TAMPA, Fla.– The City of Tampa has been awarded a $1 million Technical Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This funding will help accelerate major transit and transit-oriented development (TOD) projects in the Tampa Bay area.
The grant will support the Tampa Bay Regional Infrastructure Accelerator (RIA) office in bringing in experts to facilitate public-private partnerships and reduce construction costs. This centralized effort aims to address the region’s transportation challenges and goals collaboratively, rather than through individual competition.
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“We are so grateful to our federal partners who recognize the potential that lies within the Tampa region. We know if we don’t address serious transportation improvements, literally, our growth will come to a halt – we won’t let that happen. Expanding transit and affordable housing options remain two of my top issues, addressing them together ensures maximizing value and building towards a brighter future for all residents,” said Mayor Jane Castor.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg highlighted the grant’s role in enabling communities to partner with the private sector to deliver transit-oriented projects, create more housing, and achieve other public benefits more quickly.
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“Through the bipartisan infrastructure package, the Biden-Harris Administration is helping cities, states and transit agencies develop projects on underused properties—including tens of thousands of housing units over the next decade,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “The grants we’re announcing today will allow communities to partner with the private sector, develop and deliver transit-oriented projects on public assets, and get more housing and other public benefits and services completed more quickly.”
The City of Tampa is one of 45 public entities nationwide to receive this grant funding, totaling nearly $45 million.
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