Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects

FY2027 · 23 U.S.C. 117 · award target Jul 15, 2027 · clock Aug 20, 2026

Funds available

13 scored applications

Above the funding line

By composite score order

Dollars selected

2 selections recorded

Remaining available

Unobligated headroom

At least three panel members are required before a slate can be finalized. The panel is named in every rationale.

Marcus Castellano

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Shared Services · OST

Danielle Marchetti

Director, Office of Infrastructure Finance · OST

Priya Okafor

Grants Management Officer · OST

Robert Castleberry

Chief, Discretionary Grants Division · FHWA

Angela Strickland

Program Manager, Competitive Grants · FTA

Thomas Ashby

Director, Office of Program Delivery · FRA

Karen Braddock

Director, Office of Infrastructure Finance · FMCSA

Andre Boone

Grants Management Officer · NHTSA

Elaine Salazar

Chief, Discretionary Grants Division · MARAD

Ranked by composite score with a cumulative funding line. Decisions that cross the line require an out-of-rank justification.

Rank	Application	Applicant	Composite	Requested	Cumulative	Readiness	Flags	Stage	Decision
1	GEMS-2027-293136	Cherokee Nation	4.5	$61.6M	$61.6M	In progress	0	Selection Panel	Not decided
2	GEMS-2027-924346	Tennessee Department of Transportation	4.3	$90.3M	$151.9M	In progress	0	Obligation	Not decided
3	GEMS-2027-997123	Ohio Department of Public Safety	4.3	$222.8M	$374.7M	Categorical exclusion	0	Secretary Concurrence	Not decided
4	GEMS-2027-388836	Louisiana Department of Transportation	4.1	$11.8M	$386.5M	NEPA complete	0	Technical Review	Not decided
5	GEMS-2027-914003	Arizona Department of Transportation	4.0	$165.8M	$552.3M	Not started	0	Awarded	Select
6	GEMS-2027-787462	Illinois State Police	3.9	$52.6M	$604.9M	In progress	0	Technical Review	Not decided
7	GEMS-2027-320493	Oklahoma Department of Transportation	3.8	$92.0M	$696.9M	Not started	2	Awarded	Select
8	GEMS-2027-589467	Louisiana Department of Transportation	3.6	$94.2M	$791.1M	Not started	0	Awarded	Not decided
9	GEMS-2027-882905	Miami-Dade County	3.5	$33.1M	$824.2M	NEPA complete	0	Technical Review	Not decided
10	GEMS-2027-152932	Georgia Department of Transportation	3.4	$129.3M	$953.5M	NEPA complete	0	Obligation	Not decided
11	GEMS-2027-031522	Massachusetts Department of Transportation	3.4	$3.7M	$957.2M	Not started	0	Secretary Concurrence	Not decided
12	GEMS-2027-895781	Maryland Department of Transportation	3.4	$111.6M	$1.07B	In progress	0	Selection Panel	Not decided
Funding line — $1.10B exhausted
13	GEMS-2027-042538	Indiana Department of Transportation	3.2	$255.5M	$1.32B	NEPA complete	0	Technical Review	Not decided