$2,500,000 awarded to ADA county highway district for rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects

The Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $2.5 million Cooperative Agreement to Ada County Highway District on August 24, 2026, under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) to support legal, technical, and financial advisors advancing the Swan Falls Road railroad crossing elimination project. Ada County Highway District will deliver a work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables, and 2 CFR 200 compliance documentation. The award runs through August 23, 2029, with performance in Idaho. The Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program, established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides reimbursable grants enabling rural and tribal entities to hire staff or procure expert firms for development-phase activities on transportation infrastructure projects reasonably expected to be eligible for certain DOT credit and grant programs. Ada County residents are identified as beneficiaries. The obligated amount is $2.5 million.

Activities to be performed: swan falls road railroad crossing elimination. Deliverables/expected outcomes: work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables and 2 CFR 200 compliance. Beneficiaries: ADA county residents.