Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP)

The Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) is a new competitive grant program created by Section 11529 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58) to construct projects to provide safe and connected active transportation facilities in active transportation networks or active transportation spines.

Program Overview

ATIIP will award two types of grants: Planning and Design grants and Construction grants. FHWA will award Planning and Design grants for eligible applicants to develop plans for active transportation networks and active transportation spines (BIL § 11529(d)(2)). Projects seeking Planning and Design grants must have planning and design costs of at least $100,000 to be eligible (BIL § 11529(l)(6)(B)(ii)).

FHWA will award Construction grants to eligible applicants to construct projects to provide safe and connected active transportation facilities in an active transportation network or active transportation spine. Projects seeking Construction grants must have total costs of at least $15 million to be eligible (BIL § 11529(l)(6)(B)(i)).

Both types of grants can go towards planning, designing, and constructing active transportation networks and active transportation spines. Active transportation networks are active transportation facilities that connect between destinations within a community or metropolitan region, including schools, workplaces, residences, businesses, recreation areas, medical facilities, and other community areas (BIL § 11529(l)(2)). Active transportation spines are active transportation facilities that connect between communities, metropolitan regions, or States (BIL § 11529(l)(3)).

A goal of both types of ATIIP grants is to integrate active transportation facilities with transit services, where available, to improve access to public transportation (BIL § 11529(c)(1)(A)).

Notice of Funding Opportunity

The fiscal year (FY) 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program grants is open.

Applications must be submitted electronically through grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on Monday, June 17th

This FHWA website does not accept any applications.

Webinars

FHWA has hosted two webinars on ATIIP:

Watch the recording of the April 22, 2024 ATIIP Discretionary Grant NOFO Information Session. Passcode: vz7p*T7?
Watch the recording of the April 10, 2024 ATIIP Discretionary Grant NOFO Information Session for Tribes. Passcode: &Ht4K^4&
Watch the recording of the April 9, 2024 ATIIP Discretionary Grant NOFO Information Session. Passcode: 7#rG=NzK
View slides from the information sessions.

There will be an additional virtual meeting for Tribal nations on Monday, April 22, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Register for the webinar here. Registrants will be provided teleconference information to access the audio portion of the Webinar. A Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) is available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing at (202) 366-3993.

How much funding is available?

In 2023, FHWA received $45 million in funding for ATIIP from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328), the first funds appropriated for this program.

Pursuant to section 11529(d)(2) of BIL, FHWA will set aside at least $3 million of available ATIIP funding for Planning and Design grants.

Pursuant to section 11529(d)(1) of BIL, FHWA will provide at least 30% of ATIIP funding to projects that construct active transportation networks, and at least 30% of ATIIP funding to projects that construct active transportation spines.

The Federal share of the cost of an eligible project carried out using an ATIIP grant shall not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost (BIL § 11529(f)(1)). For eligible projects serving communities with a poverty rate of over 40 percent based on the majority of census tracts served by the eligible project, however, the Secretary may increase the Federal share of the cost of the eligible project up to 100 percent of the total project cost (BIL § 11529(f)(2)).

Who is eligible to apply?

Eligible applicants include:

a local or regional governmental organization, including a metropolitan planning organization or regional planning organization or council;
a multicounty special district;
a State;
a multistate group of governments; or
an Indian tribe (BIL § 11529(l)(5)).

What factors will be considered when reviewing ATIIP grant applications?

Whether the project is likely to provide substantial additional opportunities for walking and bicycling, including effective plans to create an active transportation network connecting destinations within or between communities, including schools, workplaces, residences, businesses, recreation areas, and other community areas, or an active transportation spine connecting two or more communities, metropolitan regions, or States; and to integrate active transportation facilities with transit services, where available, to improve access to public transportation.
Whether the applicant demonstrates broad community support through the use of public input in the development of transportation plans and the commitment of community leaders to the success and timely implementation of the project.
Whether the applicant provides evidence of commitment to traffic safety, regulations, financial incentives, or community design policies that facilitate significant increases in walking and bicycling.
The extent to which the applicant demonstrates commitment of State, local, or eligible Federal matching funds, or land, or other in-kind contributions.
The extent to which the applicant demonstrates that the grant will address existing disparities in bicyclist and pedestrian fatality rates based on race or income level or provide access to jobs and services for low-income communities and disadvantaged communities.
Whether the applicant demonstrates how investment in active transportation will advance safety for pedestrians and cyclists, accessibility to jobs and key destinations, economic competitiveness, environmental protection, and quality of life. (BIL § 11529(c))