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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

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Recovery.Gov Recovery.Gov Tennessee's total award from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is $669 million in transportation related funds to agencies and entities including TDOT. The amount TDOT will be responsible for disbursing is $518,414,293 and includes:

TDOT Administered Funds
Highways and Bridges: $486,877,182
Rural Transit: $21,168,758
Discretionary Grants:  $5,800,000
Airport Grants: $4,568,353
Total: $518,414,293

Direct Transportation Apportionments to other agencies/municipalities:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Direct Apportionments:  $52,076,084
Funds to Large Urban areas: $42,276,173
Funds to Small Urban areas: $9,771,871
Fixed Guideway-Chattanooga TN-GA:  $28,040

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Direct Apportionments: $12,966,517
Tennessee Major Carriers: $12,966,517

Direct Apportionments to Metropolitan Planning Organizations: $85,823,861
Four Large Urban MPOs:  $69,934,160
Small Urban MPOs: $15,889,701