1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation and Infrastructure Profession Opportunity Grants Act . 2. Transportation and infrastructure profession opportunity grants Subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 2008 the following: 2008A. Transportation and infrastructure profession opportunity grants (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to increase and improve opportunities and Federal supports for low-income people, especially women, racial or ethnic minorities, and veterans, to enter, follow, and succeed in a career pathway in transportation and infrastructure professions. By the enactment of this section, the Congress intends to enhance these opportunities through partnerships with organizations that specialize in serving these populations. (b) Authority To award grants The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Transportation, shall award grants to eligible entities to conduct demonstration projects that are designed to provide eligible individuals with the opportunity to obtain education and training for transportation and infrastructure professions that pay at least 300 percent of the Federal poverty level and are expected to experience labor shortages or be in high demand. (c) Assessment of labor shortage and demand In assessing whether a transportation and infrastructure profession experiences labor shortages or is in high demand, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Transportation, using available Federal, State, and local data and other information as the Secretary may deem appropriate, shall consider, with respect to the geographic area proposed to be served by an applicant— (1) relevant and updated employment and labor market trends to assess historic, current, and projected future trends for specific occupations; (2) available occupational wage data to understand earnings potential