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Airport Terminal Program

The Airport Terminal Program (ATP) supports terminal modernization and restoration projects at non-hub and small, medium, and large hub airports.

Toolkit Videos

ROUTES Applicant Toolkit Overview

 

ROUTES Applicant Toolkit Discretionary Grant Process & Applicant Roadmap

 

ROUTES Applicant Toolkit Discretionary Grant Funding Matrix

 

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Rural Grant Applicant Toolkit (PDF)

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The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) developed the Rural Grant Applicant Toolkit for Competitive Federal Transportation Funding to guide potential applicants in identifying and navigating these discretionary opportunities for rural...

USDOT Discretionary Grant Funding Matrix

USDOT has a variety of competitive discretionary grant programs used to fund various types of transportation projects and activities. The matrices shown on the following pages illustrate these programs broadly, organized by applicant type and project activities. After considering the summary...

Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

Terms Term Definition Applicant

A person applying for a grant opportunity, either as an individual applicant submitting on their own behalf or as an organizational applicant submitting applications on behalf of an organization, such as a state...

Maximizing Award Success: USDOT Grant Application Considerations

In addition to the USDOT Grant Evaluation Criteria, there are a few other considerations that applicants should keep in mind as they develop an application for USDOT competitive grants.

Apart from the evaluation criteria, they are also expected to abide by relevant regulations and...

Maximizing Award Success: USDOT Grant Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation criteria give insight into what a grant program is looking for when making a decision to award funds. Clear and specific evaluation criteria are provided to help applicants understand if their project would be a good fit for a particular grant program and assist program managers in...