RAISE (formerly BUILD/TIGER)
Description
BUILD Transportation grants supporting planning and capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure including roads, bridges, transit rail and sidewalks. The FTA awards these funds to projects that will have a significant local or regional impact and considers factors such as safety, quality of life, economic competitiveness and partnership in making awards.
DOT awards these funds to local and state government entities. Individual organizations may be able to guide their local governments’ use of funds, but cannot access them directly.
Eligibility
States, local and tribal governments, including U.S. territories, transit agencies, port authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, and other political subdivisions of state or local governments
Role In Creative Placemaking
Creative placemaking practitioners could request that their local governments use this grant to fund streetscape improvements along corridors designated for placemaking activity.
Match
Federal funding share will not exceed 80% for projects in urban areas. May be higher in rural areas, at DOT’s discretion.
Previous
Riverfront Infrastructure Improvement Project – Paducah, KY
Hope Street pedestrian and streetscape improvements – Bristol, RI
Role in Creative Placemaking
This section represents our attempt to capture how this specific funding opportunity might fit into a placemaking initiative.
Eligibility
Who can apply? Eligibility is often limited, but in partnership with other entities you may identify an access point, such as subgrant opportunities. This information can help you determine which potential partners in your community might be able to access the funds.
Previous Projects/Grantees
These examples show how these funds have been used for creative or placemaking endeavors in the past, the types of organizations that have successfully accessed the funds and/or the types of activities for which the funds can be used.
Max Award
Maximum funding amounts can vary from year to year. We have provided the most recent information available. Where available, we also include a median or a range in cases in which the maximum is not typical of an average award.
Match Requirement
Most federal programs require some form of cost sharing. This is expressed differently for different agencies and programs. Sometimes a direct 1:1 match is specified. Other times, the application will state the maximum percentage of a project cost that the funding award can cover. We include this information, where available, in order to give you a sense of what to expect when applying for a particular funding program.
Compliance
Most federal funding programs will require financial and progress reports at least annually, along with a final report. We consider this to be a "moderate" compliance burden. Where a higher degree of data collection and reporting is indicated, we convey that information with a "substantial" rating.