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Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program is sponsored by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program provides capital, planning, and operating assistance to states to support public transportation in rural areas with populations less than 50,000.
The Tribal Transit Formula and Competitive Programs provide funding to federally recognized tribes for capital, operating, planning, and administrative expenses in rural tribal communities. This listing is currently active. Program number: 20.509. Last updated on 2026-01-14.
Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $1,207,919,500 (2026).; eligibility guidance Funds for the Rural Area and Tribal Transit Formula Programs are apportioned directly to the State Department of Transportation or Tribe. The Tribal Transit Competitive Program funds are distributed through a competitive process.
State Departments of Transportation may allocate their Rural Area Formula funds to their chosen sub-recipients which may include other State agencies, local government organizations, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, and operators of public transportation services, including intercity bus service, in rural areas. Private for-profit operators of transit or paratransit services may participate in the program only through contracts with eligible recipients. Private intercity bus operators may participate as subrecipients or through contracts. Urbanized areas, as defined by the Bureau of the Census, are not eligible.
For the Tribal Transit Formula Program the only eligible applicants include are recognized Indian tribes.
For the Tribal Transit Competitive Program, eligible applicants include federally recognized Indian tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities as identified by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs. Additionally, applicants must be located and provide service in a rural area with a population of 50,000 or less. Eligible applicant types include: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, Local, Transit Authority, Nonprofit Organization.
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Funds for the Rural Area and Tribal Transit Formula Programs are apportioned directly to the State Department of Transportation or Tribe. The Tribal Transit Competitive Program funds are distributed through a competitive process. State Departments of Transportation may allocate their Rural Area Formula funds to their chosen sub-recipients which may include other State agencies, local government organizations, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, and operators of public transportation services, including intercity bus service, in rural areas. Private for-profit operators of transit or paratransit services may participate in the program only through contracts with eligible recipients. Private intercity bus operators may participate as subrecipients or through contracts. Urbanized areas, as defined by the Bureau of the Census, are not eligible. For the Tribal Transit Formula Program the only eligible applicants include are recognized Indian tribes. For the Tribal Transit Competitive Program, eligible applicants include federally recognized Indian tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities as identified by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs. Additionally, applicants must be located and provide service in a rural area with a population of 50,000 or less. Eligible applicant types include: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, Local, Transit Authority, Nonprofit Organization. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Recent federal obligations suggest $1,207,919,500 (2026). Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Ferry Service for Rural Communities is sponsored by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. The Passenger Ferry Grant Program for Rural Communities provides funding for passenger ferries through a competitive process to improve access and mobility in rural or geographically isolated communities that rely on ferry service due to limited road or transit infrastructure. The goals of the program is to improve reliable and safe ferry service in rural areas, fund vessel purchases, terminal construction, and other capital improvements and support tribal governments, local transit agencies, and state/local entities serving rural ferry routes. This Assistance Listing 20.539 created in August 2025 was included in the previous ALN 20.532, please refer to former ALN 20.532 for FY24 and FY25 financial obligations. The new Assistance Listing 20.539will be utilized by DOT at the start of FY 2026. This listing is currently active. Program number: 20.539. Last updated on 2026-01-22. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $91,855,000 (2026).; eligibility guidance Eligible Recipients are States Eligible applicant types include: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), State. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Maritime War Risk Insurance is sponsored by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. To provide war risk insurance to U.S.-flag and foreign vessels whenever it appears to the Secretary of Transportation that adequate insurance for waterborne commerce cannot be obtained on reasonable terms and conditions from commercial companies. This listing is currently active. Program number: 20.803. Last updated on 2025-12-19. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $383,000,000 (2026).; eligibility guidance All U.S. flag vessels, and certain foreign flag vessels meeting specific criteria as determined by the Maritime Administrator. Eligible applicant types include: Unrestricted by Entity Type. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Technical Assistance Grants is sponsored by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. Advancement of pipeline safety through the funding of local communities and organizations for technical assistance related to pipeline safety issues. Technical assistance is defined as engineering, research, and other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues, including the promotion of public participation on technical pipeline safety issues. This listing is currently active. Program number: 20.710. Last updated on 2026-01-01. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $2,000,000 (2026).; eligibility guidance Eligible applicants include cities, towns, villages, counties, parishes, townships, and similar governmental subdivisions, or consortiums of such subdivisions; Indian Tribes; and groups of individuals (not including for-profit entities) with proposed projects relating to the safety of pipeline facilities in local communities, other than facilities regulated under Public Law 93-153 (43 U.S.C. § 1651 et seq.). States, universities, and for-profit entities are not eligible for the TAG program. Eligible applicant types include: Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages), Nonprofit Organization. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
