Through COG, area leaders have built understanding on the importance of the region's infrastructure systems, which include transportation, water, energy, and public safety communications. COG has helped the region forge consensus on major infrastructure investments, such as the dedicated Metro funding agreement in 2018, and promote these investments as policy priorities.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act Opportunities
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) have expanded the number of transportation, energy, and technology grants or financing programs available to support state agencies, tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), local governments, and special districts or authorities.
COG and the TPB actively support the efforts of our members and partners to pursue these opportunities by providing access to information on grant funding opportunities in the region. This online resource contains links to all funding programs offered through both IIJA and IRA.
COG will update this resource as notices of funding opportunity (NOFOs) are announced in the Federal Register.
BACKGROUND
In November 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. Also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), IIJA authorizes $1.2 trillion over five federal fiscal years (FY 2022-2026). The authorization’s focus is surface transportation projects and programs; however, funding availability extends to other infrastructure areas including water, wastewater, energy transmission, resilience, and broadband. The transportation programs funded through IIJA reflect U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) priorities: reducing transportation system inequities, making transportation safer, and designing for the future.
While IIJA continues and expands many of the federally funded programs of the FAST Act, it adds new programs to address bridge repair and rehabilitation, bicycle and pedestrian safety, and resiliency against impacts of extreme weather and natural disasters.
IIJA programs complement the programs of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which emphasizes clean energy investments (e.g., wind, solar, and electric), provides capital for energy and climate projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and supports innovative clean energy projects and energy savings for households. President Biden signed the IRA Act in August 2022, advancing national priorities on clean energy and climate change. The Act provides $370 billion in investments to lower energy costs for families and small businesses, encourage investments in clean energy across all economic sectors, and create jobs and economic opportunities for workers in the U.S.
SUPPORTING REGIONAL PRIORITIES
IIJA and IRA programs go a long way in bolstering COG’s Region United Planning Framework and the TPB’s Policy Framework. As the region strives to expand housing options near transit, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and foster robust and inclusive economic growth, new and expanded federal grant opportunities can help all COG and TPB member jurisdictions advance their shared goals for the future.
ADDITIONAL IIJA RESOURCES
ADDITIONAL IRA RESOURCES