FY25-FY26 Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN)
ATTAIN funds deployment, installation, and operation of advanced transportation technologies to improve transportation system safety, mobility, efficiency, performance, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment for eligible public-sector and academic consortium applicants.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV · TRIBAL ENTITIES
⚑ 20% minimum non-Federal cost share required · Eligible applicants include consortiums of research institutions or academic institutions · Public universities can apply directly only if part of an eligible consortium or as a qualifying public-sector entity such as a state/local government instrumentality · Funds are for deploy/install/operate of technologies, not basic research
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 60 good | technical depth: central; funds service delivery (capped) |
| IPPRA | 31 weak | outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is minor; funds service delivery, not research (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 30 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
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.
Eligibility
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.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: DOT Federal Highway Administration <ATTAIN@dot.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.