What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "FY 2026 National Infrastructure Investments", offered by 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy. It is associated with CFDA program 20.933. The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program. The goal of the program is to fund proje...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on February 24, 2026. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $1 -- $25,000,000. Total estimated funding: $1,500,000,000. Expected number of awards: 100.

Applications for federal grant opportunities are typically submitted through Grants.gov. Visit the official listing at grants.gov for application instructions, required documents, and submission deadlines.

Closed · DTOS59-26-RA-BUILD · CFDA 20.933 · Discretionary

FY 2026 National Infrastructure Investments

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

$1-$25M
Award range: Closed
Status: February 24, 2026
Close date: 100
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

FY 2026 National Infrastructure Investments is a closed discretionary listing from 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy that offered $1 -- $25,000,000 across 100 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.

$1-$25M
award range: Closed
application status: 100
expected awards: 20.933
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on February 24, 2026. Watch CFDA 20.933 (RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity)) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $1 -- $25,000,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed February 24, 2026

Posted Nov 26 Closes Feb 24

Est. Total Funding

$1,500,000,000

Expected Awards

100

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program. The goal of the program is to fund projects that will have a significant local or regional impact and improve transportation infrastructure. BUILD grants will be awarded on a competitive basis, per statute, for planning or constructing surface transportation infrastructure projects that will improve safety; environmental sustainability; quality of life; mobility and community connectivity; economic competitiveness and opportunity including tourism; state of good repair; partnership and collaboration; and innovation. Applicants must submit their applications via Valid Eval at: Capital Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_build_2026_capital/signup Planning Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_build_2026_planning/signup DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS THROUGH GRANTS.GOV All applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM EDT on February 24, 2026. Applications cannot be submitted into Valid Eval after the deadline. Late applications will not be considered.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DTOS59-26-RA-BUILD

Grants.gov marks FY 2026 National Infrastructure Investments with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). This eligibility-code string dominates the 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy book (41 peers, 69% of 59).

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 20.933

RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity)

U.S. Department of Transportation

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Agency Contact

Andrea Jacobson Grantor

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What to do next

FY 2026 National Infrastructure Investments is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

Parent CFDA 20.933 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy lists 58 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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