OpportunityTitle: FY 2019 National Infrastructure Investments
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants for BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants are States, local and tribal governments, including U.S. territories, transit agencies, port authorities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and other political subdivisions of State or local governments. Multiple States or jurisdictions may submit a joint application and must identify a lead applicant as the primary point of contact. Each project party in a joint application must be an Eligible Applicant. Joint applications must include a description of the roles and responsibilities of each project party and must be signed by each project party.
Description: The FY 2019 Appropriations Act provided $900 million for National Infrastructure Investments. As with previous rounds, funds for the FY 2019 BUILD Transportation program are to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant local or regional impact. The Act also allows DOT to use a small portion of the $900 million for oversight and administration of grants. If this solicitation does not result in the award and obligation of all available funds, DOT may publish additional solicitations. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 specifies that BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants may not be less than $5 million and not greater than $25 million, except that for projects located in rural areas the minimum BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant size is $1 million. The FY 2019 Appropriations Act specifies that not more than 50 percent of funds can be spent on projects located in a rural area with a population equal to or less than 200,000 and not more than 50 percent of funds can be spent on projects located in an urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000. The Department revised the definition for rural and urban projects from previous BUILD/TIGER rounds to two categories, consistent with the urban and rural funding maximums. Pursuant to the FY Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, no more than 10 percent of the funds made available for TIGER BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants (or $90 million) may be awarded to projects in a single State. Further, pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, DOT must take measures to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of grant funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and investment in a variety of transportation modes. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 requires that FY 2019 BUILD funds are only available for obligation through September 30, 2021. No FY 2019 BUILD funds may be expended after September 30, 2026. As part of the review and selection process described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity, DOT will consider whether a project is ready to proceed with an obligation of grant funds from DOT within the statutory time provided. Under the FY 2019 Appropriations Act, no waiver is possible for these deadlines. The FY 2019 Appropriations Act allows for up to 20 percent of available funds (or $180 million) to be used by the Department to pay the subsidy and administrative costs for a project receiving credit assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (&#8220;TIFIA&#8221;) program, if it would further the purposes ofthe BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant program. Recipients of prior TIGER Discretionary Grants may apply for funding to support additional phases of a project awarded funds in earlier rounds of this program. However, to be competitive, the applicant should demonstrate the extent to which the previously funded project phase has been able to meet estimated project schedules and budget, as well as the ability to realize the benefits expected for the project. DOT expects that each BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant will be administered by one of the relevant modal administrations, pursuant to a grant agreement between the BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant recipient and the relevant modal administration.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: BUILD Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Shira Bergstein &lt;br/&gt;BUILD Program Manager &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-366-1999
CloseDateExplanation: NOTE: Detailed Instructions on &quot;How to Apply&quot; for BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants can be found on the BUILD Website (www.transportation.gov/BUILDgrants). Application Instructions: Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov. The Grants.gov &#8220;Apply&#8221; function opens on April 16, 2019. Please be aware that you must complete the Grants.gov registration process before submitting the Application, and that this process usually takes 2-4 weeks to complete. Applications must be submitted by 8:00 PM E.D.T. on July 15, 2019 Applicants are strongly encouraged to make submissions in advance of the deadline date.*Late Applications: Applications received after the deadline will not be considered except in the case of unforeseen technical difficulties outlined below. Late applications that are the result of failure to register or comply with Grants.gov applicant requirements in a timely manner will not be considered. Applicants experiencing technical issues with Grants.gov that are beyond the applicant&#8217;s control must contact BUILDgrants@dot.gov or Howard Hill at 202-366-0301 prior to the deadline with the user name of the registrant and details of the technical issue experienced. The applicant must provide 1: Details of the technical issue experienced 2: Screen capture(s) of the technical issue experienced along corresponding &#8220;Grant tracking number&#8221; (Grants.gov) 3: The &quot;Legal Business Name&quot; for the applicant that was provided in the SF-424. 4: The AOR name submitted in the SF-424 (Grants.gov). 5: The DUNS number associated with the Application. 6: The Grants.gov Help Desk Tracking Number. To ensure a fair competition for limited discretionary funds, the following conditions are not valid reasons to permit late submissions: (1) failure to complete the registration process before the deadline date; (2) failure to follow Grants.gov instructions on how to register and apply as posted on its website; (3) failure to follow all of the instructions in this notice of funding availability; and (4) technical issues experienced with the applicant&#8217;s computer or information technology (IT) environment. After DOT staff review the information submitted and contact the Grants.gov Help Desk to validate the technical issues, DOT staff will contact you to either approve or deny your request to submit a late application through Grants.gov. If the technical issues you reported cannot be validated, your application will be rejected as untimely.