Closed · DOT-OST-2023-0097 · CFDA 20.943 · Discretionary

Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program NOFO

Federal grant opportunity posted by 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$10K-$360K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 28, 2023
Close date
14
Expected awards

The verdict

Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program NOFO is a closed discretionary listing from 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy that offered $10,000 -- $360,000 across 14 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 58 other opportunities from 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy.

$10K-$360K
award range
Closed
application status
14
expected awards
20.943
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program NOFO is closed (last close September 28, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy still indexes 58 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 September 28, 2023

Posted Jun 15 Closes Sep 28

Est. Total Funding

$3,400,000

Expected Awards

14

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58, also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL) is a generational investment in the nation’s transportation system. Section 21205 of Division B of the BIL (Rural and Tribal Infrastructure Advancement) creates a pilot program to provide grants to fund financial, technical, and legal assistance to states and rural and tribal communities. The grants are intended to increase organizational capacity in communities that may not have resources available to evaluate and develop projects that qualify for federal funding and financing programs. Grants reimburse expenses incurred to hire third-party advisory firms to assist with project development.A total of $3.4 million is made available under this Notice, comprised of $1.6 million from Fiscal Year 2022 and $1.8 million from Fiscal Year 2023. Awards are available up to the statutory limit of $360,000. Actual amounts awarded will be based on the needs of each grantee. Applications are reviewed in the order in which they are received, beginning at 2pm Eastern on August 14, 2023 (60 days after the Federal Register notice was published). Applications are only accepted through a web-based form; a link is provided in this notice. Application reviews will conclude once the full $3.4 million has been awarded, or on September 28, 2023 (45 days after the application period opens). $1.6 million in program funds are reserved for tribal governments that apply in the first month of the program. There is no local match required to participate in this program.

Multi-door applicant board · 5 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 5 distinct applicant types for Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program NOFO (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Federally recognized tribal governments; +1 more). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Information and Statistics (IIJ). Only 1 other 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy listing share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 59).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

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Agency Contact

Susan Wilson Grantor Phone 202-430-2356

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What to do next

Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program NOFO is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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