Resource Details
Transportation
Ferry Services for Rural Communities Program
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, establishes a Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program that makes federal resources available to states to ensure basic essential ferry service is provided to rural areas.
Funding is allocated to projects on a competitive basis, from proposals submitted to the Federal Transit Administration in response to Notices of Funding Opportunities.
Eligibility
ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS include:
States
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS include:
Capital and operating assistance for a ferry service that operated a regular schedule at any time during the five-year period ending March 1, 2020 and served not less than two rural areas located more than 50 sailing miles apart.
U.S Department of Transportation
To deliver the world’s leading transportation system, serving the American people and economy through the safe, efficient, sustainable, and equitable movement of people and goods.
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