Resources for
BCA
Funding
: Nov 26 – Feb 24, 2026
up to $25M
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program
The U.S. DOT’s BUILD grant program provides grants for surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact. The eligibility requirements of BUILD allow project sponsors, including state and local governments, counties, Tribal governments, transit agencies, and port authorities, to pursue multi-modal and multi-jurisdictional projects that are more difficult to fund through other grant programs. Projects can be for planning or construction and are evaluated by their ability to address: safety; environmental sustainability; quality of life; mobility and community connectivity; economic competitiveness and opportunity including tourism; state of good repair; partnership and collaboration; and innovation.
The BUILD program was previously known as the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grants.
Eligible Capital Project activities include: (1) Highway, bridge, or other road projects eligible under title 23; (2) Public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 title 49; (3) Passenger and freight rail transportation projects; (4) Port infrastructure investments; (5) Surface transportation components of eligible airport projects; (6) Projects investing in surface transportation facilities located on Tribal land; (7) Projects to replace or rehabilitate a culvert or prevent stormwater runoff for the purpose of improving habitat for aquatic species that will advance the goal of the program; (8) Intermodal projects whose components are otherwise an eligible project type; and (9) Any other surface transportation infrastructure project that the Secretary considers to be necessary to advance the goals of the program. Eligible Planning Project activities include: (1) Planning, preparation, design, or engineering (e.g., feasibility studies, benefit-cost analysis, environmental analysis, permitting, and other pre-construction activities) of eligible surface transportation Capital Projects that will not result in construction with this funding; (2) Development of master plans, comprehensive plans, transportation corridor plans, and integrated economic development, land use, housing, and transportation plans; (3) Planning activities related to the development of a multimodal freight corridor; (4) Development of port and regional port planning, including State-wide or multi-port planning within a single jurisdiction or region; (5) Risk assessments and planning to identify vulnerabilities and address the transportation system’s ability to withstand probable occurrence or recurrence of an emergency or major disaster. Note that applications must be submitted through Valid Eval, not Grants.gov.
Funding
: Nov 26 – Feb 24, 2026
up to $25M
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program
The U.S. DOT’s BUILD grant program provides grants for surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact. The eligibility requirements of BUILD allow project sponsors, including state and local governments, counties, Tribal governments, transit agencies, and port authorities, to pursue multi-modal and multi-jurisdictional projects that are more difficult to fund through other grant programs. Projects can be for planning or construction and are evaluated by their ability to address: safety; environmental sustainability; quality of life; mobility and community connectivity; economic competitiveness and opportunity including tourism; state of good repair; partnership and collaboration; and innovation.
The BUILD program was previously known as the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grants.
Funding
: Oct 3 – Jan 15, 2026
$25-250K for Planning, $200-650K for Advancement, up to $4M for Deployment
DEEP Climate Resilience Fund 2025
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is accepting applications for the next round of the DEEP Climate Resilience Fund (DCRF). DEEP is making available up to $44 million in state and federal funds to support planning, project advancement, and construction to help Connecticut’s communities build resilience to extreme weather. The current Notice of Funding Opportunity opens the next application period for Planning (resilience planning) and Advancement (project design) and introduces a Deployment (project implementation) category that includes an expanded matching funds program and a Request for Proposals for the construction of energy resilience infrastructure.
DCRF 2025 priorities: For this round of funding, DEEP encourages applicants to develop projects that use innovative approaches that increase community resilience by addressing multiple natural hazards. DEEP encourages applicants to consider how nature-based solutions can play a central role in cost-effective risk reduction while providing additional benefits to communities. Meaningful and inclusive community engagement is a cornerstone of all projects funded by DCRF. The DCRF also includes state and federal funding to support energy resilience projects. Note that Letters of Intent for the Deployment category are due October 31, 2025.
Funding
: Oct 3 – Jan 15, 2026
$25-250K for Planning, $200-650K for Advancement, up to $4M for Deployment
DEEP Climate Resilience Fund 2025
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is accepting applications for the next round of the DEEP Climate Resilience Fund (DCRF). DEEP is making available up to $44 million in state and federal funds to support planning, project advancement, and construction to help Connecticut’s communities build resilience to extreme weather. The current Notice of Funding Opportunity opens the next application period for Planning (resilience planning) and Advancement (project design) and introduces a Deployment (project implementation) category that includes an expanded matching funds program and a Request for Proposals for the construction of energy resilience infrastructure.