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.
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
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
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
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
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
FY23-24 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant ProgramThis program funds projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight...more
FY 2024 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
FY2024 Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI)The CDLPI discretionary grant program assists States in complying with the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) requirements outlined in the 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 383 and 384,...more
FY24 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training ProgramThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) grant...more
Featured Government Grant Resources
Small Business Administration's Portable Assistance Program
The Small Business Administration has established the Portable Assistance Program wherein they seek to provide grants to Small Business Development Lead Centers that provide services to small businesses in an effort to increase the success of small business establishments and their viability in certain communities where economic hardship is apparent and is attributable to the impact of a major disaster.
Small Business Administration Background
The Small Business Administration was established in 1953. Since that time the agency has dispensed millions of dollars in loans and loan guarantees, contracts, consulting assistance and other programs for small business across the United States.
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