Washington, D.C. – Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today highlighted the Department of Transportation announcement of newly available funds for the next round of the TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Discretionary Grant program.

The notice of availability is at http://1.usa.gov/13PEpie. More information is available at http://www.dot.gov/TIGER.

The Fiscal Year 2013 TIGER grant program will make $474 million available for projects having a significant impact on the nation, a metropolitan area, or region. As in prior rounds of funding, this year’s TIGER grants are for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure and will be awarded on a competitive basis.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit applications in advance of the application deadline. Please be aware of the following: