Opportunity ID: 333321

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: TREAS-CERTS-2021
Funding Opportunity Title: CERTS Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5000
Assistance Listings: 21.028 — Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: May 06, 2021
Last Updated Date: May 06, 2021
Original Closing Date for Applications: – Opportunity will close 4 weeks after the application is released through an on-line portal.
Current Closing Date for Applications: – Opportunity will close 4 weeks after the application is released through an on-line portal.
Archive Date: Jul 16, 2021
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The following types of private sector companies are eligible:

Motorcoach transportation service providers
School bus transportation service providers
Passenger vessel transportation service providers
Pilotage vessel transportation service providers

Additional Information

Agency Name: Department of the Treasury
Description:

Division N, Title IV, Section 421 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), Pub. L. No. 116-260 (December 27, 2020) authorized the $2 billion Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) program to provide grants to eligible motorcoach companies, school bus companies, passenger vessel companies, and pilotage companies that have experienced annual revenue losses of 25 percent or more as result of COVID-19 directly or indirectly. The priority use of grant funds must be for payroll costs, though grants may be used for operating expenses and the repayment of debt accrued to maintain payroll.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has posted program guidelines on the CERTS webpage on treasury.gov: 

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-american-industry/coronavirus-economic-relief-for-transportation-services

The guidelines address the overall CERTS grant process, eligibility standards, grant amounts and payments, eligible uses of grant funds, and how to prepare for the grant application.

Treasury will open a web-based application portal accessible through the CERTS webpage on treasury.gov. Once the application portal is made available, it will be open for 4 weeks. Interested companies should check the web page to see when the application portal opens and closes. 

Link to Additional Information: CERTS Homepage on U.S. Treasury’s Website
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

CERTS@treasury.gov
Email:CERTS@treasury.gov

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