INFRA Grants

The primary goal of the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) program is to fund surface transportation infrastructure projects of national or regional significance that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and goods in addition to expanding safe, accessible public parking for commercial motor vehicles. The Department intends to execute project selections under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) utilizing approximately $626.7 million in available funding. Specifically, this total includes: • $319.8 million in FY 2023 INFRA funds; • $106.9 million in FY 2024 INFRA funds; and • $200 million in FY 2026 INFRA Commercial Motor Vehicle Parking funds. The Department intends to make project selections using the currently available resources identified in this notice, as well as any additional funding that may become available for the program. Funding is administered through two distinct tracks: Track 1 utilizes FY 2023 and FY 2024 resources to support surface transportation projects of national and regional significance, while Track 2 is a dedicated carve-out of FY 2026 resources specifically for commercial motor vehicle parking projects of national or regional significance. Applicants must clearly identify their chosen track in the Project Information Form, as each track is subject to different selection priorities. Each applicant may submit only one application . Unrelated project components should not be combined into a single application to meet this limit. If an applicant submits more than one application, only the first will be considered. Eligibility: Eligible applicants for Standard (Track 1) INFRA grants are:• a highway freight project on the National Highway Freight Network (NHFN);• a highway or bridge project on the National Highway System (NHS);• a freight intermodal, freight rail, or freight project within the boundaries of a public or private freight rail, water (including ports), or intermodal facility and that is a surface transportation infrastructure project necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, or access into or out of the facility;• a highway-railway grade crossing or grade separation project;• a wildlife crossing project;• a surface transportation project within the boundaries or functionally connected to an international border crossing that improves a facility owned by Fed/State/local government and increases throughput efficiency;• a project for a marine highway corridor that is functionally connected to the NHFN and is likely to reduce road mobile source emissions; or• a highway, bridge, or freight project on the National Multimodal Freight Network;Eligible applicants for Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Parking Eligible Projects (Track 2) are: Projects to provide public parking for commercial motor vehicles that are within reasonable access to or in the right of way of an Interstate highway, the National Highway System, or the National Highway Freight Network. Opportunity number: NSMFHP-26-INFRA. Closing date: 2026-07-15. Funding: up to USD 426,700,000; floor USD 5,000,000; estimated total USD 626,700,000.

Eligible applicants for Standard (Track 1) INFRA grants are:• a highway freight project on the National Highway Freight Network (NHFN);• a highway or bridge project on the National Highway System (NHS);• a freight intermodal, freight rail, or freight project within the boundaries of a public or private freight rail, water (including ports), or intermodal facility and that is a surface transportation infrastructure project necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, or access into or out of the facility;• a highway-railway grade crossing or grade separation project;• a wildlife crossing project;• a surface transportation project within the boundaries or functionally connected to an international border crossing that improves a facility owned by Fed/State/local government and increases throughput efficiency;• a project for a marine highway corridor that is functionally connected to the NHFN and is likely to reduce road mobile source emissions; or• a highway, bridge, or freight project on the National Multimodal Freight Network;Eligible applicants for Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Parking Eligible Projects (Track 2) are: Projects to provide public parking for commercial motor vehicles that are within reasonable access to or in the right of way of an Interstate highway, the National Highway System, or the National Highway Freight Network.

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Official opportunity number: NSMFHP-26-INFRA.

up to USD 426,700,000; floor USD 5,000,000; estimated total USD 626,700,000

Closes 2026-07-15: Closes 2026-07-15: Jul 15, 2026.

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Use the official Grants.gov listing for application package, forms, attachments, and agency-specific instructions. Submit by 2026-07-15 unless the agency updates the official listing.

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