Federal Grant Applications
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enacted in November 2021, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), includes competitive grant programs to fund various types of transportation projects. Since passage of the BIL, the Authority has prepared and submitted the following comprehensive funding applications in support of the Capital Program and to implement Thruway use of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technologies. Two of these applications were selected by the Secretary of Transportation to receive grant funding. Each of the unselected grant submissions advanced through the ratings assessment process to the final pool of applications considered by the Secretary of Transportation for grant funding.
Although an eligible recipient under the BIL, the Thruway Authority is not receiving any portion of the $13.5 billion of formula funding obligated to New York. However, the Authority does intend to pursue future grant funding opportunities under the BIL.
PROJECT / LOCATION (MP – Milepost) |
Grant Program | Grant Request Amount | Status | Score/AWARD | |
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2022 GRANT APPLICATIONS | |||||
I-95 (New England Section) |
$25 million
$25 Million |
Not Selected*
Not Selected* |
Project of Merit
Highly Recommended |
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Castleton Bridge |
$21 Million |
Selected |
$21 Million |
||
I-190 (Niagara Section) |
Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) |
$25 million |
Not Selected* |
Highly Recommended |
|
South Grand Island Bridge |
$23.5 Million |
Not Selected* |
TBD |
||
Use of Innovative Unmanned Aerial Systems Technologies |
Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant |
$1.5 Million |
Selected |
$1.5 Million |
|
2023 GRANT APPLICATIONS | |||||
I-95 (New England Section) |
|
$25 million
$25.5 Million |
Not Selected*
Pending Decision |
Highly Recommended
TBD |
|
South Grand Island Bridge |
|
$25 Million
$39 Million |
Not Selected
Pending Decision |
Highly Recommended
TBD |
|
I-90 Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Charging Network
|
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI) |
$82 Million |
Pending Decision |
TBD |
|
I-90 Rehabilitating a 4.3-mile Segment between Milepost 347.1 and Milepost 351.4 |
Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) |
$25 Million |
Pending Decision |
TBD |
|
|
Total Value of Grant Applications Submitted |
$342.5 Million |
|
$22.5 Million |
*Application advanced through all stages of the ratings process to the select final pool of applications for consideration by the Secretary of Transportation.
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