$951,880 awarded to city of wilmington for rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects

The Department of Transportation awarded the City of Wilmington a $951,880 Cooperative Agreement on July 27, 2026, under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) to support legal, technical, and financial advisors advancing infrastructure projects in rural communities.

The award funds development-phase assistance for the Sugartree Street Corridor Improvements project in Wilmington, Ohio. Deliverables include a work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables, and 2 CFR 200 compliance documentation. The beneficiaries are City of Wilmington residents.

The period of performance runs from July 27, 2026, through July 26, 2029. Place of performance is Ohio.

The Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program, established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides reimbursable grants enabling recipients to employ or procure expert firms delivering financial, technical, and legal assistance for transportation infrastructure projects reasonably expected to be eligible for certain DOT credit and grant programs. Applicants must be units of local government outside urban areas with populations exceeding 150,000 residents, states advancing projects in such areas, federally recognized Indian Tribes, or the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Recipients are required to submit quarterly, annual, and final reports.

Activities to be performed: sugartree street corridor improvements. Deliverables/expected outcomes: work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables and 2 CFR 200 compliance. Beneficiaries: city of wilmington residsents