Small Business Grants from the Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation's mission is to ensure fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation that meets vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.
FY2025 Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI)The CDLPI program objective is to provide financial assistance to States and other eligible entities to carry out and improve the national CDL program. The national CDL program focuses on the concept...more
Posted On - 2025-06-06
FY2025 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Program (CMVOST)The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) grant...more
Posted On - 2025-05-21
Fiscal Year 2025 United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP)The United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP), codified at 46 U.S.C. 55601, was originally established by Section 1121 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reduce landside...more
Posted On - 2025-05-16
FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard GrantsThis notice announces the intention of the Maritime Administration to provide grants to small shipyards. Under the Small Shipyard Grant Program, there is currently $8,750,000 available for grants for...more
Posted On - 2025-04-01
FY25 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training ProgramThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) grant...more
Posted On - 2024-12-18
FY 2025 Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI)The CDLPI program objective is to provide financial assistance to States and other eligible entities to carry out and improve the national CDL program. The national CDL program focuses on the concept...more
Posted On - 2024-12-18
FY 2025 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Technology Transfer (T2) ProgramThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for a total of $5,000,000 from Fiscal Years (FY) 2022, 2023, and 2024 in Public Transportation Innovation Program (49...more
Posted On - 2024-12-03
FY 2025 Bus Safety and Accessibility Research Competative ProgramThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $10 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 for projects that enhance mobility innovation for transit under the Public...more
Posted On - 2024-11-18
FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Enhancing Mobility InnovationThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for a total of $1,936,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Public Transportation Innovation funds in competitive cooperative...more
Posted On - 2024-07-01
Featured Government Grant Resources
Community Development Financial Institutions
Community Development Financial Institutions are basically financial institutions who possess the ability to provide credit and financial services to underserved industries and communities.
Small Business Administration's Recovery Capital Loans
The Recovery Capital Loans Program provides financial assistance to small business with less than 500 employees to obtain a deferred payment loan from the agency, in order to meet existing debt payments, thereby giving the business the opportunity to refocus their business strategy.
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
When it Comes to Social Enterprises, Failure is the Best Platform for Innovation
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.
