FY 2025 RAISE Notice of Funding Opportunity $1.5 Billion Available

FY 2025 RAISE NOFO

 

 

The U.S. Department of Transportation has published the FY 2025 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). 

 

The NOFO announces the availability of $1.5 billion to award to surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact. Half of the FY 2025 RAISE funding will go to projects in rural areas and half will go to projects located in urban areas. In addition, projects in a rural area, a historically disadvantaged community, or an area of persistent poverty will be eligible for up to 100 percent federal cost share.

 

The Department is reducing the burden on all previous applicants, who would otherwise have to revise applications, by evaluating and selecting applications for funding using the same criteria as the FY 2024 RAISE NOFO.  

 

The Department intends to hold two rounds of selections under the FY 2025 RAISE NOFO:

• Round 1 - A portion of the $1.5 billion is reserved for FY 2024 Projects of Merit. Those are applications that advanced to the Highly Rated List, but were not selected for award. FY 2024 Projects of Merit must "opt in" for consideration via email by December 2, 2024. 
• Round 2 - A portion of the $1.5 billion is available for all eligible applicants as well as additional funding that may become available for the program under the annual appropriations act. Applications must be submitted via grants.gov by 11:59 pm eastern on January 30, 2025. 

 

For more information on this opportunity: 

• See the FY 2025 RAISE NOFO posted on the RAISE website and grants.gov 
• Learn How to Apply
• Read the Frequently Asked Questions
• Register for FY 2025 RAISE webinars using this link. Upcoming webinars include: 

Webinar	Date	Time
How to Compete	Monday, December 2 (NEW)	1:00 pm eastern
Location Designations	Thursday, December 12	2:00 pm eastern
How to Prepare a BCA	Tuesday, December 17	2:00 pm eastern
BCA Template + Office Hours	Thursday, December 19	1:00 pm eastern

 

Please send questions about the RAISE program and this funding opportunity to raisegrants@dot.gov