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How to Apply for the Thriving Communities Program

Two Opportunities for Potential Applicants

For fiscal year (FY) 2022 funding, the Thriving Communities Program (TCP) offered two separate response opportunities for potential applicants: a Letter of Interest, due on December 6, 2022, and a Notice of Funding Opportunity, due on November 29, 2022. Both opportunities are now closed

  1. A Call for Letters of Interest (LOI): For eligible applicants to receive technical assistance, planning, or capacity building services. There is no cost requirement to participate, and DOT will prioritize helping the most under-resourced disadvantaged communities.  
  2. A Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): For eligible applicants to provide technical assistance, planning, or capacity building services to help disadvantaged communities.

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View the table below to understand more about the FY22 opportunities:

Opportunity #1: Call for Letters of Interest (LOI) #2: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
Purpose

Technical assistance, planning, or capacity building services provided to eligible applicants.

 Funding for eligible applicants to provide technical assistance, planning, or capacity building services to selected TCP communities.
Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are:

  • Local, state, or Tribal governments including pueblos or villages
  • United States territories
  • Metropolitan planning organizations
  • Transit agencies
  • Other political subdivisions of state or local governments

TCP will prioritize support to disadvantaged communities and others that face capacity challenges.

Eligible lead applicants are:

  • Non-profit organizations
  • State or local governments and their agencies (such as transit agencies or metropolitan planning organizations)
  • Indian Tribes
  • Philanthropic entities
  • Other technical assistance providers with a demonstrated capacity to develop and provide technical assistance, planning, and capacity building

Priority is given to applicants that demonstrate experience working with state, local, or Tribal governments, United States territories, or other political subdivisions of state or local governments.
Recipient Benefits

Over a two-year period (calendar years 2023-2025), TCP recipient communities will have access to:

  1. Direct, individualized deep-dive technical assistance, planning, and capacity building support including assistance with grant applications, project scoping, planning and pre-development activities, and pre-engineering studies. As applicable, assistance is also provided through project development, project funding and financing, and project delivery. 
  2. A Community of Practice comprised of local and national partners to advance policies, practices, and projects informed by meaningful public involvement and partnership.
  3. Targeted technical support as part of the national TCP capacity building network.

DOT's selected capacity builders will provide a spectrum of support to recipient communities that includes:

  1. Delivering individualized deep-dive technical assistance, planning, and capacity building to selected communities across pre-development and grant application activities through project development, project funding and financing, and project delivery.
  2. Establishing and managing a national Community of Practice to advance policies, practices, and projects informed by meaningful public involvement and partnership.
  3. Providing targeted technical support as part of the national TCP capacity building network.
How to Apply

Submit a Letter of Interest through USDOT’s fillable web-based form.

Interested applicants can prepare for online submission by utilizing the Letter of Interest Worksheet.

 Apply to the Notice of Funding Opportunity through Grants.gov.
Application Deadline 11:59 p.m. (EST) December 6, 2022 11:59 p.m. (EST) November 29, 2022
Link to Full Program Requirements Call for Letters of Interest for the Thriving Communities Program (FY 2022) Notice of Funding Opportunity for the FY 2022 Thriving Communities Program
Last updated: Monday, December 19, 2022