Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) Program

The Department of Transportation is combining two major discretionary grant programs, the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) and Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) programs, into one Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Together, this combined program is known as the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program.  

The primary goal of the NAE Program is to assist economically disadvantaged or undeserved communities for planning and construction activities. 

Funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 NAE grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning, capital construction, and regional partnership activities that aim to restore community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation or replacement of highways, roadways, or other infrastructure facilities that create barriers to mobility, access or economic development. 

Applicants must submit their applications via Valid Eval at the links below:

Community Planning Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/rcn_planning/signup

Capital Construction Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/rcn_capitalconstruction/signup

Do not submit applications through Grants.gov.

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Late applications will not be accepted. 

Miscellaneous

• Other

Government

• County governments
• Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
• City or township governments
• State governments

Nonprofit

• Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)