Surface Transportation
Bridge Programs
Bridge Formula Program. $1 billion allocated to La per formula over five years (2022-2026)
Per FHWA formula issued January 14, 2022.
| 2022 | 172,258,050 | $30,398,479 | $202,656,529 |
Bridge Investment Program. $12.5 billion in a new discretionary competitive grant program to replace, rehabilitate, preserve, or protect some of the nation’s most important and economically significant bridges.
Louisiana Road and Bridge Investments
Revenue from the state TTF and federal match generate approximately $760M annually for the state’s Highway Priority Program. The amounts below represent investments above and beyond the IIJA annual federal appropriation increases described above.
| 2022 | $174M | $563M | $0 | $0 | $737M |
| 2023 | $0 | $275M* | $0 | $738.5M* | $1.0B |
| 2024 | $0 | TBD** | $150M | TBD | $150M |
| 2025 and beyond | $0 | TBD** | $260M | TBD | $260M |
*Proposed by Governor in Executive Budget using ARPA, FY 21 and FY 22 Surplus Funds. Includes $500m for new Mississippi River Bridge in BR. Will not be final until Legislative Session ends 6/6/22.
**ARPA funds must be spent by December, 2024. All unspent ARPA funds can be appropriated in FY 24 and possibly FY25.
Other IIJA Transportation Grant Funding
- Safe Streets for All - $6B. Vision Zero plans and improvements to reduce crashes and fatalities.
- RAISE Grants- $7.5B (expanded) surface transportation projects of local/regional significance.
- INFRA Grants - $24B (expanded) to aid freight infrastructure of regional or national significance.
- MEGA Projects - $15B. Supports multi-modal, multi-jurisdictional projects of national or regional significance.
- PROTECT Program - $1.4B to increase resilience of transportation system
- Port Infrastructure Development - $2.25B (expanded)
- Charging and Fueling Stations - $2.5B in discretionary grants. Additionally, La. will receive ~$14.5m by formula to be determined.
- FHWA for Nationally Significant Bridges and other Bridges - $15.77B available to local, state, federal and tribal entities to rehab or replace bridges, including culverts.
- Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program - $1B to state, local, MPO and tribal governments for planning, design, demolition and reconstruction of streets, parks and other infrastructure.
- FHWA National Significant Federal Lands & Tribal Projects - $1.7B (expanded)
- Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program - $2B to improve and expand surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas.
- Bus & Bus Facilities Competitive Grants - $2 billion in capital funding for buses, bus facilities, and equipment
Safe Streets for All
This new $5 billion competitive grant program at the Department of Transportation will provide funding directly to and exclusively for local governments to support their efforts to advance “vision zero” plans and other complete street improvements to reduce crashes and fatalities, especially for cyclists and pedestrians.
Applications are expected to open in May 2022.
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RAISE Grants
This existing competitive grant program at the Department of Transportation provides $7.5 billion with an additional $7.5 billion subject to Congressional approval in funding for road, rail, transit, and other surface transportation of local and/or regional significance. Selection criteria include safety, sustainability, equity, economic competitiveness, mobility, and community connectivity. Applications will open in the first quarter of 2022
US DOT RAISE Grant Page | Recently Funded Projects
Notice of Funding Opportunity (transportation.gov)
RAISE_2022_NOFO_AMENDMENT_1_SUMMARY.pdf (transportation.gov)
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Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grants
This Department of Transportation program supports highway and rail projects of regional and economic significance. Applications will open in the first quarter of 2022. Learn more about how to apply
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Mega Projects
National Infrastructure Project Assistance (also known as “Megaprojects” or MEGA)– This $5 billion competitive grant program supports multi-modal, multi-jurisdictional projects of regional or national significance. Communities are eligible to apply for funding to complete critical large projects that would otherwise be unachievable without assistance.
Selection criteria will be posted in February 2022 on the US DOT Website
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Protect Program
New program allocating $7.3 billion* in formula funding distributed to States and $1.4 billion in competitive grants to help States and local agencies improve the resiliency of transportation infrastructure. Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation Program (PROTECT) grants include resilience improvement grants, community resilience and evacuation route grants, and at-risk coastal infrastructure grants. Funding will support state and local assessments, planning, and projects that reduce the vulnerability of transportation assets to natural disasters. Grant recipients can receive financial incentives if resiliency improvement plans are developed and incorporated into long-term statewide or metropolitan transportation plans.
*If formula funding is based on current National Highway Performance Program amounts, La will receive ~$129 m over 5 years.
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Port Infrastructure Development Program
This existing $2 billion Department of Transportation program funds investment in the modernization and expansion of U.S. ports to remove supply chain bottlenecks, ensure long-term competitiveness, resilience, and sustainability while reducing impacts to the environment and neighboring communities. The infrastructure law expanded the program’s eligibilities to include projects that improve goods movement, as well as port electrification projects, idling reduction solutions, equipment charging infrastructure and related worker training initiatives. The Department of Transportation expects to open applications in February 2022
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Charging and Fueling Stations
$2.5B in discretionary grants in addition to $5B formula program. La. will receive $75m over five years through the formula with $14.1m anticipated for FY 22. The $2.5B discretionary grant program funds the strategic deployment of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure, as well as hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure, along designated alternative fuel corridors and in communities. The DOTD is expected to develop grant programs and solicit applications over the next year, with the goal of making awards next year. The department also plans to monitor and inspect installations to assess the programs for future grants.
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FHWA for Nationally Significant Bridges and Other Bridges
$15.77B available to local, state, federal and tribal entities to rehab or replace bridges, including culverts.
Selection criteria will be posted in February 2022 on the US DOT Website
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Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program
$1 billion program at the Department of Transportation to reconnect communities divided by transportation infrastructure – particularly historically disadvantaged communities too often nearly destroyed or cut in half by a highway. This new competitive program will provide dedicated funding to state, local, metropolitan planning organizations, and tribal governments for planning, design, demolition, and reconstruction of street grids, parks, or other infrastructure to address these legacy impacts. Applications will open in the second quarter of 2022
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FHWA Nationally Significant Federal Lands & Tribal Projects
$1.7B (expanded) This discretionary program provides funding for the construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of nationally-significant projects within, adjacent to, or accessing Federal and tribal lands. IIJA amended this program to allow smaller projects to qualify for funding and allows 100% federal share for tribal projects. Any entity eligible to receive funding under the Tribal Transportation Program; Federal Lands Transportation Program; or Federal Lands Access Program is eligible. In addition, a State; county; or local government may apply if sponsored by an eligible Federal land management agency or Indian tribe.
Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) Program
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Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program
This new $2 billion competitive grant program at the Department of Transportation will improve and expand surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas, increasing connectivity, improving safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, and generate regional economic growth.
This amount includes specific set asides for small projects ($200 million), rural roadway lane departure improvements ($300 million), and the Appalachian Development Highway System ($500 million).
Applications will open in the first quarter of 2022.
Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant
$2 billion in grants to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus-related equipment and to rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities — as well as capital funding for low- or no-emissions bus projects
Selection criteria will be posted in February 2022 on the US DOT Website
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities: View Opportunity | GRANTS.GOV
Low or No Emissions Grants: View Opportunity | GRANTS.GOV
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