DOT Opens $450M for Port Infrastructure Development Program
Eligible applicants: states, local entities, local governments, and tribal entities. Applications are due April 30, 2024
Announcement Type: Notice of funding opportunity
Opportunity: Port Infrastructure Development Program
Overview and Eligible Uses: This notice solicits applications for fiscal year (FY) 2024 Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants. Eligible projects for FY 2024 PIDP grants shall be located either within the boundary of a port, or outside the boundary of a port and directly related to port operations or to an intermodal connection to a port.
Grants are available for capital projects aimed at improving safety, efficiency, or reliability in areas such as loading and unloading of goods, movement of goods within the port, operational enhancements, and environmental measures. These may include port electrification, harbor craft replacements, microgrid development, idling reduction infrastructure, purchase of cargo handling equipment, worker training for electrification technology, installation of port bunkering facilities, and infrastructure for electric vehicle charging or hydrogen refueling. Other related port activities, such as charging infrastructure, electric rubber-tired gantry cranes, and anti-idling technologies, are also eligible.
Amount: $450M in total appropriated by the BIL
Award Type: Grant
Eligible Applicants:
State, a political subdivision of a State or a local government
A public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States
A special purpose district with a transportation function
Indian Tribes
A multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities described above
A lead entity described above jointly with a private entity or group of private entities (including the owners or operators of a facility, or collection of facilities, at a port).
If submitting a joint application, applicants must identify in the application the eligible lead applicant as the primary point of contact. The Joint applications should include a description of the roles and responsibilities of each applicant.
Key Dates: Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. E.D.T. on April 30, 2024
Key Links:
For a full list of currently available grant programs under the Infrastructure Law and other helpful tools, take a look at our Helpful Resources page.
This tracker will continue to send updates when new funding opportunities are announced.
***This opportunity was initially announced during the holidays, resulting in a subsequent delay in its publication. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.