$1,550,000 awarded to city of cedartown for rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects

The Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $1,550,000 cooperative agreement to the City of Cedartown on August 24, 2026, under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) to support infrastructure development planning for the US 27/South Main Street Corridor.

The City of Cedartown will procure legal, technical, and financial advisors to advance the corridor infrastructure improvement project through the development phase. Deliverables include a work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables, and compliance documentation under 2 CFR 200. The beneficiaries are users of the Main Street Corridor.

Performance will occur in Georgia through August 23, 2029. The full $1,550,000 is obligated.

The Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program, authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides early-stage development assistance by supporting the hiring of staff or procurement of expert advisory services—financial, technical, and legal—to help rural and tribal communities advance transportation infrastructure projects reasonably expected to be eligible for certain DOT credit and grant programs.

Activities to be performed: US 27/south main street corridor infrastructure improvement planning. Deliverables/expected outcomes: work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables and 2 CFR 200 compliance. Beneficiaries: users of main street corridor.