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Resources – Grants

Below is a list of grants from regional, state, and federal organizations.

Bridge Investment Program (BIP)

The goals of the Bridge Investment Program are to assist municipalities with bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, and protection projects with total eligible costs not greater than $100 million. These projects will seek to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges; improve the condition of bridges in the United States by reducing (a) the number of bridges and the total person miles traveled over bridges, that are in poor condition or fair condition and at risk of falling into poor condition over the next 3 years, (b) the number of bridges and total person miles traveled over bridges that do not meet the current geometric design standards.

Award: No Maximum

Grant Type: Planning or Bridge Project Grants

Due Date: Planning Grants (2/19/24); Bridge Project Grants (3/19/24)

Efficiency and Regionalized Grant

The E&R competitive grant program will provide financial support for governmental entities interested in implementing regionalization and other efficiency initiatives that allow for long-term sustainability. Funds can be used for shared services, joint or regional facilities, intergovernmental agreements, consolidations, mergers and other collaborative efforts. Additionally, plans for a single entity to implement innovative strategies that improve quality and efficiency of municipal delivery services are allowable.

Award: Varies

Deadline: February 9, 2024 

Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)

A discretionary grant program awarded for surface transportation infrastructure projects that will improve safety, environmental sustainability, quality of life, mobility and community connectivity, economic competitiveness and opportunity.

Award: $25 million (maximum award)

Deadline: February 28, 2024 (FY24); January 13, 2025 (FY25); January 13, 2026 (FY26)

Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program

Funding is provided for highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects that focus on improving safety and mobility of people and goods. Eligible projects include a grade separation or closure, including through the use of a bridge, embankment, or tunnel; track relocation; improvement or installation of protective devices, signals, or signs; other means to improve safety if related to the mobility of people and goods at highway-grade crossings; and the planning, environmental review, and design of an eligible project type.

Award: TBA

Deadline TBA, February 2024

Community One Stop for Growth Grant Program

The One Stop is a single application portal and collaborative review process that allows applicants to access a service of grant programs that support community economic development. The Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED) partners with the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) and Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MassDevelopment), to make targeted grant investments based on a Developed Continuum.

The One Stop allows applicants to apply to multiple grant programs at once with a standard application. The following programs are fully integrated into the One Stop application process:

Award: Varies

Deadline: Expression of Interest- 2/9/24-4/30/24

Full Application Submission Period- 5/6/24-6/5/24

National Aging and Disability Transportation Center

Promotes the availability and accessibility of transportation options that meet the needs of older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. The mission of NADTC is to:

 

  • Serve professionals in the fields of transportation, aging, disability, human services, and caregiving.
  • Provide resources, training, and information through an information and referral hotline, website, as well as both distance and online training.
  • Empower communities across the country to implement or improve innovative transportation programs at the local level.
  • Support older adults, people with disabilities of all ages, and their families.

For more information about Federal Grant Opportunities click here. 

Water Research Foundation: Best Practices to Attract and Retain a Diverse Workforce: Regional Water Initiatives

The goals of the program are to: understand how regional workforce initiatives identify what is needed when recruiting individuals for the water workforce; develop a set of best practices/models necessary for facilitating recruitment and retention in the water workforce through regional workforce initiatives; establish and demonstrate a criterion of success for facilitating collaboration and promoting recruitment and retention through regional workforce initiatives.

For more information click here. 

Award: $150,000

Deadline: 2/28/24

Funding to Address Indoor Air Pollution at Schools

Applications are solicited to enable low-income disadvantaged schools, and or school districts across rural, suburban, and or urban areas to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and indoor air pollutants through the development and adoption of comprehensive indoor air quality management plans.

Award: $3M-8M

Deadline: 3/19/24

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

EECBG funding is designed to assist states, local governments, and Tribes in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, fossil fuel emissions, and to improve energy efficiency. Cities and towns through a formula allocation can apply for funding either as a grant or through a voucher. The Department of Energy has suggested selecting a voucher if a municipality, state, or tribe received an amount $200,000 or below to reduce the administrative burden on the entity.

OCPC Region Allocation by Community

  • Brockton – $151,670
  • Plymouth – $121,930

To assist state and local governments with determining eligible projects, a series of Program Blueprints were developed to offer ideas in energy efficiency, renewable energy, transportation electrification, clean energy, finance, and workforce development. These blueprints are also designed to assist municipalities streamline the environmental review process.

Deadline: Complete applications- April 30, 2024

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