This funding is no longer available. After funding closed, the Department of Transportation combined this program and the Reconnecting Communities Pilot into one Notice of Funding Opportunity. Both funding opportunities are now closed. If you want more incentives like this, tell your Federal, North Carolina, and South Carolina legislators. Click here to see how this program benefited the Carolinas.
What does this funding get me?
This grant funded projects that improve walkability, safety, and affordable transportation access through context-sensitive strategies and address existing transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity or negative impacts on the human or natural environment.
Am I eligible?
Eligible entities included a state government, a local government, a Federally recognized tribe, a Metropolitan Planning Organization, or a nonprofit organization.
How can I access the money?
The Federal Highway Administration supervised this grant. The FHA also provides support and technical assistance for this and other funding opportunities. Details here.
What is the timeline?
This funding opportunity has been officially closed. Awards were made to 132 projects (see dedails here).
What other incentives could I use to help me accomplish my goals?
The Department of Transportation is combining this program and the Reconnecting Communities Pilot into one Notice of Funding Opportunity. Find more information about the Reconnecting Communities Pilot here.
What are examples of projects that have been selected for awards?
Walnut Cove Greenway – Piedmont Triad Regional Council, North Carolina ($250,000)
- The Walnut Cove Greenway project seeks to create a safer and more direct route downtown for residents of southern Walnut Cove. There is precisely one roadway that provides access to the rest of town from the Walnut Tree neighborhood and points south and east. That roadway, NC Highway 65 has a speed limit of 45 mph within town, no sidewalks, and almost non-existent shoulders. The preferred trail concept links East Walnut Cove Community Park to downtown Walnut Cove, passing through Walnut Tree and providing trail access to that neighborhood.
Capital Dave Lyle Boulevard Pedestrian Bridge – Department of Transportation, South Carolina ($10,109,074)
- Dave Lyle Boulevard is a five-lane, state-owned, arterial roadway constructed in the mid-1970s that runs from Rock Hill’s downtown, through Rock Hill’s largest economic hub, and underneath Interstate 77. In 2017, the City of Rock Hill and the Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation (RHEDC) set out to engage local businesses, community partners, and individual leaders in the community to revitalize the city’s downtown. The advisory committee engaged 80+ residents, the Knowledge Park leadership group, property owners and developers, nearby Winthrop University, local businesses, and the African American Business District in the planning process and released a connectivity study in March 2018. This study identified the current connectivity barriers, outlined feedback from stakeholders, and recommended a course of action – construction of a pedestrian/cyclist bridge over Dave Lyle Boulevard and the parallel railroad tracks. This bridge will run perpendicularly across Dave Lyle and the railroad tracks, between White Street and Main Street, and will be fully ADA accessible and available for use by both pedestrians and cyclists.
Where can I get more information?
- Full Information from DOT (Including Eligible Projects)
- This navigator is a resource to help communities understand the best ways to apply for grants and plan for and deliver transformative infrastructure projects and services.
- In addition to the resources listed above, a variety of organizations offer technical assistance that may help you access these funds. They are listed on our Get Help page.
- For questions about updates to this program, email Meech Carter at info@energyfundsforall.org.