State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) - Transportation Loan Program
Grants and funding
Purpose
The goal of the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) Program is to provide innovative financing tools to communities to assist them in meeting their infrastructure needs.
The SIB program allows borrowers to access capital funds at or below-market interest rates. The SIB operates as a revolving loan fund, where the account balance grows through the monthly interest earned and repaid principal and interest payments.
In Texas, SIB financial assistance can be granted to any public or private entity authorized to construct, maintain, or finance an eligible transportation project.
Program status: We are currently accepting applications.
Application information
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Typical SIB loan amount range (in millions)
Projects leveraged to complete (in billions)
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History
State Infrastructure Banks (SIBs) were authorized in 1995 as a part of the National Highway Designation Act (NHS) to help accelerate needed mobility improvements through a variety of financial assistance options made to local entities through state transportation departments.
Since Texas was chosen as one of the ten states to test the pilot program, the state legislature authorized the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to administer the SIB program in 1997.