Grants

Non-Government Opportunities

None at this time.

State Grant Opportunities

Missouri Propane School Bus Grant

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department) is providing funding assistance to local education agencies (LEAs) for the purchase of school buses powered by propane.

LEAs that can provide documentation of the purchase or commitment to purchase qualifying buses may apply to receive funding during the 2024-25 fiscal year.

Applications meeting the requirements will be prioritized on a first-come, first-served basis. After the initial application period, should funds remain available, a second round of funding will be offered using the same criteria that will be applied to the first round.

Eligible Buses:

• Have a propane drivetrain
• Be model year 2024 or newer
• Be certified to conform with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and Missouri Minimum Standards for School Buses
• Be equipped with an EPA certified engine
• Be purchased, not leased or leased-to-own
• Be maintained, operated, insured, registered, and fueled according to manufacturer recommendations and state requirements

Application Deadline: December 15, 2024

NOFO can be found here: https://dese.mo.gov/media/pdf/guidance-missouri-propane-bus-grant

For Information contact David Tramel: david.tramel@dese.mo.gov

MoDOT Transportation Cost-Share Program

The program provides financial assistance to public and private applicants for state highway and bridge projects satisfying a transportation need. MoDOT matches partners investments up to fifty percent (50%) of the project cost. Set-aside funds for economic development may fund up to one hundred percent (100%) of the total project cost. MoDOT works in cooperation with the Department of Economic Development and project sponsors to determine when targeted investments can be made to create jobs and may provide up the one hundred percent (100%) of the cost. Retail development projects do not qualify as economic development projects that create jobs.

Information on the Cost Share Program and Applications can be found here:

Cost Participation and Cost Share | Missouri Department of Transportation (modot.org)

Eligible Projects: State highway and bridge projects.

Application Deadlines (Multiple Times Per Year) -

• Application Deadline - SW District Review Deadline - Friday, January 11, 2025, Final Application Deadline - Friday, April 11, 2025

Federal Grant Opportunities

Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program provides grants for surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact.

Eligible Captial Projects

• highway, bridge, or other road projects eligible under title 23, United States Code;
• public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code;
• passenger and freight rail transportation projects;
• the surface transportation components of an airport project eligible for assistance under part B of subtitle VII intermodal projects;
• projects to replace or rehabilitate a culvert or prevent stormwater runoff for the purpose of improving habitat for aquatic species while advancing the goals of the RAISE program;
• projects investing in surface transportation facilities that are located on Tribal land and for which title or maintenance responsibility is vested in the Federal Government; and
• any other surface transportation infrastructure project that the Secretary considers to be necessary to advance the goals of the program.

Eligible Planning projects which include planning

• preparation, or design (for example - environmental analysis, equity analysis, community engagement, feasibility studies, benefit cost analysis (BCA), and other preconstruction activities) of eligible surface transportation capital projects that will not result in construction with FY 2025 RAISE funding.

Project Size - Project award minimum $5 million Urban Capital and $1 million Rural Capital projects

NOFO can be found here: https://www.transportation.gov...

Application Deadline: January 30, 2025

Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) PROTECT program provides funding to plan for and strengthen surface transportation to be more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters.

Eligible Applicants for PROTECT grants are: states (or a political subdivision of a state), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs),local governments, and special purpose districts or public authorities with a transportation function. Different eligibilities apply for at-risk coastal infrastructure grants.

Eligible uses include: highway, transit, and certain port projects that include resilience planning, strengthening and protecting evacuation routes, enabling communities to address vulnerabilities and increasing the resilience of surface transportation infrastructure from the impacts of sea level rise, flooding, wildfires, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters.

There are four types of PROTECT grants:

• Planning
• Resilience Improvement
• Community Resilience and Evacuation Route
• At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure

NOFO can be found here: https://www.transportation.gov...

Application Deadline: February 24, 2025

USDOT Transportation Data and Equity Hub

There is a new Transportation Data and Equity Hub at the USDOT to assist with grant applications and project planning. This hub provides tools, metrics and date to
analyze communities access to the transportation they need, and the challenges they face. Here you can leverage USDOT data to understand causes, effects, and impacts. The hub can be found here: https://equitydata.dot.gov/