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The Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection (SIRC) Program is a competitive discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), designed to help states and local/regional transportation partners test and evaluate new ways of collecting transportation revenue. The central policy goal is to explore road usage fees and other user-based alternatives that could strengthen the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, especially as fuel-tax revenues face pressure from improved fuel economy and increased adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) covers Fiscal Years (FY) 2022 through 2024 and is the first announcement of the SIRC program as authorized under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), specifically Section 13001.
Funding is expected to total about $45 million across the covered years, subject to availability and obligation limitations: approximately $30 million for FY 2022 to FY 2023 combined and $15 million for FY 2024. FHWA anticipates making around 15 awards, with an award ceiling of $3,000,000 per project. While this is a new program, it follows the general policy lineage of the earlier Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) Program created under the FAST Act. STSFA ran for several years, and FHWA points applicants to prior STSFA awards as a helpful reference point, but STSFA was repealed by the BIL and replaced by SIRC.
The program is aimed at pilot projects that test feasibility in real-world conditions rather than purely theoretical studies. Eligible projects can include entirely new pilots as well as extensions or enhancements of previous pilot or demonstration efforts, as long as they meet the program requirements. FHWA signals that even jurisdictions that have already done some limited research on alternative mechanisms can still be strong candidates if they propose a meaningful next step, such as expanding scale, improving technology, adding participants, broadening geographic coverage, or strengthening implementation planning.
Eligible applicants are public-sector and multi-jurisdictional entities. Specifically, FHWA lists: (1) a State or group of States; (2) a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) or group of MPOs (as defined in 23 U.S.C. 134(b)); (3) a local government or group of local governments; and (4) multi-jurisdictional groups that combine States, local governments, and/or MPOs. For multi-jurisdictional groups, each participating member must sign a written agreement to participate across jurisdictional boundaries, and one entity must serve as the lead administrator of the federal funds (and typically provide oversight and coordination). FHWA also emphasizes practical implementation readiness: where relevant, applicants are expected to involve the state agencies that would be essential to any eventual full-scale deployment (for example, a Department of Motor Vehicles or Department of Revenue), not just transportation agencies.
From an application and timing standpoint, this NOFO is structured as a multi-year solicitation with two separate submission deadlines in 2024: one tied to FY 2022 to FY 2023 funds and another tied to FY 2024 funds. The exact deadlines are not embedded directly in the summary text provided and instead are to be posted as an attachment on Grants.gov for each award cycle. Applicants are directed to the “Related Attachments” section for the full NOFO language and the program FAQs, and FHWA recommends using the “Subscribe” function on the opportunity page so the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) receives updates and amendments.
Two amendments are highlighted that primarily provide informational webinar access. NOFO Amendment 1 (issued 04/05/2024) announced an informational webinar held via Zoom on April 17, 2024 (2:30 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern) and provided the registration link. NOFO Amendment 2 (issued 04/25/2024) added the link to the webinar recording and the passcode so potential applicants can review the guidance after the live session. Administrative details in the opportunity listing include: Opportunity Number 693JJ324NF00014, CFDA 20.200, activity category Transportation, funding instrument type Grant, and an original closing date shown as 2024-05-27 (noting again that the NOFO describes multiple cycles and applicants should confirm the applicable deadline attachments for their targeted fiscal-year funds).Apply for 693JJ324NF00014
- The DOT Federal Highway Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection (SIRC) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.200.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-27. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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