On November 15th, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The bill passed the Senate in August and on November 5 it was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The IIJA includes $550 billion in new federal investments in America’s infrastructure, will add an estimated two million jobs per year to the national economy, and offers cities and villages the opportunity to access a multitude of new and increased infrastructure funding. New York communities have lists of urgently overdue infrastructure projects – including transportation networks, water systems, and broadband capabilities – and our local governments are ready to rebuild with renewed federal support behind us.

The following is a set of resources to assist city and village leaders in understanding the ways in which the IIJA is applicable to their communities and how to begin preparing to access these critically important programs of federal funding. Additional federal grant information outside the scope of IIJA will also be updated to this page.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES:

• USDOT FY23 Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Available - Deadline for Applications is September 28, 2023 (added 7/6/23)
  
• Biden-Harris Administration Opens Applications for First Round of $2.5 Billion Program to Build EV Charging in Communities & Neighborhoods Nationwide (added 3/24/23)
• US Department of Energy: EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange(added 1/19/23)
• Funding Opportunities - Local Infrastructure Hub (added 11/30/22)
• IIJA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) - Government Finance Officers Association (added 10/3/22)
• Active Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) - United States Department of Transportation (added 10/31/22)
• Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside - Guidance on Increased Funding Availability

• Mega: $1 billion of FY 2022 funding for the National Infrastructure Project Assistance grants program, known as the Mega Grants program;
• INFRA: Approximately $1.55 billion in FY 2022 funding to be made available for the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highways Projects grants program, known as INFRA; and
• Rural: $300 million in FY 2022 funding for the Rural Surface Transportation Grant program, known as Rural.

RESOURCES:

• Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program (added 6-1-22)
• Digital Equity Act Programs (added 6-1-22)
• Your Infrastructure Questions Answered-National League of Cities (added 5-17-22)
• Rail Funding HUB (GoRail) (added 5-11-22)
• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Rural Playbook (added 4-13-22)
• Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (updated 11-16-22)
• Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, Protection and Construction Program (added 2-23-22)
• Navigating Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Uncertainty: A Handbook for State & Local Government Leaders - The Atlas (added 1-27-22)
• Competitive Infrastructure Funding Opportunities for Local Governments (added 1-25-22)
• Fact Sheet on New York's Share of IIJA (added 11-15-21)
• What the IIJA Means for Local Governments (added 11-14-21)
• IIJA Program Search Tool for Local Governments (added 11-14-21)
• New Transportation Grants for Local Governments in the IIJA (added 11-14-21)
• Water Infrastructure Priorities Funded in the IIJA (added 11-14-21)