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CFDA 20.952  ·  retired  ·  Funded this fiscal year

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program

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Objective

To finance projects of national or regional significance by filling market gaps and leveraging substantial non-Federal and private co-investment. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit assistance is intended to facilitate the financing of projects that would otherwise have been significantly delayed because of funding limitations or difficulties accessing the capital markets. Through TIFIA, the USDOT provides Federal credit assistance to eligible highway, transit, passenger rail, intermodal freight (including access to seaports), surface transportation facilities at airports, rural infrastructure, and transit-oriented development projects. This Assistance Listing 20.952 created in August 2025 was included in the previous ALN 20.223, please refer to former ALN 20.223 for FY24 and FY25 financial obligations. The new Assistance Listing 20.952 will be utilized by DOT at the start of FY 2026.

Who Can Apply

  • U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
  • Interstate Organization
  • Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
  • Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
  • County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)
  • Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
  • Airport Authority
  • Port Authority
  • Transit Authority
  • Other Special Disctrict Government
  • Local
  • State
  • Tribal

Public or private entities seeking to finance, design, construct, own, or operate an eligible surface transportation project may apply for TIFIA assistance. Examples of such entities include state departments of transportation; local governments; transit agencies; special authorities; special districts; railroad companies; and private firms or consortia that may include companies specializing in engineering, construction, materials, and/or the operation of transportation facilities.

Assistance Types

  • Direct Loan

Program Contact

buildamerica@dot.gov
2023662300