USDOT opens $607M for FY 2024 Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity
Opportunity: FY 2024 Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program
Overview and Eligible Uses: The Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program aims to advance and support reconnection of communities divided by transportation infrastructure – with a priority of helping disadvantaged communities improve access to daily needs (jobs, schools, healthcare, grocery stores, and recreation).
Funds are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning and capital construction activities that aim to restore community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation or replacement of highways, roadways, or other infrastructure facilities that create barriers to mobility, access or economic development.
Amount: Community Planning grants are capped at $2M each, and the minimum Capital Construction Grant is $5M. There is $457M available for Capital Construction Grants for FY2024, and $150M for Community Planning Grants for FY 2024.
Award Type: Grant
Eligible Applicants:
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
City or township governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Owner(s) of the eligible facility proposed in the project for which all planning activities have been completed (for Capital Construction grants)
Key Dates: Applications must be submitted by 11:59PM ET on Monday, September 30, 2024.
Key Links:
Reconnecting Communities Pilot Grant Program website
Reconnecting Kalamazoo: RCP Case Story from the Local Infrastructure Hub
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.
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