(1) CRITICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.— 
The 
term 
‘‘critically 
underserved 
community’’ 
means— 
(A) a community that can demonstrate to 
the Secretary that the community has inad-
equate, insufficient, or no park space or recre-
ation facilities, including by demonstrating— 
(i) quality concerns relating to the 
available park space or recreation facilities; 
(ii) the presence of recreational facili-
ties that do not serve the needs of the com-
munity; or 
(iii) the inequitable distribution of 
park space for high-need populations, 
based on income, age, or other measures of 
vulnerability and need; 
(B) a community in which at least 50 per-
cent of the population is not located within 1⁄2 
mile of park space; 
(C) a community that is designated as a 
qualified 
opportunity 
zone 
under 
section 
1400Z–1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
or 
(D) any other community that the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate. 
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(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) a political subdivision of a State (in-
cluding a city or a county) that represents or 
otherwise serves an urban area or a rural area; 
(C) a special purpose district (including a 
park district); 
(D) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) that 
represents or otherwise serves an urban area or 
a rural area; or 
(E) a metropolitan planning organization 
(as defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United 
States Code). 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the Transit to Trails Grant Program established 
under subsection (b)(1). 
(4) RURAL
AREA.—The term ‘‘rural area’’ 
means a community that is not an urban area. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(6) TRANSPORTATION CONNECTOR.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘transpor-
tation connector’’ means a system that— 
(i) connects 2 zip codes or commu-
nities within a 175-mile radius of a des-
ignated service area; and 
(ii) offers rides available to the public. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘transpor-
tation connector’’ includes microtransits, bus 
lines, bus rails, light rail, rapid transits, or per-
sonal rapid transits. 
(7) URBAN
AREA.—The term ‘‘urban area’’ 
means a community that— 
(A) is densely developed; 
(B) has residential, commercial, and other 
nonresidential areas; and 
(C)(i) is an urbanized area with a popu-
lation of 50,000 or more; or 
(ii) is an urban cluster with a population 
of— 
(I) not less than 2,500; and 
(II) not more than 50,000. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a grant program, to be known as the ‘‘Tran-
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sit to Trails Grant Program’’, under which the Sec-
retary shall award grants to eligible entities for— 
(A) projects that develop transportation 
connectors or routes in or serving, and related 
education materials for, critically underserved 
communities to increase access and mobility to 
Federal or non-Federal public land, waters, 
parkland, or monuments; or 
(B) projects that facilitate transportation 
improvements to enhance access to Federal or 
non-Federal public land and recreational oppor-
tunities in critically underserved communities. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ad-
minister the program to assist eligible entities 
in the development of transportation connectors 
or routes in or serving, and related education 
materials for, critically underserved commu-
nities and Federal or non-Federal public land, 
waters, parkland, and monuments. 
(B) JOINT PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary 
shall encourage joint partnership projects under 
the program, if available, among multiple agen-
cies, including school districts, nonprofit organi-
zations, metropolitan planning organizations, 
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regional 
transportation 
authorities, 
transit 
agencies, and State and local governmental 
agencies (including park and recreation agen-
cies and authorities) to enhance investment of 
public sources. 
(C) ANNUAL
GRANT
PROJECT
PROPOSAL 
SOLICITATION, REVIEW, AND APPROVAL.— 
(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
(I) annually solicit the submis-
sion of project proposals for grants 
from eligible entities under the pro-
gram; and 
(II) review each project proposal 
submitted under subclause (I) on a 
timeline established by the Secretary. 
(ii) 
REQUIRED
ELEMENTS
FOR 
PROJECT
PROPOSAL.—A project proposal 
submitted under clause (i)(I) shall in-
clude— 
(I) a statement of the purposes 
of the project; 
(II) the name of the entity or in-
dividual with overall responsibility for 
the project; 
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(III) a description of the quali-
fications of the entity or individuals 
identified under subclause (II); 
(IV) a description of— 
(aa) 
staffing 
and 
stake-
holder 
engagement 
for 
the 
project; 
(bb) the logistics of the 
project; and 
(cc) anticipated outcomes of 
the project; 
(V) a proposed budget for the 
funds and time required to complete 
the project; 
(VI) information regarding the 
source and amount of matching fund-
ing available for the project; 
(VII) 
information 
that 
dem-
onstrates the clear potential of the 
project to contribute to increased ac-
cess to parkland for critically under-
served communities; and 
(VIII) any other information that 
the Secretary considers to be nec-
essary for evaluating the eligibility of 
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