CERTS Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services
Division N, Title IV, Section 421 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), Pub.
L.
No.
116-260 (December 27, 2020) authorized the $2 billion Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) program to provide grants to eligible motorcoach companies, school bus companies, passenger vessel companies, and pilotage companies that have experienced annual revenue losses of 25 percent or more as result of COVID-19 directly or indirectly.
The priority use of grant funds must be for payroll costs, though grants may be used for operating expenses and the repayment of debt accrued to maintain payroll.
The U. S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has posted program guidelines on the CERTS webpage on treasury.gov:
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-american-industry/coronavirus-economic-relief-for-transportation-services The guidelines address the overall CERTS grant process, eligibility standards, grant amounts and payments, eligible uses of grant funds, and how to prepare for the grant application.
Treasury will open a web-based application portal accessible through the CERTS webpage on treasury.gov.
Once the application portal is made available, it will be open for 4 weeks.
Interested companies should check the web page to see when the application portal opens and closes.
L.
No.
116-260 (December 27, 2020) authorized the $2 billion Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) program to provide grants to eligible motorcoach companies, school bus companies, passenger vessel companies, and pilotage companies that have experienced annual revenue losses of 25 percent or more as result of COVID-19 directly or indirectly.
The priority use of grant funds must be for payroll costs, though grants may be used for operating expenses and the repayment of debt accrued to maintain payroll.
The U. S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has posted program guidelines on the CERTS webpage on treasury.gov:
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-american-industry/coronavirus-economic-relief-for-transportation-services The guidelines address the overall CERTS grant process, eligibility standards, grant amounts and payments, eligible uses of grant funds, and how to prepare for the grant application.
Treasury will open a web-based application portal accessible through the CERTS webpage on treasury.gov.
Once the application portal is made available, it will be open for 4 weeks.
Interested companies should check the web page to see when the application portal opens and closes.
Agency: Department of the Treasury
Office: Department of the Treasury
Estimated Funding: $2,000,000,000
Office: Department of the Treasury
Estimated Funding: $2,000,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
CERTS Homepage on U.S. Treasury's Website
Additional Information of Eligibility:
The following types of private sector companies are eligible: Motorcoach transportation service providers School bus transportation service providers Passenger vessel transportation service providers Pilotage vessel transportation service providers
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-american-industry/coronavirus-economic-relief-for-transportation-services
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
CERTS Program Inquiries Email Address
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2021-05-06
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2021-07-16
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