Opportunity Information: Apply for NSFHP 17 18 INFRA
The INFRA Grants opportunity (formally the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects, or NSFHP, program) is a U.S. Department of Transportation discretionary grant program designed to provide federal financial assistance for major highway and freight projects that have national or regional significance. In this notice, DOT refers to NSFHP as the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program, and it solicits applications tied to FY 2017 and FY 2018 funding, with the important caveat that actual awards depend on future appropriations. In practical terms, the program is meant to help advance large-scale, high-impact transportation investments, especially those that improve freight movement and critical highway infrastructure beyond purely local benefits.
The opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant (not a formula distribution), meaning projects compete against one another and are selected based on federal priorities and program criteria rather than being automatically allocated by statute to every state or region. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is Transportation. The listing is associated with CFDA number 20.934. The notice indicates a very large maximum award ceiling of $1,400,000,000, signaling that the program can support substantial projects or a portfolio of large awards, depending on the year and the selection decisions made by DOT.
Eligible applicants are broad, covering most levels of public-sector transportation governance. Eligible entities include: a state or group of states; a metropolitan planning organization serving an urbanized area with a population above 200,000 (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau); a unit of local government or group of local governments; a political subdivision of a state or local government; a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function (explicitly including port authorities); a federal land management agency, but only when applying jointly with a state or group of states; a tribal government or consortium of tribal governments; and multi-state or multi-jurisdictional groups of public entities. This eligibility structure reflects the program focus on projects that often cross jurisdictional lines or involve complex governance arrangements, such as freight corridors, intermodal connectors, port access improvements, and other regionally significant highway investments.
The notice also lays out how joint applications must be handled. When multiple states or jurisdictions apply together, they are expected to designate a lead applicant who serves as the primary point of contact. Every participant in a joint application must independently meet the definition of an eligible applicant. The joint application must clearly describe the roles and responsibilities of each participating entity and must be signed by each applicant, which effectively formalizes the partnership and helps DOT evaluate whether the project has clear leadership, defined commitments, and an implementable governance plan.
Key administrative details in the source data include the funding opportunity title "INFRA Grants" and number "NSFHP 17 18 INFRA." The agency is the Department of Transportation. The opportunity was created on 2017-08-02 and had an original closing date of 2017-11-02. Overall, the notice is aimed at soliciting competitive proposals for significant freight and highway projects with broader economic and mobility implications, while emphasizing that multi-entity proposals must be structured with clear accountability and documented cooperation.Apply for NSFHP 17 18 INFRA
- The Department of Transportation in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "INFRA Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.934.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-08-02.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-11-02. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,400,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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