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BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW, STREAMLINED FUNDING APPLICATION
PROCESS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT RECONNECT COMMUNITIES

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that
the Department of Transportation is now taking applications for the Reconnecting
Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program, an unprecedented effort to build
good transportation infrastructure to reconnect communities to economic
opportunities.

The streamlined program, which combines two different programs created in
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act,
will make it easier to submit an application and increase opportunity for
communities that are seeking funding for projects that address harm from past
infrastructure planning decisions, accelerate equitable community
revitalization, and improve access to everyday destinations

“Transportation should never divide communities – its purpose is to connect
people to jobs, schools, housing, groceries, family, places of worship, and
more. That’s what the Reconnecting Communities program and the Neighborhood
Access and Equity program are designed to ensure,” said U.S. Transportation
Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “By combining these two grant programs into a single
application, we are making it easier for communities to seek and receive the
funding they need to build better, safer, inclusive infrastructure for the
future.”

The Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program was established in President Biden’s
infrastructure law to help fund community-led projects that mitigate physical
barriers to mobility and access, such as train tracks or highways. The Inflation
Reduction Act established the Neighborhood Access and Equity Program that
similarly funds projects that remove physical barriers as well as projects to
improve walkability, safety, and affordable transportation access, particularly
in low-income and disadvantaged communities.  

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act are key
components of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda which is growing the
American economy from the bottom up and middle-out – from rebuilding our
nation’s infrastructure, to driving over $490 billion in private sector
manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States, to creating
good paying jobs and building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate
change and make our communities more resilient.

Available funding being announced today includes:

 * $198 million for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program, of which:
   * $148 million is for Capital Construction Grant funds, and
   * $50 million is for Community Planning Grants, including funding for
     technical assistance.
 * $3.155 billion for the Neighborhood Access and Equity Program, of which the
   Department expects to award up to: 
   * $135 million to Community Planning Grants, 
   * $2.57 billion to Capital Construction Grants, and 
   * $450 million to Regional Partnerships Challenge Grants, designed to
     incentivize regions to come together to leverage both federal, state, and
     regional funding and policies to tackle problems.

Earlier this year, the Department awarded $185 million to 45 communities as part
of the Reconnecting Communities Program, including six Capital Construction
grants and 39 Community Planning grants. Later this summer DOT will be launching
the new Reconnecting Communities Institute to provide communities and potential
applicants with technical assistance. This first round of grants funded
construction and planning for transformative community-led solutions, including
capping interstates with parks, filling in sunken highways to reclaim the land
for housing, converting inhospitable transportation facilities to tree-lined
Complete Streets, and creating new crossings through public transportation,
bridges, tunnels and trails. These projects are helping to revitalize
communities, provide access to jobs and opportunity, and reduce pollution.

In addition to the funding announcement today, the Department of Transportation
has entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation (RWJF) to coordinate technical assistance efforts to plan and build
infrastructure that reconnects and improves access, especially for marginalized
communities. Working with philanthropic organizations like RWJF leverages
additional resources and enables support to more communities and organizations
that are working to provide people with better mobility options to facilitate
community revitalization, catalyze equitable development and create access to
more economic opportunities. 

This combined NOFO follows the model that the Department established for the
Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Program announced last week, which
combines funding opportunities for the Mega, Rural, and INFRA grant programs.
Last year the Department piloted the combined NOFO for these three programs to
make it easier for communities to apply to one, two, or three major
discretionary grant programs with a single application and a common set of
criteria. The Department received overwhelmingly positive feedback on the
streamlined process. 

This program is covered under President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which sets
the goal that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to
disadvantaged communities. It is also an example of how the Biden-Harris
Administration is committed to equitable community development that advances
equity and community-driven priorities. 

The deadline for applications is 11:59 pm EDT on September 28th, 2023,
Applicants may find the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods NOFO,
Frequently Asked Questions, and other helpful resources
https://www.transportation.gov/grants/rcnprogram. 

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