operational Support For Cyber Resilience Program – These two Department of Energy programs will provide $3 billion and $50 million, respectively, for electric utilities, including municipal and co-operative utilities, to modernize the electricity grid and increase resilience to cybersecurity threats. Applications for the Smart Grid program are expected to be open by the end of 2022, and applications for the Cyber Resilience program are expected to be open in the Summer of 2022.

5. Water & Groundwater Storage and Conveyance – This existing $1 billion program at the Department of Interior provides funding for water storage projects with capacity between 2,000 and 30,000 acre-feet – as well as projects convey water to or from surface water or groundwater storage. The Department will open applications later this spring.

6. Emergency Watershed Protection Program – This existing Department of Agriculture program will provide $300 million in technical and financial assistance to project sponsors for the design and construction of measures to help repair damages from a recent disaster. Applications for emergency situations (imminent threat to life and property) must be submitted within 10 days of the disaster; applications for non-emergency situations must be submitted within 60 days of the disaster.

The law further significantly increased the amount of non-competitive formula funding that will flow first to states and then on to cities and local governments. Examples include funding available through Surface Transportation Block Grant sub-allocations for local governments, which now include significantly expanded the flexibilities for cities to determine how these funds can be used, as well as increases for states’ Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds. We encourage cities to reach out to the state or regional offices for various federal agencies, as well as state governments’ infrastructure coordinators, to better understand forthcoming increases in formula funding.

USDOT has published a list of  Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for key IIJA/BIL programs. This list is not comprehensive and will be updated periodically with new programs and dates here.

Opening Date	NOFO	Operating Administration/Office	Closing Date
5/16/2022	Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program	Office of the Secretary	9/15/2022
5/24/2022	Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Program	Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	8/8/2022
5/25/2022	University Transportation Centers Program	Office of the Secretary	8/25/2022 (Letter of Intent requested by 7/1/2021)
5/26/2022	Transit-Oriented Development Pilot Program	Federal Transit Administration	7/25/2022
6/10/2022	Bridge Investment Program	Federal Highway Administration	7/25/2022 (Planning Applications) 9/8/2022 (Bridge Project Applications) 9/25/2022 (Large Bridge Project Applications)
6/30/2022	Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program	Office of the Secretary	10/13/2022
7/6/2022	Railroad Crossing Elimination Program	Federal Railroad Administration	10/4/2022
7/8/2022	Ferry Programs: Electric or Low Emitting Ferry Program; Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program; Passenger Ferry Grant Program	Federal Transit Administration	9/6/2022
July	All Stations Accessibility Program	Federal Transit Administration
July	Rail Vehicle Replacement Program	Federal Transit Administration
Summer	National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program	Federal Highway Administration
Summer	Thriving Communities	Office of the Secretary
August	Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Project Program	Federal Highway Administration
August	Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvements Grant Program	Federal Railroad Administration
September	Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program	Office of the Secretary
October	Fiscal year 2022 Federal-state Partnership (National)	Federal Railroad Administration
December	Fiscal year 2022 Federal-state Partnership (Northeast Corridor)	Federal Railroad Administration

If you are interested in knowing when funding opportunities for grants are announced, you can register at grants.gov to stay up to date with USDOT-wide NOFOs as they become available.

The IIJA establishes the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Formula Program to help make surface transportation more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters through support of planning activities, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk costal infrastructure.

Additional information will be updated as it becomes available.

Program Implementation Guidance was released July 29, 2022: INFORMATION: Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Formula Program Implementation Guidance (dot.gov)

FHWA Fact Sheet: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Formula Program Fact Sheet | Federal Highway Administration (dot.gov)

Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Program

The purpose of the RCE Program is to fund highway-rail or pathway-rail grade crossing improvement projects that focus on improving the safety and mobility of people and goods.

Fact sheet: Railroad Crossing Elim Grants Fact Sheet_0.pdf (dot.gov)

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Notice of Funding Opportunity for the FY22 Railroad Crossing Elimination Program | FRA (dot.gov)

Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program – Planning Grans and Capital Construction Grants

Application Deadline: October 13, 2022

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the new Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) discretionary grant program, funded with $1 billion over the next 5 years.

It is the first-ever program to help reconnect communities that were previously cut off from economic opportunities by transportation infrastructure. Funding supports planning grants and capital construction grants, as well as technical assistance, to restore community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation, or replacement of eligible transportation infrastructure facilities.

Eligible facilities: A highway, including a road, street, or parkway or other transportation facility, such as a railroad track, that creates a barrier to community connectivity, including barriers to mobility, access, or economic development, due to high speeds, grade separations, or other design factors.

Program overview: Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program – Planning Grants and Capital Construction Grants  | US Department of Transportation

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program – NOFO FY2022 | US Department of Transportation

Bridge Investment Program

Application Deadline: August 9, 2022
The Bridge Investment Program is a competitive, discretionary program that focuses on the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of existing bridges across the country to reduce the overall number of those bridges either in poor condition, or in fair condition at risk of declining into poor condition. It also expands applicant eligibilities to create opportunity for all levels of government to be direct recipients of program funds.

Program overview: BIP – Funding Programs – Management and Preservation – Bridges & Structures – Federal Highway Administration (dot.gov)

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): View Opportunity | GRANTS.GOV

Safe Streets and Roads for All Discretionary Grant Opportunity

Application Deadline: September 15, 2022
Funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 SS4A grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning, infrastructure, behavioral, and operational initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micromobility users; motorists; and commercial vehicle operators.

