Office of the Under Secretary for Policy - Program List
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Under Secretary for Policy's purpose is to develop a safe and equitable transportation ecosystem that helps address the climate crisis. Navigate below to see the programs and grant opportunities available under the Under Secretary’s office.
The Office of Transportation Policy is the office responsible for recommending overall surface transportation policy initiatives to the Secretary. The office coordinates multi-modal initiatives and processes, such as the development of DOT's proposed reauthorization language, and the coordination of the President's Executive Order on expediting environmental reviews and approvals of transportation infrastructure. The Office also reviews all proposed DOT rulemakings, legislation, testimony and reports to Congress and is responsible for reviewing economic analyses of air safety regulations, reviewing airport infrastructure programs, and planning air freight policies.
- 2022-2026 USDOT Strategic Plan
- Automated Vehicle Activities
- Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD)
- DOT Navigator
- DOT/DOE Joint Office
- Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects Grants Program (INFRA)
- Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IPIC)
- Made in America
- National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program (Mega Grants Program)
- Modernizing NEPA
- NETT Council
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
- Permitting Dashboard
- Planning and Performance
- Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods
- Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success Grants (ROUTES)
- Safe Streets and Roads for All
- Safety and Health
The Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs is responsible for the analysis, development, articulation, and review of policies, programs, and plans for economic issues in domestic aviation and international transportation.
Aviation Policy and Programs
- Advanced Air Mobility
- Certified US Air Carrier List
- Essential Air Service (EAS)
- Foreign Air Carrier Economic Licensing
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- Public Charters
- Small Community Air Service Development Program
- Special Authorities
- Air Service Agreements - Open Skies
International Transportation and Trade Policy
The Build America Bureau (Bureau), advances investment in America’s transportation infrastructure by lending federal funds to qualified borrowers; clearing roadblocks for creditworthy projects; encouraging best practices in project planning, financing, and delivery; and fully using available lending capacity while protecting taxpayer resources.
Administers the programs of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) and advises and assists the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and the Under Secretary for Policy in matters pertinent to OST-R and its functions.
- Advanced Research Projects Agency - Infrastructure (ARPA-I)
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence
- Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Office
- Intersection Safety Challenge
- National Transportation Library
- Small Business Innovation
- Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grants (SMART)
- Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, Timing
- Technology Transfer Program
- Transportation Safety Institute
- University Transportation Centers - UTC
- USDOT Research Hub
- VOLPE National Transportation Center
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy is responsible to carry out the national multimodal freight policy.