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National Infrastructure Investments

Program Information

Popular name

Rebuilding Transportation Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)/Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grants

Program Number

20.933

Program objective

RAISE (formerly BUILD) grants are for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure to States; the District of Columbia; any territory or possession of the United States; a unit of local government; a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more States; a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; a federally recognized Indian Tribe or a consortium of such Indian Tribes; a transit agency; and a multi-State or multijurisdictional group of entities, and multi-State or multijurisdictional groups applying through a single lead applicant on a competitive basis for surface transportation projects (including, but not limited to: (1) Highway, bridge, or other road projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; (2) public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; (3) passenger and freight rail transportation projects; and (4) port infrastructure investments (including inland port infrastructure and land ports of entry); (5) the surface transportation components of an airport project eligible for assistance under part B of subtitle VII of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 2021; (6) intermodal projects; (7) a project to replace or rehabilitate a culvert or prevent stormwater runoff for the purpose of improving habitat for aquatic species while advancing the goals of the program. Grants are also awarded for the planning, preparation or design of eligible projects.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    The program will continue to fund transit, railroad, road, bicycle/pedestrian, and port projects. The Secretary awarded approximately $484.4 million to fund 40 transportation projects across the nation.

  2. 2017

    The Department has obligated funding for 8 projects since July 29, 2016 and anticipates the remaining 32 projects will be obligated on or before September 30, 2019.

  3. 2018

    In FY 2018, the Department received 851 eligible applications requesting $10.9 billion and awarded 92 projects.

  4. 2019

    The Department received more than 650 BUILD 2019 applications and awarded 55 projects.

  5. 2020

    List of previously awarded projects is available here:https://www.transportation.gov/policy-initiatives/build/build-2020-awards

  6. 2021

    List of previously awarded projects is available here: https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants

  7. 2023

    For the FY2023 round of the RAISE program, the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded more than $2.2 billion from the RAISE discretionary grant program to 162 different infrastructure projects across the country.

    The RAISE grant program, expanded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supports communities of all sizes, with half of the FY2023 funding going to rural areas and the other half to urban areas. Seventy percent of the grants are going to projects in regions defined as an Area of Persistent Poverty or a Historically Disadvantaged Community.

  8. 2024

    For the FY2024 round of the RAISE program, the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded more than $1.7 billion from the RAISE discretionary grant program to 148 different infrastructure projects across the country. The RAISE grant program, expanded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supports communities of all sizes, with half of the FY2024 funding going to rural areas and the other half to urban areas.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards apply to this assistance listing. For projects administered by FHWA, applicable Federal laws, rules, and regulations set forth in Title 23 U.S.C. and Title 23 C.F.R generally apply, including the 23 U.S.C. 129 restrictions on the use of toll revenues, and Section 4(f) preservation of parklands and historic properties requirements under 23 U.S.C. 138. For RAISE projects administered by the Federal Transit Administration and partially funded with Federal transit assistance, all relevant requirements under chapter 53 of title 49 U.S.C. apply. For transit projects funded exclusively with RAISE grant funds, some requirements of chapter 53 of title 49 U.S.C. and chapter VI of title 49 CFR apply. For projects administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, all relevant requirements under 49 U.S.C. § 22905 apply

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Local
  • Quasi-public nonprofit organization
  • State

Additional resources