Overview
The BUILD Grant Program includes $1.5 billion for planning projects and/or capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure for projects that will have a significant local or regional impact and improve transportation infrastructure. Expected impacts of funded projects include those that improve protection of motorized or non-motorized travelers from safety risks, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create good-paying jobs from modernizing transportation infrastructure making them safer, more accessible, more affordable, and more sustainable.
The USDOT will evaluate applications to award based on eight criteria. For each merit criterion, USDOT will consider whether the benefits are clear, direct, data driven, and significant, which will result in a rating of “high, “medium,” “low,” or “nonresponsive.”
The eight-merit criterion for RAISE applications include:
- Safety
- Environmental Sustainability
- Quality of Life
- Mobility and Community Connectivity
- Economic Competitiveness and Opportunity
- State of Good Repair
- Partnership and Collaboration
- Innovation
Applications will be rated:
- Highly Recommended if six of the eight merit criteria ratings are “high” and none of the merit criteria ratings are “non-responsive.”
- Recommended if one to five of the merit criteria ratings are “high”, no more than three of the merit criteria ratings are “low”, and none are “nonresponsive.”
- Acceptable if there is a combination of “high,” “medium,” “low,” or “non-responsive” ratings that do not fit within the definitions of Highly Recommended, Recommended, or Unacceptable.
- Unacceptable if there are three or more “non-responsive” ratings.
FY 2025 Amended NOFO Release Date: : January 27, 2025
FY 2025 Submission Date: : January 30, 2025
FY 2025 BUILD Grant Applications Submitted by MDT
| Grant Application Name | Project Type | Grant Application Description | Approximate Amount Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 Applications | |||
| Brockway-West | Capital | Reconstruct 7 miles of Montana Highway 200, West of Brockway, to meet current National Highway design standards, provide a safer highway, and reduce maintenance costs. | $25,000,000 |
| Corridor to Big Sky: US 191/MT64 Intersection Improvements | Capital | The Project intends to reduce congestion and average vehicle delay and enhance safety at the US191 and MT-64 intersection, just east of Big Sky in Gallatin County. | $25,000,000 |