DOT Accepting Port Applications for Infrastructure Grants

The Transportation Department is soliciting applications for national infrastructure investment grants, which port infrastructure investments could be eligible for, DOT said (here). The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 gave $500 million to DOT for these grants, and the allocation is similar to the program funded and initiated pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, known as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER discretionary grants) program. Port authorities, including those inland, are eligible to apply. Applications must be submitted by 8 p.m. on April 29. Port planning guidelines are available at StrongPorts.gov.