TIGER Grants for Surface Transportation — Department of Transportation funding opportunity
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TIGER Grants for Surface Transportation

The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This grant opportunity is being funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5, 123 Stat.115 (Feb. 17, 200...

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Award $20M–$300M Deadline Fixed Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted May 1, 2009
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: $20,000,000 – $300,000,000, total pool ~$1,500,000,000.
  • Issued by: Department of Transportation.
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Award amount
$20M–$300M
Deadline
Fixed
Total pool
$1500M

About this opportunity

The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This grant opportunity is being funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5, 123 Stat.115 (Feb. 17, 2009) (“Recovery Act”). This synopsis contains all updates to this document that have been posted as of April 30, 2009. If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis. All individuals and organizations potentially interested in this grant opportunity are responsible for frequently MONITORING this website AND the Department’s TIGER Grants website for any AMENDMENTS to this notice. Such Amendments could contain crucial information. The Department’s TIGER Grants website is http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/. Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: DTOS59-09-RA-TIGER Opportunity Category: Discretionary Posted Date: May 1, 2009 Creation Date: May 1, 2009 Original Closing Date for Applications: To be determined. The Department is in the process of developing criteria and requirements for this program. Additional information will be available when the Department publishes a full announcement. Current Closing Date for Applications: To be determined. The Department is in the process of developing criteria and requirements for this program. Additional information will be available when the Department publishes a full announcement. Archive Date: November 30, 2010 Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Surface Transportation Expected Number of Awards: To be determined. The number of awards will be determined after evaluating all Applications. Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000,000. Of this amount, the Department may use an amount not to exceed $200,000,000 for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Department finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this program. In addition, the Department may retain up to $1,500,000, and may transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the Maritime Administration, to fund the award and oversight of grants made under this program. Award Ceiling: $300,000,000 per project. Award Floor: $20,000,000 per project. The Department may waive the $20,000,000 minimum grant size for the purpose of funding significant projects in smaller States. CFDA Number(s): 20.932 Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: The Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this program may be up to 100 Department will give priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package. Eligible Applicants The funds provided under this program will be awarded to State or local governments or transit agencies on a competitive basis. Recipients of Recovery Act funds and their first tier sub-awardees will be required to have a DUNS number (www.dnb.com) and a current registration in the Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov). Recipients of Recovery Act funds must have systems and internal controls that allow them to separately track and report Recovery Act funds even if the funds are being used to fund an existing project/activity. Additional Information on Eligibility: The Department is in the process of developing criteria and requirements for this program. Additional information will be available when the Department publishes a full announcement. Agency Name Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.

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Source ID47147
PostedMay 1, 2009

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