Strong demand for TIGER grants

Applications to the US Department of Transportation for its sixth round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants totalled US$9.5 billion, 15 times the US$600 million set aside for the program, demonstrating the continued need for transportation investment nationwide, according to an announcement by Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. The Department received 797 eligible applications, compared to 585 in 2013, from 49 states, US territories and the District of Columbia.
May 16, 2014 Read time: 2 mins

Applications to the 324 US Department of Transportation for its sixth round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants totalled US$9.5 billion, 15 times the US$600 million set aside for the program, demonstrating the continued need for transportation investment Nationwide, according to an announcement by Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.  The Department received 797 eligible applications, compared to 585 in 2013, from 49 states, US territories and the District of Columbia.

 

The announcement comes weeks after Secretary Foxx unveiled the Grow America Act, a four-year surface transportation reauthorisation bill that would create millions of jobs and lay the groundwork for long-term economic competitiveness.

 

“These applicants confirm what I saw as I travelled through eight states and 13 cities as part of my Invest in America, Commit to the Future bus tour last month – America is hungry for infrastructure investment,” said Secretary Foxx. “The continued overwhelming demand for these grants demonstrates that communities want the kind of long-term funding our Grow America Act provides to build transportation projects across the country.”

 

The proposed Grow America Act authorises US$5 billion over four years for much-needed additional TIGER funding to help meet the overwhelming demand for significant infrastructure investments around the country and provide the certainty that states and local governments need to properly plan for investment. 

 

Since 2009, the TIGER program has provided US$3.5 billion to 270 projects in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico – including 100 projects to support rural and tribal communities. Demand for the program has been overwhelming, and during the previous five rounds, the Department of Transportation received more than 5,300 applications requesting more than US$115 billion for transportation projects across the country.

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