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69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy · Department of Transportation

FY 2026 National Infrastructure Investments

Closed for this year

In short: 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy expects to make 100 awards of up to $25 million.

Deadline
Next round: about Nov 26, 2026 – Feb 24, 2027 Estimate ?
Award size
Up to $25M
Total available
$1500M · about 100 awards
Match ?
Required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Set by the official notice: see Who can apply below
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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Closed for this year

Last round: Nov 26, 2025 – Feb 24, 2026, as the funder posted it.

Next round: about Nov 26, 2026 – Feb 24, 2027 Estimate. The funder hasn't announced it. GrantMe estimated it from last year's dates.

Use the time now: get ready, read last year's guidelines on the funder's page, and save this grant to put the dates in your calendar.

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How this fits you

  • Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
  • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 3

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About this grant

The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program. The goal of the program is to fund projects that will have a significant local or regional impact and improve transportation infrastructure. BUILD grants will be awarded on a competitive basis, per statute, for planning or constructing surface transportation infrastructure projects that will improve safety; environmental sustainability; quality of life; mobility and community connectivity; economic competitiveness and opportunity including tourism; state of good repair; partnership and collaboration; and innovation. Applicants must submit their applications via Valid Eval at: • Capital Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_build_2026_capital/signup • Planning Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_build_2026_planning/signup DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS THROUGH GRANTS.GOV All applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM EDT on February 24, 2026. Applications cannot be submitted into Valid Eval after the deadline. Late applications will not be considered.

Who can apply, from the official notice

States and the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States, a unit of local government, a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States, a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function (including a port authority), A Federally recognized Indian Tribe or a consortium of such Indian Tribes,a transit agency, or a multi-State or multijurisdictional group of entities that are separately eligible.

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/4d8f5775-ff01-4a6f-ab4e-b125899043b3 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/b6cb88d1-93ef-47e7-8a7d-61d28b4ae46c

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

2 awards to Tennessee groups in 1 county since 2024 · 0 in Blount County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$8.7M spent that year2025
City of Kingston, TennesseeKingston, Roane County$122K spent that year2025

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 1 pass-through grant on file · 0 in Blount County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Jimmy WilliamsonTiptonville, Lake CountyState of TN Department of Economic Development$9.2M spent that year2025

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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About the federal program

National Infrastructure Investments, also called “Rebuilding Transportation Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)/Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grants”
Program number 20.933 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary · Project grant

How applications are judged

BUILD Grants will be awarded based on competitive evaluation.

Match

This program has matching requirements. The Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this program may be up to 80 percent, however, the Department may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent for projects located in rural areas, areas of persistent poverty, or historically disadvantaged communities (as defined in the NOFO).This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details.

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 6, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number DTOS59-26-RA-BUILD · program number 20.933