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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....
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is responsible for developing and enforcing regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound transportation of energy and other hazardous materials that are essential to the daily lives of the American...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement.
NHTSA works with State Highway Safety Offices (...
The Maritime Administration’s mission is to foster and promote the U.S. Merchant Marine and the American maritime industry to strengthen the maritime transportation system—including landside infrastructure, the shipbuilding and repair industry, and waterborne commerce—to...
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,...
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...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau will provide a loan of $500 million under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to the City of Long Beach, California, acting...
WASHINGTON – As part of its University Transportation Centers (UTC) program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking applications from institutions of higher education for four new Tier 1 UTCs, with total awards of $4.925 million.
“Our University...
2020 criteria includes innovative technology including broadband deployment and intelligent transportation systems
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the latest round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding...