The Maryland Technical Assistance team supports Maryland municipalities and NEUs seeking to benefit from federal funds, opportunities and incentives. As such, MTAP offers multiple services and forms of guidance to support both pre and post award activities.
Fund Mapping
The MTAP team provides a fund mapping service that matches potential funding sources available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for your municipality’s priority project(s) or project concept(s). To participate in the service, please complete the
Fund Mapping Request form. To request a walk-through call, please select “yes” on question 6, and the team will reach out to you promptly. Results of this service are usually delivered within 8-10 business days after the form is submitted.
Success Stories and Related Resources
Municipalities across Maryland are putting federal dollars to work in many ways. Explore these success stories to see how each community leveraged core skills to drive strong projects, and use the accompanying resource to build that same capability in your funding strategy.
PUREWater Westminster Success Story
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The City of Westminster, Maryland is advancing a forward-thinking solution to regional water scarcity through its PUREWater Westminster initiative. Launched in 2019, the project is designed to transform reclaimed water into a reliable, drought-resistant supply, ensuring long-term sustainability for residents, businesses, and future growth. With construction underway and completion anticipated in 2027, this first-of-its-kind facility in Maryland represents a significant investment in water resilience and establishes a model for future water reuse efforts across the state.
| To support municipalities pursuing ambitious funding projects, this resource offers a structured framework for assessing organizational readiness when navigating federal funding, outlining key components of building internal capacity and helping users identify core capabilities. Municipalities looking to strengthen their foundation for sustainable, successful project funding and delivery may find these resources to be a valuable starting point.
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Application Development Tools
Letters of Commitment - Templates and Examples
A letter of commitment (LoC) is a formal statement from a contributing entity that documents its pledge of resources, such as financial, in-kind or otherwise, to support a federal grant award. It serves as verifiable efidence that the contributor is authorized to commit such resources, and that the type, amount, and period of availability are clearly defined and eligible. Strong letters can boost applicant competiveness and help funding agencies confirm that all necessary match elements are credible and compliant.
Letters of Support and Memorandum of Understanding - Templates and Examples
A letter of support (LoS) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) are two foundational documents that help applicants demonstate project readiness, alignment and collaboration during federal grant pursuits. While a LoS provides non-binding endorsement from stakeholders or local leaders, an MoU outlines roles, responsibilities and coordination plans among project partners. Together, these documents help federal reviewers understand who is involved, how they will collaborate, and why the proposed project has credible backing.
Open and Upcoming Opportunities
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT)
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration is soliciting applications for PROTECT. This program fund projects to improve the resilience of the surface transportation system, including highways, public transportation, ports, and intercity passenger rail. Program goals include protecting: surface transportation assets by making them more resilient; communities through resilience improvements and strategies that allow for the continued operation or rapid recovery of surface transportation systems; coastal infrastructure; and natural infrastructure that protects and enhances surface transportation assets. Interested applicants must apply by October 9, 2026 by 11:59 p.m. ET via Grants.gov.
Fiscal Year 2026 Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (WCPP)
- The Department of Transportation's Fiscal Year 2026 Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (WCPP) is now open and soliciting applications. The goal of the WCPP is to provide funding to eligible entities for projects seeking to improve safety of the traveling public by reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVC) and, in doing so, improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species. While units of local government are welcome to apply, this program requires a 20% non-federal cost share to maintain eligibility. Applications are due on November 16, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. ET on Grants.gov.
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IIJA and IRA
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL), passed in 2021, allocated $1.2 trillion towards investments in transportation, energy, water and telecommunication services to create jobs and modernize communities. Of the $1.2 trillion allocated under IIJA, $550 billion was allocated toward new investments and programs. The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, passed in 2022, authorized $891 billion in new spending towards energy and transportation infrastructure, manufacturing, community resilience and water supply improvements.
Maryland Grant Award Interactive Dashboard
The Maryland Municipal Technical Assistance Program is pleased to present an interactive dashboard that displays IRA and IIJA awards won in the state of Maryland. The dashboard features dropdown menus and filters to optimize results and offer tailored insights into federal funding distributions across the state.
IIJA
- IRA Grant Awards to Maryland Recipients
The Maryland Municipal Technical Assistance Program has developed in interactive GIS dashboard that visualizes IRA and IIJA awards distributed across Maryland. The map integrates award-level data with spatial analytics to provide a clear, intuitive view of funding patterns, project locations and program reach. Users can explore the dataset through filters and layered visual elements to see how federal investments are shaping Maryland communities.
