The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced the availability of approximately $474 million in TIGER Discretionary Grants in accordance with the 2013 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Grant. Funds are distributed on a competitive basis to projects with meaningful national, regional or local effects.

TxDOT as Lead Applicant

TIGER 2013 grants are for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. The USDOT has specified that lead applicants may submit no more than three applications for consideration. TxDOT's three applications as lead applicant are:

• Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Improvement Project
• South Orient Rail Line Rehabilitation
• Freight Shuttle

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway	Format
Grant Application
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Dredged Material Management Plan
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Dredged Material Management Plan - Appendix A
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Feasibility Report Volume 1
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Feasibility Report Volume 2
Attachments
Benefit-Cost Workbook

South Orient Rail Line Rehabilitation - Sulphur Junction to Fort Stockton	Format
Grant Application
Letters of Support
Economic Analysis
Blanket Categorical Exclusion
Federal Wage Rate Certification

Freight Shuttle	Format
Grant Application
Affected Areas City – El Paso, Texas County – El Paso County, Texas State – Texas
Congressional Districts TX-11 applicant TX-16 TX-23

More Information

• Current Applications