Department of Transportation · Transportation · Economic Development
Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) Program
Funds projects that reconnect communities divided by transportation infrastructure and improve walkability, safety, and access in disadvantaged communities. IRA-funded sibling to Reconnecting Communities.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $500K – $100M
- Non-federal match
- 20% (approximate)
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Annual; combined NOFO with Reconnecting Communities.
- Typical prep time
- 10–18 weeks
- Statutory authority
- IRA §60501 (23 U.S.C. §177)
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
- Justice40-prioritized: scoring favors disadvantaged communities (CEJST tracts).
Federal share rises to 100% for projects in disadvantaged communities. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.