Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program

Background
The Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) projects will help improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of active transportation networks and communities; improve connectivity between active transportation modes and public transportation; enhance the resiliency of on- and off-road active transportation infrastructure and help protect the environment; and improve quality of life in disadvantaged communities through the delivery of connected active transportation networks and expanded mobility opportunities.

Grant Details
The Notice of Funding Opportunity will result in the distribution of up to $44,550,000 for two different categories of grants: (1) Planning and Design Grants and (2) Construction Grants. The ATIIP grants will allow communities to identify, prioritize, and implement improvements to the largest barriers to safe, accessible, and equitable pedestrian and bicycle network connectivity through the development of infrastructure that will provide substantial additional opportunities for walking and bicycling.

Eligible organizations will be able to create plans or implement active transportation networks that connect destinations within or between communities or create plans or implement an active transportation spine connecting two or more communities, metropolitan regions, or States. The ATIIP also provides an opportunity for eligible organizations to enhance their overall transportation network by integrating active transportation facilities with transit services, where available, to improve access to public transportation.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible organizations include local or regional governmental organizations, multicounty special districts, States, multistate groups of governments, or Indian Tribes. Projects must consist of an active transportation project or group of projects within or between a community or group of communities. For projects serving communities with a poverty rate of over 40 percent based on the majority of census tracts served by the project, the Federal share is 100 percent of the total project cost.

Period of Performance
FHWA expects the period of performance to be no more than 2 years for Planning and Design grants and 5 years for Construction grants. The ATIIP awards should be obligated by a signed grant agreement by September 30, 2026.

Grant Value
$44,550,000 is available for ATIIP Discretionary Grant Program awards under this NOFO. FHWA may award up to $41,550,000 in Construction grants and up to $19,620,000 in Planning and Design grants.

Place of Performance
Projects must consist of an active transportation project or group of projects within or between a community or group of communities.