Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program
The Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program, previously known as the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grants, was established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to create jobs and spur economic recovery through transportation infrastructure investments. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021), authorized and appropriated $1.5 billion annually to be awarded by the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) 2022 – FY 2026 for Local and Regional Project Assistance Program Grants under National Infrastructure Investments to fund eligible surface transportation projects with significant local or regional impact.
Eligible Applicants:
States and the District of Columbia; any territory or possession of the United States; a unit of local government; a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more States; a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; a transit agency; and a multi-State or multijurisdictional group of entities that are separately eligible.
Funding Available for:
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highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23;
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public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53, title 49;
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passenger and freight rail transportation projects;
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port infrastructure investments, including inland port infrastructure and land ports of entry;
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the surface transportation components of an airport project eligible for assistance under part B of subtitle VII;
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projects to replace or rehabilitate a culvert or prevent stormwater runoff for the purpose of improving habitat for aquatic species that will advance the goal of the program;
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intermodal projects whose components are otherwise an eligible project type