1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018 . 2. Revitalize Rural America Grant Program (a) Establishment (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Revitalize Rural America Grant Program (in this section referred to as the Program ) to facilitate infrastructure projects in rural areas. (2) Goals The goals of the Program shall be to— (A) generate regional and national economic benefits; (B) improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people, commodities, and goods; (C) reduce highway congestion and bottlenecks; (D) improve connectivity between modes of transportation; (E) enhance the resiliency of critical infrastructure; (F) improve infrastructure vital to national energy and food security; (G) increase access to reliable high-speed internet; and (H) improve the health and vitality of rural communities. (b) Grant authority (1) In general In carrying out the Program, the Secretary may make grants, on a competitive basis, to public and private entities in accordance with this section. (2) Limitations (A) Location The Secretary may only make a grant under the Program for a project carried out in a rural area (as such term is defined in section 117(i)(3) of title 23, United States Code). (B) Amount The aggregate amount of grant funding that the Secretary may provide under the Program for an individual project may not exceed $40,000,000. (c) Applications To be eligible for a grant under the Program an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines is appropriate. (d) Eligible projects The Secretary may make a grant under the Program for a project that is— (1) a highway or bridge project carried out on the National Highway System; (2) a highway freight project carried out on the National Highway Freight Network established under section 167 of title 23, United States Code