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Technical Assistance

Technical Assistance

USDOT will continue to help communities access resources by providing webinars, consolidating Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs), simplifying the language in NOFOs, and developing tools.  Please use the program links on the Covered Programs page to learn about webinars targeted to specific funding programs.  

Some examples of USDOT Technical Assistance Programs are below.  The DOT Navigator in addition to itself providing technical assistance resources, provides links to more than sixty technical assistance opportunities across DOT- Find Technical Assistance Resources

Program

Description

US DOT Navigator

Online portal to access technical assistance resources available across the US DOT.

ROUTES

Offers user-friendly tools and information, aggregates US DOT resources and provides technical assistance addressing rural transportation’s unique challenges.

Thriving Communities

Technical assistance and capacity building resources to improve communities through transportation improvements.

FHWA Center for Local Aid Support

Connects with Local, Tribal and Federal Land Management Agency transportation networks to provide national leadership in the advancement of innovative technologies and practices.

FTA-Sponsored Technical Assistance Centers

 

FTA's Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program (49 U.S.C. § 5314) funds technical assistance projects through national nonprofit organizations across a number of areas to improve public transportation. 

Joint Office of Energy and Transportation

 

 

The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) provides technical assistance on planning and implementation of a national network of electric vehicle chargers and zero-emission fueling infrastructure as well as zero-emission transit and school buses.

Electric Vehicles & Rural Transportation

 

Toolkit designed for rural communities, businesses, governments, and organizations that are interested in EV infrastructure but are unsure of where to begin or who to talk to. 

FHWA’s Transportation Funding Opportunities for Tribal Nations

 

A guide to provide information on new and existing highway and bridge transportation funding programs for which Tribes are eligible.  

USDOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

 

Provides information on small business assistance, small business loans for women and veterans, and more small business resources. 

USDOT Key Notices of Funding Opportunity

List of anticipated dates for upcoming Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for key programs within the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as well as adjacent programs that support BIL and IRA objectives. 

Last updated: Tuesday, April 4, 2023