Opportunity Information: Apply for DTOS59 19 RA BUILD
The FY 2019 National Infrastructure Investments opportunity, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) under the BUILD (formerly TIGER) Transportation Discretionary Grants program, made $900 million available through the FY 2019 appropriations process to support transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact. Awards were to be made on a competitive basis, and DOT noted that a small portion of the total could be reserved for federal oversight and grant administration. DOT also left open the possibility of publishing additional solicitations if the initial round did not result in all available funds being awarded and obligated.
The funding came with clear award-size parameters set by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019. Individual BUILD grants generally had to fall between $5 million and $25 million, establishing both a minimum and an award ceiling. An important exception applied to rural projects: the minimum grant size for projects in rural areas was reduced to $1 million, reflecting the smaller scale and budgets that are common in less populated communities. The official award ceiling listed for the opportunity was $25,000,000.
Congress also imposed balancing requirements to ensure the program did not concentrate money in only one type of place. No more than 50 percent of the funds could be spent on projects located in rural areas (defined here as areas with a population of 200,000 or less), and no more than 50 percent could be spent on projects located in urbanized areas (defined as populations greater than 200,000). DOT indicated it revised how it defined rural versus urban compared with prior TIGER/BUILD rounds, using two categories aligned with these statutory caps. In addition, geographic distribution limits applied at the state level: no more than 10 percent of the total program funds (up to $90 million) could go to projects in a single state. Beyond those hard limits, DOT was directed to take steps to maintain an equitable geographic distribution overall, strike an appropriate balance between rural and urban needs, and fund a variety of transportation modes rather than concentrating awards in one sector.
The program also included strict timing constraints for how long the FY 2019 dollars could remain available. Funds could only be obligated (legally committed through a grant agreement) through September 30, 2021, and no FY 2019 BUILD funds could be expended after September 30, 2026. DOT emphasized that project readiness mattered because it would consider whether a proposed project could move forward quickly enough to meet the statutory obligation deadline. The notice also made clear that these deadlines could not be waived under the FY 2019 Appropriations Act, so applicants needed realistic schedules and a credible plan to get to obligation in time.
A notable feature of this round was the flexibility to use a portion of the BUILD appropriation to support credit assistance. Up to 20 percent of the available funds (as much as $180 million) could be used by DOT to pay subsidy and administrative costs for projects receiving TIFIA (Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act) credit assistance, as long as doing so would further the purposes of the BUILD program. This effectively allowed some projects to pair discretionary grant support with federal credit tools, potentially increasing total project financing capacity.
The opportunity allowed returning applicants as well. Recipients of prior TIGER Discretionary Grants were permitted to apply for additional funding to support later phases of previously funded projects. However, DOT signaled that competitiveness would depend on evidence that earlier phases stayed on schedule and on budget, and that the project was on track to deliver the benefits that were originally promised. In other words, a track record of execution and benefit realization was expected to strengthen follow-on phase requests.
Administration of awards was expected to run through the relevant DOT modal administration (for example, the agency within DOT most closely aligned with the project type), using a grant agreement between the recipient and that modal administration. This matters for applicants because compliance, reporting, and project management requirements typically follow the practices of the administering modal office.
Eligible applicants were broad and included states; local governments; tribal governments; U.S. territories; transit agencies; port authorities; metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs); and other political subdivisions of state or local governments. The program also supported multi-jurisdictional proposals: multiple states or jurisdictions could submit a joint application as long as every participating party was an eligible applicant, a lead applicant was designated as the primary point of contact, and the application clearly described each party’s roles and responsibilities. Joint applications also needed signatures from each participating project party, reinforcing shared commitment and accountability.
From the published opportunity record, key administrative details include: Opportunity Number DTOS59-19-RA-BUILD, CFDA 20.933, agency DOT, discretionary grant instrument, activity category Transportation, and an original application closing date of July 15, 2019. The overall intent was to fund impactful transportation infrastructure investments while enforcing statutory caps on award size, rural/urban distribution, and per-state concentration, and while requiring applicants to demonstrate they could meet firm obligation and expenditure deadlines.Apply for DTOS59 19 RA BUILD
- The Department of Transportation in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2019 National Infrastructure Investments" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.933.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2019-04-16.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-07-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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