Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program grant application will be closing on Oct. 13.
The program aims to reconnect communities that have been cut off from economic development opportunities due to previous transportation infrastructure projects.
State, local and tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, nonprofits and other transportation facility owners are eligible to apply.
Funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, $195 million will be awarded this year through planning and capital construction grants to support projects that will restore community connectivity by removing, retrofitting, mitigating or replacing divisive transportation infrastructure.
Technical assistance will be made available to economically disadvantaged communities for applicants and grant recipients to build organizational or community capacity to engage in transportation planning and identify solutions to infrastructure challenges.
For more information, email ReconnectingCommunities@dot.gov or contact Faith Hall at 202-366-9055.
Prior to applying for BIL transportation grants, municipal officials are asked to notify their Massachusetts Department of Transportation district representative.