$592,469 awarded to boone county for rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects

The Department of Transportation awarded Boone County a $592,469 cooperative agreement on October 5, 2026, under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) to support development-phase assistance for transportation infrastructure projects in rural communities.

Boone County will deploy legal, technical, and financial advisors to advance the Piscataway Creek 3-Bridge Replacement Bundle project in Boone County, Illinois. The county will deliver a work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables, and documentation of 2 CFR 200 compliance. Residents of Bonus Township are the intended beneficiaries.

The award obligates $592,469 for a period of performance through October 4, 2029, with work performed in Illinois. The Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program, established under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides reimbursable grants enabling recipients to employ or procure expert advisors for development-phase activities on projects reasonably expected to be eligible for certain DOT credit and grant programs. Applicants must be units of local government located outside urban areas with populations exceeding 150,000 residents, states advancing rural projects, federally recognized Indian tribes, or the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Awards are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Activities to be performed: piscasaw creek 3-bridge replacement bundle in boone county, IL. Deliverables/expected outcomes: work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables and 2 CFR 200 compliance. Beneficiaries: residents of bonus township.