BUILD Discretionary Grants
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Howard Hill
202.366.0301
BUILDGrants@dot.gov
BUILD Discretionary Grants, formerly TIGER Discretionary Grants, provide funding for capital investments in unmet surface transportation infrastructure needs.
BUILD funding may be used to support:
- Roads
- Bridges
- Transit
- Rail
- Ports
- Intermodal transportation
- Rural broadband deployment that is part of an eligible transportation project
A priority of the program is quality of life in rural communities by:
- Increasing transportation choices for individuals to provide more freedom on transportation decisions
- Expanding access to essential services
- Improving connectivity for citizens to jobs, healthcare, and other critical destinations
Eligible applicants include:
- State, local, and tribal governments
- U.S. territories
- Transit agencies
- Port authorities
- Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)
- Other political subdivisions of state or local governments
- Multi-state or multi-jurisdictional groups applying through a single lead applicant
Award ceiling: $25,000,000
Total funding available:
$1,000,000,000
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