DOT Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)

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OST Information Related
to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

TIGER Discretionary Grant (TDG) Applications Overview

Overview of the Recovery Act

The Recovery Act was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need. Learn more on recovery.gov.

TIGER Discretionary Grants (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery)

Under a new Recovery Act program, up to $1.5 billion was made available through September 30, 2011, for the Secretary of Transportation to make grants on a competitive basis for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure 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.

The Department considered public comments on this program and published a revised notice of funding availability in the Federal Register on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. The revised notice announces funding availability, project selection criteria, application requirements, and the deadline for submitting applications, which is September 15, 2009. View the revised Federal Register notice.

Questions about this program can be addressed to TIGERGrants@dot.gov.

OST Plans and Reports

This section will contain links to our Agency Recovery Plans, Recovery Program Plans, and other agency- and program-specific reports required by the Recovery Act.