Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN)
🏛 DOT Federal Highway Administration
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Can you apply?
This grant is for state and local governments, transit agencies, and regional organizations that want to deploy advanced transportation technologies. Eligible applicants include state or local government entities, transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, publicly owned toll or port authorities, multijurisdictional groups, and consortiums of research institutions. Projects must improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, or infrastructure return on investment. A minimum 20% non-Federal cost share is required.
Geographic scope is national. Maximum award appears to be $12 million per project from a $120 million funding pool.
⚖️ Cost sharing / matching required — applicants must contribute their own funds.
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Program description
The ATTAIN Competitive Grant Program will provide funding to deploy, install, and operate advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment.
Eligible applicants for ATTAIN Competitive Grant Program funds are:
• State or local governments;
• transit agencies;
• metropolitan planning organizations;
• other political subdivisions of a State or local government (such as publicly owned toll or port authorities);
• multijurisdictional groups; or
• consortiums of research institutions or academic institutions.
ATTAIN requires a minimum non-Federal cost share of 20 percent. Applications that do not provide at least the minimum non-Federal cost share will be classified as ineligible.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- Project narrative describing technology deployment strategy
- Budget and budget narrative with cost-share documentation
- Letters of commitment from cost-share partners
- Organizational capacity and past performance documentation
- Environmental compliance documentation (if applicable)
- Letters of support from affected jurisdictions or transit agencies
Program contact
- 👤 DOT Federal Highway Administration
- 📧 ATTAIN@dot.gov
- 📞 202-366-4004
Funding track record
No recent recipient data available for CFDA 20.226 in our database.
This can happen for newer programs, programs that use non-standard award types (loans, direct payments, fellowships), or those funded through sub-agencies under different codes.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 20.226). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $60,000,000 | |
| 2025 | $60,000,000 | |
| 2026 est. | $60,000,000 |
FAQ
Who can apply for ATTAIN grants?
State and local governments, transit agencies, MPOs, publicly owned toll or port authorities, multijurisdictional groups, and research institution consortiums can apply.
What is the cost-share requirement?
You must provide a minimum 20% non-Federal cost share. Applications without this will be deemed ineligible.
What types of projects are funded?
Projects that deploy advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, intermodal connectivity, or infrastructure ROI.
What is the deadline?
The FY25-FY26 deadline is July 27, 2026. Check FHWA website for rolling submission windows within this period.
How much can we request?
Individual awards appear to reach $12 million. Competitive scoring favors comprehensive plans with strong cost-share and demonstrated impact potential.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Develop a clear technology deployment strategy with measurable outcomes for safety, mobility, or efficiency gains.
- Secure cost-share commitments (20% minimum) from local or state funding sources before submitting.
- Emphasize intermodal connectivity and system-wide benefits, not just isolated projects.
- Partner with adjacent jurisdictions or regional entities to strengthen the application scope.
- Include detailed implementation timelines and evidence of readiness to obligate funds quickly.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Underestimating non-Federal cost-share requirements or submitting without confirmed funding sources. Proposing technology pilots without clear path to system-wide deployment or measurable safety/mobility improvements. Failing to demonstrate regional coordination or buy-in from affected transit agencies and governments.
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