Roads, Bridges and Major Projects
Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program
Agency NameDepartment of Transportation
Funding Amount$1,000,000,000.00
Bureau Name
Federal Highway Administration
Funding Mechanism
Competitive Grant
New?
Yes
Funding Mechanism
Competitive Grant
Funding Amount Notes
Period of Availability
Available until expended
Recipients
Owner of an eligible facility (may partner with any of the eligible entities for a planning grant)
Program Description
Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program will restore community connectivity by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating highways or other transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity, including to mobility, access, or economic development
Eligible Uses
Grants (≥$5 million) for capital construction projects, including the removal and replacement of eligible facilities. Planning grants (≤$2 million).
sam.gov link
https://sam.gov/fal/50471f650c3c4bb6a74b40c151b0381a/view
Statutory Location
11101; 11509
Federal Cost Share Requirement
80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal