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TIGER DISCRETIONARY GRANTS (TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT GENERATING ECONOMIC RECOVERY)

 

TIGER grants can benefit trail and greenway projects under ARRA

Surface Transportation Discretionary Grants (TIGER Grants)

The Recovery Act appropriated $1.5 billion of discretionary grant funds to be awarded by the Department of Transportation for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. The Department is referring to these grants as "Grants for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery" or "TIGER Discretionary Grants." In general, TIGER grants are for nationally or regionally significant projects for highways, transit, rail, or ports. The Recovery Act specifies that grants funded under the program may be no less than $20 million and no greater than $300 million. However, the Recovery Act gives the Department discretion to waive the $20 million minimum grant size for the purpose of funding significant projects in smaller cities, regions, or States ("Smaller Projects"). The announcement lists expected project outcomes as State of Good Repair, Economic Competitiveness, Livability, Sustainability, and Safety.

The TIGER program language specifies "projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region. Projects eligible for funding provided under this program include, but are not limited to, highway or bridge projects, public transportation projects, passenger and freight rail transportation projects, and port infrastructure investments."

Livability improvements may include projects for new or improved biking and walking infrastructure. Particular attention will be paid to the degree to which such projects contribute significantly to broader traveler mobility through intermodal connections, or
improved connections between residential and commercial areas.

x See the link to Surface Transportation Discretionary Grants (TIGER Grants) at www.fhwa.dot.gov/economicrecovery/index.htm.

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