Bridge Investment Program

Apply for a Bridge Investment Program grant

Step 1 of 4. The organization that would receive and administer the award.

1of 4Applicant

Organization

The legal applicant. If the application is selected, the award is issued to this organization.

Legal name of organization

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

The 12-character identifier from your SAM.gov registration. The registration must be active when you submit.

Organization type

Business address

The organization’s primary business address, exactly as it appears in SAM.gov.

Street address

Add a second address line

City

State

ZIP code

Why we ask for this, and how it is used

Legal name and UEI — matched against your SAM.gov registration. An application cannot be submitted while the registration is inactive.
Organization type — determines eligibility and the required local match. Cities, counties, and tribal governments apply directly; private owners apply through their state.
Business address — used for official correspondence about this application only. It is not shared outside the department.
Your entries are saved as you move between steps and kept for 60 days after your last visit.
Required fields are marked with an asterisk. Everything else is optional and can be left blank.

Bridge Investment Program

Step 2 of 4. The bridge, the work, and what it costs.

2of 4Project

Project

The bridge this application funds. One application per structure.

Project title

Project description

What is wrong with the bridge, what the work is, and who depends on the crossing. Plain language, 4,000 characters or fewer.

County where the bridge is located

Costs

Whole dollars. For a bridge of this size the federal share may not exceed 80 percent of the total.

Estimated total project cost

Include design, right-of-way, construction, and construction engineering.

Federal share requested

The remainder is the local match. Identify its source in the budget attachment.

Why we ask for this, and how it is used

Title and description — how reviewers and the public will see the project. The description is published if the award is made.
County — sets which division office reviews the application and how rural set-aside funds apply.
Costs — checked against the benefit-cost analysis you attach at the next step. Estimates may be revised until the application is submitted.
Nothing on this page is shared outside the review panel before awards are announced.

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