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- The Department of Transportation in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2014 National Infrastructure Investments" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.933 National Infrastructure Investments.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 18, 2014 and posted on Apr 3, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 28, 2014 You must submit final applications through Grants.gov by April 28, 2014, at 500 p.m. EDT (the Application Deadline). The Grants.gov Apply function will open on April 3, 2014, allowing applicants to submit applications. You are strongly encouraged to submit applications in advance of the deadline. Please be aware that you must complete the registration process before submitting an application, and that this process usually takes 2 4 weeks to complete. If interested parties experience difficulties at any point during the registration or application process, please call the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 1 800 518 4726, Monday Friday from 700 a.m. to 900 p.m. EDT. Late Application Notice Applicants who are unable to successfully submit their application package through grants.gov prior to 500PM EDT on Monday, April 28, 2014 MUST submit an e mail to TIGERGrants@dot.gov before 500 PM EDT on April 28th with the following information The nature of the technical difficulties experienced in attempting to submit an application AND a screenshot of the error The Legal Name for the applicant that was provided in field 8a of the SF 424 The name of the Submitter of the SF 424 if different from field 8a The Grants.Gov tracking number (e.g. GRANT12345678). DOT will consider late applications on a case by case basis and reserves the right to reject late applications which do not meet the conditions outlined in the Notice of Funding Availability. Late applications from whom DOT does not receive an email with the items specified above will not be considered for this round of TIGER Discretionary Grants.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $600,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants for TIGER Discretionary Grants are State, local, and tribal governments, including U.S. territories, transit agencies, port authorities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), other political subdivisions of State or local governments, and multi State or multi jurisdictional groups applying through a single lead applicant (for multi jurisdictional groups, each member of the group, including the lead applicant, must be an otherwise Eligible Applicant as defined in this paragraph).
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2014 National Infrastructure Investments opportunity, commonly known as the TIGER Discretionary Grants program (round TIGER 6), was a U.S. Department of Transportation competitive grant program funded through the FY 2014 Appropriations Act. Congress provided a total of $600 million for DOT to award to surface transportation projects that could demonstrate a meaningful, measurable impact at a national, metropolitan, or regional scale. A small portion of the overall appropriation could be reserved by DOT for grant administration and oversight, with the rest made available for awards.
Most of the funding supported capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. Eligible capital project types were broad and included, but were not limited to, highway and bridge projects eligible under Title 23 (explicitly including bicycle and pedestrian elements), public transportation projects eligible under Chapter 53 of Title 49, passenger and freight rail projects, port infrastructure investments, and intermodal projects that connect modes and improve network performance. The program emphasized projects with significant outcomes rather than formula-based distribution, meaning applicants had to compete by showing strong merits, readiness, and benefits compared to other proposals nationwide.
In addition to construction-oriented awards, DOT could use up to $35 million of the $600 million total for planning-focused awards called TIGER Planning Grants. These planning grants were intended to fund activities related to planning, preparation, or design for a specific surface transportation project, as well as broader regional transportation investment planning. The notice highlighted that planning could be strengthened by coordinating transportation with related priorities such as housing, economic development, stormwater management, and other infrastructure investments. It also encouraged planning that accounts for future risks and vulnerabilities, including extreme weather and climate change, signaling an interest in resilience and long-term performance, not just near-term delivery.
Grant sizes were governed by statutory thresholds. For TIGER capital grants, awards generally could not be less than $10 million and could not exceed $200 million. An important exception applied in rural areas (as defined in the program guidance): rural projects could request as little as $1 million. TIGER Planning Grants did not have a statutory minimum award size, regardless of whether the work occurred in rural or non-rural locations. The award ceiling listed for the opportunity was $200,000,000 and the award floor was $10,000,000, reflecting the standard capital-grant range (with the rural and planning exceptions described in the notice).
Applicants were required to provide cost sharing or matching, meaning TIGER funds were not intended to cover 100 percent of project costs in typical cases and applicants needed to demonstrate committed or reasonably anticipated non-TIGER funding sources. Another key condition was that federal wage rate requirements under Subchapter IV of Chapter 31 of Title 40 (commonly associated with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rules) applied to all projects receiving TIGER funds. Notably, the requirement applied to all parts of the project, whether those parts were paid for with TIGER dollars, other federal funds, or non-federal funds, which has practical implications for budgeting, contracting, and compliance across the entire project scope.
Eligibility centered on public-sector and quasi-public transportation entities. Eligible applicants included state, local, and tribal governments (including U.S. territories), transit agencies, port authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, other political subdivisions of state or local governments, and multi-state or multi-jurisdictional groups applying through a single lead applicant. For joint applications, every participating member, including the lead, had to meet the definition of an eligible applicant. The program was listed under CFDA 20.933 (National Infrastructure Investments) and categorized as a discretionary transportation grant.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted April 3, 2014, with the Grants.gov submission window opening the same day. Final applications had to be submitted through Grants.gov by April 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. DOT emphasized that Grants.gov registration commonly takes 2 to 4 weeks, so applicants were encouraged to start early. A limited late-submission process existed only for applicants who experienced technical problems with Grants.gov: they had to email TIGERGrants@dot.gov before the deadline with a description of the technical issue, a screenshot of the error, the applicant legal name as shown on the SF-424, the submitter name if different, and the Grants.gov tracking number. DOT retained discretion to accept or reject late submissions on a case-by-case basis, and applications without the required email documentation were not considered.
