The United States Department of Transportation announced the availability of up to $526,944,000 for National Infrastructure Investments, referred to as the 2011 Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery discretionary grants; also known as "TIGER III."
TxDOT as Lead Applicant
TIGER grants are for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure and are to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the nation, a metropolitan area or a region. The USDOT has specified that lead applicants may submit no more than three applications for consideration. TxDOT's three applications as lead applicant are:
- South Orient Rail Line Rehabilitation
- Port of Corpus Christi Nueces River Rail Yard
- TIFIA Loan for North Tarrant Express Segment 3a
TxDOT with Multi-State Application
USDOT does not count multi-state applications toward the lead applicant limitation. TxDOT is the lead application on a multi-state application with the states of Kansas and Oklahoma for the following:
TxDOT as Partnering Agency
USDOT also allows applicants to be a partnering agency with another lead applicant. TxDOT is partnering agency on the following:
South Orient Rail Line Rehabilitation
| Title | Format |
| Grant Application |  |
| Benefit-Cost and Economic Impact Analysis | |
| Categorical Exclusion Worksheet |  |
| State Categorical Exclusion | |
| Potential Impact Report | |
| Project Map | |
Port of Corpus Christi Nueces River Rail Yard
| Title | Format |
| Grant Application | |
| Cargo Movement Map | |
| Categorical Exclusion Worksheet | |
| Cost Benefit Analysis | |
| Economic Impact | |
| Impacted Areas | |
| Memorandum of Understanding | |
| Projects Schedule | |
| Site Layout | |
| Support Letters | |
TIFIA Loan for North Tarrant Express Segment 3a
| Title | Format |
| Letter of Interest (LOI) - FINAL | |
| Payment Letter of Interest (LOI) | |
| Benefit-Cost Analysis | |
| Appendix A: Parties | |
| Support Letters | |
Sun Belt Regional Short Line Rail Project
| Title | Format |
| Grant Application - Project Narrative | |
| Benefit-Cost Analysis: DGNO |  |
| Benefit-Cost Analysis: KRR | |
| Benefit-Cost Analysis: KRR Reduced Scope | |
| Categorical Exclusion Worksheet and Map | |
| Detailed Project Cost | |
| Federal Wage Rate Letter | |
| Photos - Current Infrastructure | |
| Project Maps | |
| Project Schedules | |
| Support Letters | |
| Title | Format |
| Grant Application - Project Narrative | |
| Benefit-Cost Analysis | |
| Project Budget | |
| Project Schedule | |
| Support Letters | |
NETEX Rail Rehabilitation Project
| Title | format |
| Grant Application - Project Narrative | |
| Benefit-Cost Analysis | |
| Support Letters | |
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