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TIGER DISCRETIONARY GRANTS (TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT GENERATING ECONOMIC RECOVERY)
TIGER grants can benefit trail and greenway projects under ARRA
Download the complete list and one-page descriptions of funded projects (pdf 3.8 mb)
February 17, 2010: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced Recovery Act awards to states, tribal governments, cities, counties and transit agencies across the country to fund 51 innovative transportation projects. The TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Discretionary Grant Program was included in the Recovery Act to spur a national competition for innovative, multi-modal and multi-jurisdictional transportation projects that promise significant economic and environmental benefits to an entire metropolitan area, a region or the nation.
The $1.5 billion in projects funded will address infrastructure for freight rail, bus and rail transit, passenger facilities, freeways and parkways, and piers and unloading facilities. Along with some intermodal facilities and bridges accomodating bikes and pedestrians, two non-motorized transportation projects were funded. The Indianapolis Bicycle & Pedestrian Network (IN), received $20,500,000 to "complete the eight-mile urban bicycle and pedestrian network in the heart of downtown Indianapolis," and the Philadelphia Area Pedestrian & Bicycle Network (PA, NJ) received $23,000,000 to "repair, reconstruct and improve 16.3 miles of pedestrian and bicycle facilities."
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.
See the link to Surface Transportation Discretionary Grants (TIGER Grants) at www.fhwa.dot.gov/economicrecovery/index.htm.
Read more about current funding for trails, parks, outdoor recreation, and federal land management on the American Trails website:
- Supporting Trails: current funding legislation
- Reauthorization of federal transportation funds, including the Recreational Trails Program
- Index to articles and resources on federal funding programs
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