Department of Transportation · Transportation · Economic Development
Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program
Funds removal, retrofit, or mitigation of transportation facilities (often highways) that divide communities. Justice40-prioritized; emphasizes restoring connectivity in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $500K – $100M
- Non-federal match
- 20% (approximate)
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Annual; combined NOFO with Neighborhood Access and Equity.
- Typical prep time
- 10–18 weeks
- Statutory authority
- IIJA §11509
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).
Justice40 priority program; emphasizes 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.