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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) honors current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families by providing them with lifelong benefits, such as healthcare services.
Today, nearly a quarter of U.S. veterans return from active military...
The U.S Department of Labor (DOL) seeks to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights...
The mission of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) includes protecting, managing, and studying the nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage, as well as honoring its trust responsibilities to Tribes, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and affiliated island...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identifies transportation systems as one of its 16 sectors of critical infrastructure. The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Transportation assist each other to bolster the resiliency of rural areas by improving...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognizes that rural areas face unique barriers to accessing and creating cost-effective and efficient clean energy.
Together, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation are investing in rural energy infrastructure for...
Adverse economic impacts such as natural disasters, national health emergencies, plant closures, changing trade and employment patterns, and other events that disrupt a community’s economic base can significantly hinder rural prosperity. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC...
Rural productivity, prosperity, and quality of life are all priorities of the Unites States Department of Agriculture (USDA). To better support the 19 percent of Americans living in rural areas, collaborative investments in modernized critical infrastructure must take...
The linked sections below provide information about competitive grant programs offered by federal agencies outside of USDOT that provide funding that can be used for rural transportation infrastructure.
Descriptions of most of these grant programs are also available in the DOT...
This section of the Grant Applicant Toolkit provides applicants with a broad overview of how to put together an effective grant application.
As discussed in The Competitive Grant Application Process, all USDOT grants must be posted on Grants.gov with a Notice of Funding...
Federal grant advertisement, application, and administration processes are available via the internet.
Although moving online has made applying for grants more accessible to citizens, it can also open up the process to scammers looking to collect your personal information, steal funds...