On February 17, 2009, the President of the United States signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the ‘‘Recovery Act’’) to, among other purposes, (1) preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery, (2) invest in transportation infrastructure that will provide longterm economic benefits, and (3) assist those most affected by the current economic downturn. The Recovery Act appropriated $1.5 billion of discretionary grant funds to be awarded by the Department of Transportation (the ‘‘Department’’) for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. The Department is referring to these grants as ‘‘Grants for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery’’ or ‘‘TIGER
Discretionary Grants.’’
