Transportation Grants in Minnesota

Top transportation grants in Minnesota right now

• Advanced Diagnostics Transportation Training Certification

  Up to $343KDeadline: Jul 31, 2027open

  The extraordinary technological advancements seen in the heavy equipment and transportation industries related to electric, autonomous, and controlled...

• Jeffers Foundation – 2026 Garden Grant

  Jeffers FoundationUp to $2Kopen

  The Jeffers Foundation 2026 Garden Grant provides Minnesota schools and 501(c)(3) nonprofits with up to $2,000 to start or improve schoolyard gardens ...

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• The Lift Garage

  The Lift Garageopen

  The Lift Garage is a grant from The Lift Garage nonprofit that funds low-cost vehicle repairs for low-income individuals in Minnesota to help move peo...

  community_developmentaffordable_housingeconomic_developmentaffordable car repairlow-income assistance

• Dual Training Grant

  Minnesota Office of Higher Educationopen

  Dual Training Grant is sponsored by Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Supports employers in advanced manufacturing, agriculture, health care servi...

  workforce_developmentagriculturehealth_disparitieseducation_researchdual training

• STEM Education and Outreach Resources

  Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)open

  STEM Education and Outreach Resources is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). MnDOT offers various transportation-related STEM...

  stem_educationk12_educationworkforce_developmenteducation_researchstem education

• Livable Communities Grant Programs

  Metropolitan Councilopen

  Livable Communities Grant Programs is a grant from the Metropolitan Council that funds cities and townships in Minnesota's seven-county metropolitan a...

  community_developmentaffordable_housingurban_planningtransportationlivable communities

• Safe Routes to School Grants

  Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)open

  Safe Routes to School Grants is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). Provides grants to schools and communities to develop com...

  community_developmenturban_planningpublic_safetyyouth_developmenttransportation

• Personal Vehicle Purchase (FAIM)

  Family Assets For Independence in MNopen

  Personal Vehicle Purchase (FAIM) is a grant from Family Assets For Independence in Minnesota that funds matched savings toward the purchase of a perso...

  community_developmenteconomic_developmentworkforce_developmentvehicle purchaseused car

• Active Transportation Program Funding

  Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)open

  Active Transportation Program Funding is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). Offers competitive grants to communities to incr...

  community_developmentpublic_safetyurban_planningtransportationhealth_disparities

• Dual Training Competency Grant

  Minnesota Office of Higher Educationopen

  Dual Training Competency Grant is sponsored by Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Supports employers in advanced manufacturing, agriculture, health...

  workforce_developmentagriculturehealth_disparitieseducation_researchdual training

• Innovation Small Grant Program

  Minnesota Department of Human Servicesopen

  Innovation Small Grant Program is a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services that funds innovative strategies to improve outcomes for Min...

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• Good Neighbor Grants

  McKnight Foundationopen

  Good Neighbor Grants is sponsored by McKnight Foundation. Supports organizations in Minnesota with grants for vehicle maintenance and other essential ...

  community_developmenteconomic_developmentaffordable_housingtransportationvehicle maintenance

• Greater Minnesota Business Development Infrastructure Grant Program

  Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)open

  Greater Minnesota Business Development Infrastructure Grant Program is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)...

  economic_developmentcommunity_developmentrural_developmentcommunity_facilitiestransportation

What counts as a transportation grant in Minnesota

We surface opportunities matching transportation-related keywords whose geography includes Minnesota (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving Minnesota-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Minnesota where program names vary by region.

Where Minnesota transportation grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Minnesota-based organizations and thematically aligned with transportation.
• Minnesota state portal — state-administered transportation programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Minnesota for transportation work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund transportation work in Minnesota.