The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the eighth round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive discretionary grant program, with a total of $500 million available for projects across the country.

TIGER discretionary grants will fund capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure and will be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant national, metropolitan, or regional impact. The 2016 grant program will focus on capital projects that generate economic development and improve access to reliable, safe, and affordable transportation for both urban and rural communities. In the past, trails, bicycle and pedestrian bridges, safety improvements, and other major non-motorized projects received TIGER funding.

Applications are due April 29, 2016.