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Rural

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BUILD & INFRA Presentation

This presentation reviews the Department’s BUILD and INFRA surface transportation discretionary grant programs’ eligibility, program requirements, selection criteria, and award project examples.

ROUTES

The presentation provides an overview of the Department of Transportation’s ROUTES Initiative along with rural transportation statistics.

Rural Public Transportation Programs

This presentation provides a review of FTA's rural public transportation programs, competitive program evaluation criteria, FTA's efforts to assist rural areas applying for funding, and FTA's Technical Assistance Centers.

DOT Rural Transportation Resources

It can be difficult for rural communities to provide needed matches for DOT grants or to marshal resources to develop complex grant applications.  That is why DOT is working to address these needs through its TIFIA credit programs with the Rural Project Initiative, and increasing funding...

About

The Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative is committed to addressing rural infrastructure challenges so that the needs of rural communities are better integrated into the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) overall mission...

Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES)

The Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative prioritizes the needs of rural America by supporting rural transportation policy and equitable access for rural and Tribal communities that face challenges relating to transportation safety, mobility, and...