BUILD Grants
Administers research teams and institutions for BUILD Grants in transport and mobility and built environment.
The BUILD (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) grant program, administered by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation and formerly known as TIGER and RAISE, is one of DOT's longest-running competitive multimodal infrastructure grant programs. BUILD supports surface transportation infrastructure projects of national or regional economic significance, including roads, bridges…
Multimodal surface transportation infrastructure of national or regional economic significance, including roads, bridges, transit, freight, and port projects eligible under federal surface transportation law.
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