Transit Downstate Transit Improvement Fund Program
Transportation
Funding Amount
Up to $100000000
Deadline
October 30, 2026
4 days left
Grant Type
State
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Current deadline
- October 30, 2026
- Tracked since
- September 2026
From the program guidelines: “purpose any former State employee who had procurement authority at any time during the one-year period preceding the”
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Geography
- Illinois
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: contract is executed are ineligible for reimbursement, unless specifically authorized by IDOT, regardless of
- Not eligible: Debarment: Applicant certifies that it is not debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded
Overview
Details
- Agency: Transportation
- CSFA Number: 494-80-1284
- Program: Transit DTIF
- Announcement Type: Initial
- Assistance Type: Grant
- Estimated Total Funding: 100000000.00
- Anticipated Awards: 0
- Cost Sharing: No
- Indirect Costs: No
- Funding Source: State
How to Apply
Application Period: 09/21/2026 - 10/30/2026 : 11:59
Technical Assistance: Offered : Yes; Mandatory : No; Date : 10/01/2026 : 10:00 AM; Registration link : https://idot.illinois.gov/programs-and-projects/transit.html
Apply here: https://idot.illinois.gov/programs-and-projects/transit.html
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State of Illinois Uniform Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
Summary Information
Awarding Agency Name Transportation
Agency Contact Benito Perez (Benito.Perez@Illinois.gov)
Announcement Type Initial
Type of Assistance Instrument Grant
Funding Opportunity Number 2026-DTIF-1
Funding Opportunity Title Transit Downstate Transit Improvement Fund Program
CSFA Number 494-80-1284
CSFA Popular Name Transit DTIF
Anticipated Number of Awards 0
Estimated Total Program Funding $100,000,000
Award Range $0 - $100000000
Source of Funding State
Cost Sharing or Matching No
Requirements
Indirect Costs Allowed No
Restrictions on Indirect Costs No
Posted Date 09/21/2026
Application Date Range 09/21/2026 - 10/30/2026 : 11:59
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https://idot.illinois.gov/programs-and-projects/transit.html
Technical Assistance Session Offered : Yes
Mandatory : No
Date : 10/01/2026 : 10:00 AM
Registration link : https://idot.illinois.gov/programs-and-
projects/transit.html
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Notice of Funding Opportunity
NOFO Summary Information
1.Awarding Agency Name 2.Agency Contact Name
Illinois Department of Transportation Benito O. Pérez
3.Agency Contact E-mail 4.Agency Contact Phone
benito.perez@illinois.gov (773) 848-9069
5.Announcement Type 6.Type of Assistance Instrument 7.Funding Opportunity Number
Initial Announcement Grant 2026-DTIF-1
8.Funding Opportunity Title 9.CSFA Number
2026 Statewide Transit Capital Call for Projects 494-80-1284
10.CSFA Popular Name 11.Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA No.)
Transit Downstate Transit Improvement Fund Program (DTIF) not applicable
12.Anticipated Number of Awards 13.Estimated Total Program Funding 14.Award Range - Award Floor / Award Ceiling…
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Transportation
Project Locations
- IL
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