In short, TIGER 2014 offered a large, highly competitive pool of federal funding to advance major surface transportation projects and targeted planning efforts, with eligibility spanning highways, transit, rail, ports, and intermodal connectors. It combined flexible project eligibility with strict competition, clear award-size rules (including rural exceptions), required matching, and project-wide prevailing wage compliance, all under a tight Grants.gov submission timeline.
FY 2014 National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER 6) - FAQs
What is this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is the FY 2014 National Infrastructure Investments program, commonly known as the TIGER Discretionary Grants program (TIGER 6). It was a competitive U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant program funded through the FY 2014 Appropriations Act.
How much funding was available under TIGER 6?
Congress provided a total of $600 million for DOT to award to surface transportation projects. DOT could reserve a small portion for grant administration and oversight, with the remainder available for awards.
What kinds of projects could TIGER 6 fund?
The program primarily supported capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. Eligible capital project types were broad and included, but were not limited to:
- Highway and bridge projects eligible under Title 23 (explicitly including bicycle and pedestrian elements)
- Public transportation projects eligible under Chapter 53 of Title 49
- Passenger rail and freight rail projects
- Port infrastructure investments
- Intermodal projects that connect modes and improve network performance
Was this funding formula-based or competitive?
It was competitive. The program emphasized significant outcomes rather than formula-based distribution, meaning applicants had to compete nationally by demonstrating strong merits, readiness, and benefits compared to other proposals.
What scale of impact did projects need to demonstrate?
Projects needed to demonstrate a meaningful, measurable impact at a national, metropolitan, or regional scale.
Did TIGER 6 include planning grants as well as construction/capital grants?
Yes. In addition to capital investments, DOT could use up to $35 million of the total $600 million for planning-focused awards called TIGER Planning Grants.
What activities could TIGER Planning Grants support?
TIGER Planning Grants were intended to fund activities related to planning, preparation, or design for a specific surface transportation project, as well as broader regional transportation investment planning.
Did the planning program encourage coordination with other community priorities?
Yes. The notice highlighted that planning could be strengthened by coordinating transportation planning with related priorities such as housing, economic development, stormwater management, and other infrastructure investments.
Did the program encourage resilience or climate risk considerations?
Yes. The notice encouraged planning that accounts for future risks and vulnerabilities, including extreme weather and climate change, reflecting an interest in resilience and long-term performance.
What were the typical minimum and maximum award sizes for TIGER capital grants?
For TIGER capital grants, awards generally could not be less than $10 million and could not exceed $200 million.
Was there a rural exception to the capital grant minimum?
Yes. For rural areas (as defined in the program guidance), rural projects could request as little as $1 million.
Did TIGER Planning Grants have a minimum award size?
No. TIGER Planning Grants did not have a statutory minimum award size, whether the work occurred in rural or non-rural locations.
What award floor and ceiling were listed for the opportunity?
The opportunity listed an award floor of $10,000,000 and an award ceiling of $200,000,000, reflecting the standard range for capital grants (with the rural and planning exceptions described in the notice).
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Applicants were required to provide cost sharing or matching. TIGER funds were not intended to cover 100 percent of project costs in typical cases, so applicants needed to demonstrate committed or reasonably anticipated non-TIGER funding sources.
Do federal prevailing wage requirements apply to TIGER-funded projects?
Yes. Federal wage rate requirements under Subchapter IV of Chapter 31 of Title 40 (commonly associated with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rules) applied to all projects receiving TIGER funds.
Do prevailing wage requirements apply only to the portion paid with TIGER funds?
No. The requirement applied to all parts of the project, whether paid for with TIGER dollars, other federal funds, or non-federal funds, which can affect budgeting, contracting, and compliance across the entire project scope.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included public-sector and quasi-public transportation entities, including:
- State governments
- Local governments
- Tribal governments (including U.S. territories)
- Transit agencies
- Port authorities
- Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)
- Other political subdivisions of state or local governments
- Multi-state or multi-jurisdictional groups applying through a single lead applicant
What was required for joint or multi-jurisdictional applications?
For joint applications, every participating member, including the lead applicant, had to meet the definition of an eligible applicant.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program was listed under CFDA 20.933 (National Infrastructure Investments).
When was the opportunity posted, and when did the application window open?
The opportunity was posted on April 3, 2014, and the Grants.gov submission window opened the same day.
What was the application deadline?
Final applications had to be submitted through Grants.gov by April 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Was early registration on Grants.gov important?
Yes. DOT emphasized that Grants.gov registration commonly takes 2 to 4 weeks, so applicants were encouraged to start early.
Was there any late-submission option?
A limited late-submission process existed only for applicants who experienced technical problems with Grants.gov, and acceptance was at DOT discretion on a case-by-case basis.
What did an applicant need to do to request consideration for a late submission due to technical issues?
The applicant had to email TIGERGrants@dot.gov before the deadline and include: a description of the technical issue, a screenshot of the error, the applicant legal name as shown on the SF-424, the submitter name (if different), and the Grants.gov tracking number.
What happened if the late-submission email documentation was missing?
Applications without the required email documentation were not considered.
What is the overall purpose of TIGER 6 based on this notice?
TIGER 6 offered a large, highly competitive pool of federal funding to advance major surface transportation projects and targeted planning efforts, with flexible project eligibility but clear award-size rules, required matching, project-wide prevailing wage compliance, and a strict Grants.gov submission timeline.
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