Transportation Grants

Carbon Reduction Program

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also referred to as the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA), enacted in November 2021 appropriated approximately $6.4 billion across the country to reduce transportation emissions. Of the $6.4 billion, the Nashville metropolitan planning area has been suballocated approximately $15.7 million through FY 2026 to include $13.8 million for the Nashville-Davison Urbanized Area and $1.9 million for the Murfreesboro Urbanized Area. 

Call for Projects

Applications are being accepted from member jurisdictions and transportation agencies located within Davidson, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson counties. Eligible projects include ITS, electrification upgrades, vehicle to vehicle infrastructure, public transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and street lighting and traffic signal upgrades. Projects must demonstrate an ability to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from on-road sources.

Phase I: Funding for Existing Projects Only

  • Application Available: August 16, 2023
  • Application Deadline: September 1, 2023
  • Award Recommendations: September 20, 2023

Phase II: Funding for New and Existing Projects

  • Application Available: September 20, 2023
  • Application Deadline: November 30, 2023
  • Award Recommendations: January 17, 2024

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Active Transportation Grant Program

The Active Transportation Grant Program was first established by the Transportation Policy Board in 2010 to provide additional funding to local governments and transit agencies seeking to improve walking and bicycling conditions across the region.  The program is funded through the region’s share of the federal Transportation Alternatives (TA) grant program and a minimum set-aside of the region’s suballocation of the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program.  The program is coordinated with the GNRC’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee whose members help evaluate projects for funding.  More information about the program can be found within the adopted Transportation Improvement Program.

  • There are currently no open grant opportunities through this program.  

Technology and Transit Grant Program

The Technology and Transit Grant Program was first established by the Transportation Policy Board in 2010 to provide additional funding to help accelerate the deployment of emerging smart mobility solutions including those aimed at improving traffic conditions and modernizing local and regional transit options.  The program is funded through a minimum set-aside of the region’s suballocation of the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program.    More information about the program can be found within the adopted Transportation Improvement Program.

  • There are currently no open grant opportunities through this program.