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Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program

  FAST Act
(extension)
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)
Fiscal year (FY) 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Contract authority --- $95 M $98 M $100 M $102 M $105 M
Advance appropriation
(General Fund)
--- $100 M $100 M $100 M $100 M $100 M
Total BIL Funding (FY22-26) --- $195 M $198 M $200 M $202 M $205 M

Note: Except as indicated, all references in this document are to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. 117-58 (Nov. 15, 2021).

Program Purpose

The BIL establishes the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program to provide grants, on a competitive basis, to restore community connectivity by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating highways or other transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity, including barriers to mobility, access, or economic development.

Statutory Citations

Funding Features

Type of Budget Authority or Authorization of Appropriations

Distribution of Funds

Types of Awards

Allowable Amount for Technical Assistance

Federal Share

Other Considerations

Eligible Activities

Planning Grants

Capital Construction Grants

Program Features

This is a new program established under BIL.

Eligible Applicants for Planning Grants

Eligible Applicants for Capital Construction Grants

Capital Construction Grant Application Partnerships

Priority for Technical Assistance

Community Advisory Board

Treatment of Projects

Additional Information and Assistance

Page last modified on July 28, 2022
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