Closed · 693JH621-STSFA · CFDA 20.200 · Discretionary

2021 Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) Grants

Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT Federal Highway Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $18.3M
Award range
Closed
Status
November 1, 2021
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

2021 Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) Grants is a closed discretionary listing from DOT Federal Highway Administration that offered Up to $18,310,894 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 254 other opportunities from DOT Federal Highway Administration.

up to $18.3M
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
20.200
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

2021 Surface Transportation System Funding Al… is closed (last close November 1, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DOT Federal Highway Administration still indexes 254 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed November 1, 2021

Posted Aug 30 Closes Nov 1

Est. Total Funding

$18,310,894

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Other

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-94, § 6020, authorized the Secretary of Transportation to establish the Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) Program. The purpose of the STSFA Program is to provide grants to States to demonstrate user-based alternative revenue mechanisms that utilize a user-fee structure to maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. The FAST Act authorized $15 million in FY 2016, and $20 million annually from FY 2017 through 2020 from the Highway Research and Development Program for grants for the STSFA demonstration projects. The grants are only available to States; however, groups of States can form partnerships for regional or national proposals.[3] Section 6020 of the FAST Act authorizes DOT to enter into agreements with State authorities to demonstrate user-based alternative revenue mechanisms. UPDATE:Awards can be greater than $4,500,000. FHWA reserves the right to make an award for less that the requested amount in an application package.

Public-sector applicant lane · DOT Federal Highway Administration

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for 2021 Surface Transportation System Funding Al… (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). Only 11 other DOT Federal Highway Administration listings share this exact eligibility-code string (4% of 255).

Code 00
State governments

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Angela Fogle Program Manager Phone 202-366-0076

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