1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2017 . 2. Transformational infrastructure competitive grant program (a) Establishment Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program. (b) Grant authority In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may make a grant, on a competitive basis, to any of the following: (1) A State government. (2) A local government. (3) A transit agency. (4) A port authority. (c) Eligible projects (1) In general A grant made under subsection (b) may be used for any of the following, if the Secretary determines that the project will significantly impact a metropolitan area, a region, or all of the United States: (A) A highway or bridge project eligible under title 23, United States Code, including interstate rehabilitation, improvements to the rural collector road system, the reconstruction of overpasses and interchanges, bridge replacements, bridge painting, seismic retrofit projects for bridges, and road realignments. (B) A public transportation project eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, including investment in a project participating in the New Starts or Small Starts programs that will expedite the completion of that project and its entry into revenue service. (C) A passenger or freight rail transportation project. (D) A port infrastructure investment, including a project that connects ports to other modes of transportation and improves the efficiency of freight movement. (E) An aviation infrastructure project. (F) A water infrastructure project. (2) Coordination With respect to a project described in paragraph (1)(F), the Secretary shall coordinate any grant for such a project with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers). (d) Applications and criteria for grant awards (1) Applications To