OpportunityTitle: Reconnecting Communities Pilot Discretionary Grant Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Also eligible:Nonprofits, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Units of local government.Transportation Facility Owners for a capital construction grant individually or in partnership with other applicants eligible for a Planning Grant. See Notice of Funding Opportunity and FAQ on the website for additional details on eligibilities.
Description: The Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program notice of funding opportunity was amended on September 30, 2022 to include technical corrections to the Key Information Table. See updated materials in the &quot;Manage Related Documents&quot; section, as well as on our website at https://www.transportation.gov/grants/reconnecting-communitiesThe purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program grants. Funds for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 RCP Program are to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that reconnect communities by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating highways or other transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity, including to mobility, access, or economic development.The variety of transformative solutions to knit communities back together can include: high-quality public transportation, infrastructure removal, pedestrian walkways and overpasses, capping over roadways, linear parks and trail connectors, roadway redesigns and complete streets conversions, and main street revitalization. The program will award two types of grants: Planning Grants and Capital Construction Grants. Please consult the full Notice of Funding Opportunity for full details about the application process, requirements, and forms.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: faith.hall@dot.gov
GrantorContactText: Faith Hall &lt;br/&gt;Grantor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-366-9055