U.S. DOT Identifies the 51 Grant Recipients for Economic Recovery Dollars

$46,000,000 in TIGER funds will close the gap in a $1.045 billion financing package for the replacement of Doyle Drive in San Francisco. Doyle Drive leads to the Golden Gate Bridge. Along the way is a bridge that will be replace, rated by the Federal Highway Administration as the fifth worst bridge in the nation and the worst in California for structural sufficiency. The project will also help create the new Presidio Parkway. To see what monies your state will receive, go to www.dot.gov. You can download a 119-page PDF that specifies the who, what and where all the money is going.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Feb. 17, 2010 the $1.5 billion in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants for projects across the U.S. The projects, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), will create thousands of jobs and spur the economy.

The TIGER grants target major national and regional transportation projects that are typically difficult to fund through other government programs. The DOT received 1,400 TIGER applications. To receive funding, the projects had to demonstrate they would help grow and rebuild the economy. Selection criteria included fostering job creation, showing strong economic benefits and promoting safer, cleaner and more livable communities.

The projects selected for TIGER grants range in size from under $4 million to over $100 million and are in both rural and urban communities from Alaska to Maine and Hawaii to South Carolina. The projects are distributed throughout 41 states and the District of Columbia.

The key investment sectors are:

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