Program Overview and How to Apply: Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program | US Department of Transportation

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Discretionary Grant Opportunity (transportation.gov)

UPDATE to the NOFO, published August 4, 2022: 2022-16662.pdf (govinfo.gov)

FY2022 Multimodal Project Discretionary Grants (MPDG)

Application Deadline: CLOSED FOR 2022
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) combines three major discretionary grant programs.

• The Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (RURAL) funds projects to improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas to increase connectivity, improve the safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, and generate regional economic growth and improve quality of life.
• The Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program funds projects to rebuild America’s infrastructure focused on improving safety, generating economic benefits, reducing congestion, enhancing resiliency, and eliminating supply chain bottlenecks/improving critical freight movements.
• The National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) program funds major projects that are too large or complex for traditional funding programs, including multijurisdictional or regional projects of significance that may also cut across multiple modes of transportation.

Overview, Application Guidelines, and Additional Information: https://www.transportation.gov/grants/mpdg-announcement

5339(c) Low or No Emission Grant Program and 5339(b) Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program

Application Deadline: CLOSED FOR 2022
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $1.1 billion in competitive grants under the Low or No Emission Grant Program (Low-No Program) and approximately $372 million under the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program (Buses and Bus Facilities Program), subject to availability of appropriated funding. See the Federal Register Notice. FTA is combining these two grant opportunities in one NOFO, and applicants are welcome to apply to either program or both. Synopses and full announcement are posted on Grants.Gov as opportunity FTA-2022-001-TPM-LWNO for Low-No applications and FTA-2022-002-TPM-BUSC for Buses and Bus Facilities applications. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.Gov website.

Overview: https://www.transit.dot.gov/notices-funding/low-or-no-emission-and-grants-buses-and-bus-facilities-competitive-programs-fy2022

FTA’s Low or No Emission (Low-No) Grant Program makes funding available to help transit agencies purchase or lease U.S.-built low or no emission vehicles that use advanced technologies, including related equipment or facilities, for transit revenue operations. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $5.5 billion over five years for the Low-No Program—more than 10 times greater than the previous five years of funding. For Fiscal Year 2022, approximately $1.1 billion will be available for grants under this program.

FTA’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program makes funding available to help transit agencies purchase and rehabilitate buses, vans, and related equipment, and build bus facilities. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides nearly $2 billion over five years for the Bus and Bus Facilities Program. For Fiscal Year 2022, approximately $372 million for grants will be available under this program.

 

RAISE Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity
Application Deadline: CLOSED FOR 2022
The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants. Funds for the FY 2022 RAISE grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis for surface transportation infrastructure projects that will have a significant local or regional impact. This program is referred to as the Local and Regional Project Assistance Program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”).

Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Overview – https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants

Colorado Broadband Office – https://broadband.colorado.gov/funding.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration Grants – https://broadband.colorado.gov/funding.

PPACG Wildfire Mitigation Funding Report – working draft Feb 10 2022

Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES)

The ROUTES initiative aims to ensure rural transportation infrastructure’s unique challenges are considered in order to meet priority transportation goals of safety, mobility, and economic competitiveness.

The Rural EV Infrastructure Toolkit was recently released to help rural communities plan and fund electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

FHWA Funding Brochure

The FHWA issued an updated brochure: Federal Funding is Available For Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure On the National Highway System (dot.gov).

Alternative Fuel Corridors

Information regarding Alternative Fuel Corridors, including interactive maps and the request for nominations for new corridors is available online: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/alternative_fuel_corridors/.

Colorado Plan for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program

Colorado is expected to receive $57 million over the next five years to create an EV charging network across the state. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) will be working with partners and stakeholders to develop the state’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Implementation Plan. Information is available online: https://www.codot.gov/programs/innovativemobility/electrification/nevi-plan

Colorado Programs

The following are among the state-wide programs related to electric vehicles. Details on each can be found at Alternative Fuels Data Center: Colorado Laws and Incentives (energy.gov)

• Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Infrastructure Grant Program and Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) and Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Grants: For the PPACG Region applications would go through the Colorado Energy Office (CEO): http://cleanairfleets.org/programs/alt-fuels-colorado
• Direct Current (DC) Fast Charging Plazas Program: EV Fast-Charging Plazas | Colorado Energy Office
• Impact Assistance Program for Public Fleets: https://cdola.colorado.gov/funding-programs/energy/mineral-impact-assistance-fund-grant-eiaf
• Advanced Industries (AI) Accelerator Program Grants: https://choosecolorado.com/doing-business/advanced-industries/
• Electric Vehicle (EV) and Infrastructure Coaching Service: https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/zero-emission-vehicles/recharge-colorado

 

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. 117-58), also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”, will provide unprecedented Federal funding for rail improvement projects in America. Over the next five years, that means greatly expanding existing Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) programs and creating new programs to enhance our nation’s rail network. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes $102 billion in total rail funding, including $66 billion from advanced appropriations, and $36 billion in authorized funding.

Information from the FRA is available here: https://railroads.dot.gov/BIL

A new memorandum was released to clarify eligibility requirements for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) under the IIJA.

• https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/f

In addition, the IIJA established a new Special Rule under the HSIP for vulnerable road user (VRU) safety and continued two existing special rules for High-Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) and Older Drivers and Pedestrians.

• https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/rulemaking/docs/Section148_SpecialRule_Guidance.pdf

The EPA has released a memorandum outlining a strategy for collaborative implementation with state, local, and Tribal partners of $43 billion in water infrastructure funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. EPA’s implementation memo highlights the flexibility provided to states and borrowers to address a wide variety of local water quality and public health challenges.

The memorandum and related information can be found online: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law SRF Memorandum | US EPA.