Assistance Listing 20.943
Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program
Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation · Department of Transportation
The verdict for a small nonprofit
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 100% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 23%.
Based on 13 new awards in FY2024–24. The median award is $311,000. Expect about 105 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 100%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 23%
- 0% higher ed · 46% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $311K
- $263K – $320K middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 13
- $3.4M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Dec
- rolling · 105-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nulato Tribal Council | Nonprofit | AK | 1 | $320,000 |
| City of Elkhorn | Government | WI | 1 | $320,000 |
| Fond DU LAC Reservation | Nonprofit | MN | 1 | $320,000 |
| Contra Costa, County of | Government | CA | 1 | $320,000 |
| Independence, City of | Government | OR | 1 | $320,000 |
| Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation | Tribal | CA | 1 | $315,000 |
| County of Douglas | Government | OR | 1 | $311,000 |
| Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi | Tribal | MI | 1 | $300,324 |
| Roosevelt City Corp | Government | UT | 1 | $266,000 |
| City of Blair | Government | NE | 1 | $263,000 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | $3.4M | $311K | $263K – $320K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 | — | — | DOT-OST-2025-103 · Rural and Tribal Assistance (RTA) Pilot Program |
| 2024-12-19 | — | — | DOT-OST-2024-103 · Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program NOFO |
| 2023-06-15 | 2023-09-28 | 105 d | DOT-OST-2023-0097 · Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program NOFO |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 20.943?
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 100% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 23%. Based on 13 new awards in FY2024–24. The median award is $311,000. Expect about 105 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $311K; the middle half ran from $263K to $320K. 13 new awards were made, with $3.4M committed to them.
When does 20.943 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Dec with about 105 days to apply. The most recent round posted Dec 19, 2024.
Who runs this program?
Department of Transportation (Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation). Assistance Listing 20.943 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 0% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.