Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program

This program provides grants for surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact. The eligibility requirements of BUILD allow project sponsors to pursue multi-modal and multi-jurisdictional projects that are more difficult to fund through other grant programs. This program was previously known as the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grants.
Eligible uses: Highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49; passenger and freight rail transportation projects eligible under title 49; port infrastructure investments (including inland port infrastructure and land ports of entry); the surface transportation components of an airport project eligible for assistance under part B of subtitle VII of title 49; projects investing in surface transportation facilities located on Tribal land; projects to replace or rehabilitate a culvert or prevent stormwater runoff for the purpose of improving habitat for aquatic species that will advance the goal of the program; intermodal projects whose components are otherwise an eligible project type; and any other surface transportation infrastructure project that the Secretary considers to be necessary to advance the goals of the program.
Program administrator: Direct federal
Program status: Closed: Pending next funding cycle
Financial instrument: Competitive/Discretionary Grant
Topics: Transportation, Infrastructure, Resilience, Economic Development, Cybersecurity, Rural Area or Communities
Notice of funding opportunity: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360921
Additional information: https://www.transportation.gov/BUILDgrants