Agency Description
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...
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....
Agency Description
The Office of the Secretary of Transportation oversees the formulation of national transportation policy and promotes intermodal transportation through programs and grants which support the USDOT’s mission to deliver the world’s leading transportation system,...
Agency Description
The Federal Transit Administration supports programs and activities that plan, build, and operate transit systems.
FTA makes public transit on buses, trains, and even ferryboats safer through program implementation and oversight, policy development, hazard...
Former U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson Appointed as Chair
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced the appointment of 30 board members to the newly-formed Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIAAB). Former U.S. Air...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced over 200 transportation industry leaders have answered Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao’s call to help fight human trafficking. That number is more than double USDOT’s initial commitment to seek out “100 Pledges in...