Department of Transportation · Transportation · Economic Development
Thriving Communities Program
Cooperative-agreement technical assistance to help disadvantaged communities navigate federal transportation programs, develop project pipelines, and secure federal investment. Not a capital grant.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $500K – $5M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Periodic NOFOs.
- Typical prep time
- 4–10 weeks
- Statutory authority
- DOT appropriations
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).
Technical-assistance program, not a capital grant. Pairs with discretionary capital programs. 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.