Opportunity Listing - FY 2025 National Infrastructure Investments

FY 2025 National Infrastructure Investments

Agency: 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy

Assistance Listings: 20.933 -- National Infrastructure Investments

Last Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

BUILD grants are to be awarded on a competitive basis for surface transportation infrastructure projects with a significant local or regional impact.

Program statute, 49 USC Sec 6702, specifies that not more than 50 percent of funds shall be awarded to projects in rural areas with a population equal to or less than 200,000 and directs that not more than 50 percent of the funds shall be awarded to projects located in urban areas with a population of more than 200,000. Per statute, DOT is also required to award at least 5 percent for eligible planning, preparation, or design of projects eligible for BUILD Grants that do not result in construction. Statue also directs that at least 1 percent be awarded to projects located in historically disadvantaged communities or areas of persistent poverty.

BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants may not be less than $5 million and not greater than $25 million, except that for projects located in rural areas the minimum BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant size is $1 million. There is no minimum award size for planning projects.

The FY 2025 BUILD NOFO is open. The Department is accepting applications until the January 30, 2025 statutory deadline. Applicants must submit applications via grants.gov by 11:59 pm eastern. The statutory deadline cannot be extended, and the Department does not accept late applications.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants for BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants are 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 1 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; and a multi-State or multijurisdictional group of entities. Multiple States or jurisdictions may submit a joint application and must identify a lead applicant as the primary point of contact. Each project party in a joint application must be an Eligible Applicant. Joint applications must include a description of the roles and responsibilities of each project party and must be signed by each project party.

Grantor contact information

Description

Andrea Jacobson BUILD Program Manager

Email

Program Manager

andrea.jacobson@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
BUILD_2025_Amended_NOFO_-_Redline.pdf	BUILD 2025 NOFO_Redline	Jan 24, 2025 11:48 PM UTC
BUILD_2025_NOFO_Amendment.pdf	BUILD 2025 NOFO_Amendment	Jan 24, 2025 11:43 PM UTC
FY_2025_BUILD_Application_Checklist.pdf	BUILD 2025 Application Checklist	Jan 24, 2025 08:15 PM UTC
FY_2025_BUILD_Project_Information_Form.xlsx	BUILD 2025 Project Information Form	Jan 24, 2025 08:12 PM UTC
FY_2025_BUILD_SF424_Instructions_for_Grants.gov.pdf	BUILD 2025 SF424 Instructions	Jan 24, 2025 08:25 PM UTC

Link to additional information

BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant Program

Archived: December 31, 2025

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$1,500,000,000

Program Funding

150

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$25,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

DTOS59-25-RA-RAISE

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

November 1, 2024

Archive date:

December 31, 2025