DOT FY 2017 Service Contract Inventory Analysis Report

DOT FY 2017 Service Contract Inventory Analysis Plan

DOT FY 2016 Service Contract Inventory Analysis Report

DOT Framework for Return to Normal Operations

Overview and Purpose

As the national public health emergency associated with the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) begins to ease, and as America reopens for business, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department) will transition in phases back to...

Federal Government to Distribute Nearly 100 Million Cloth Facial Coverings for Transportation Passengers

WASHINGTON – Today, the Federal government announced nearly 100 million cloth facial coverings will be sent to the aviation, transit, and passenger rail transportation sectors for passenger use. Approximately 86.8 million coverings will be distributed to airports, and 9.6 million coverings will...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Over $3 Million for Roadway Safety Tools

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced nearly $3.3 million in cooperative funding agreements through the Safety Data Initiative to state, local, and tribal governments to develop and deploy innovative data tools and information to improve roadway safety....

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Historic Rule on Tribal Transportation Self-Governance

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a final rule to establish the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program at DOT. This new program will provide a flexible, effective framework for the Federal government and Indian tribes (Tribes) to work collaboratively...

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Key Grant Programs

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s mission is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving vehicles used for commerce, including large trucks and buses. FMCSA supports programs and grants that improve commercial vehicle and driver safety, safety...

Federal Railroad Administration: Key Grant Programs

The Federal Railroad Administration monitors railroad compliance with federally mandated safety standards including track maintenance, inspection standards, and operating practices to enable the safe, reliable, and efficient movement of people and goods for a stronger...

USDOT Discretionary Grant Programs, by Mode

The linked sections below provide information about each of the discretionary grant programs that USDOT offers, organized by USDOT’s operating administrations (OAs or “modes”). 

Descriptions of these grant programs are also available in the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard....