$4,250,000 awarded to conference of minority transportation officials for the purpose of providing capacity building technical assistance for the networked communities cohort in the thriving…

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $4,250,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (Comto) under the Thriving Communities Program Capacity Builders Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.942) program. The award, effective from July 15, 2024, to July 14, 2027, will enable Comto to provide capacity-building technical assistance to the 16 communities in the Networked Communities Cohort. Comto's activities will focus on facilitating the planning and development of transportation and community revitalization projects, and providing tools to help these disadvantaged and under-resourced communities access funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The goal is to enable these communities to advance a pipeline of transformative infrastructure projects.

Activities

Technical assistance, and capacity building support to enable disadvantaged and under-resourced communities to advance a pipeline of transformative infrastructure projects in networked communities cohort.

Expected outcomes

Facilitation of the planning and development of transportation and community revitalization activities and provide tools to ensure that the networked communities cohort can access the funding provided in the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL).

Intended beneficiaries

The 16 communities in the networked communities cohort "