TIFIA Credit Assistance

Overview

Secured loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for surface transportation projects of national/regional significance; can finance rail components. Administered alongside RRIF (2024 final rule harmonized the two programs). Not deadline-driven — rolling application, no cycle entered.

Uses

• Track Rehabilitation
• Bridge
• Line Acquisition
• Transload Intermodal
• Grade Crossing

Funding

Eligibility

• Class I
• Class Ii
• Class Iii
• State Agency
• Municipality
• County
• Private Industrial

Terms

• Mechanism: Loan Guarantee
• SAM.gov registration: required

How to Apply