With pre-election poll results dwindling, the Trump administration has announced plans to advance one of its long-sought policy goals — a move that would set specific communities up to reap the benefits.

Per Politico, the administration intends to reward “communities with high birth and marriage rates” by giving them “an advantage in securing federal transit money.”

At the center of the effort is the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), an agency within the Department of Transportation, which aims to “revamp a multibillion-dollar program that helps state and local authorities fund infrastructure projects such as rail improvements and new bus lanes,” according to the outlet.

The plan is among the top priorities of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. It would steer states' grant money toward parts of the United States where marriage and birth rates run above the national average. Under the proposed terms, the FTA “would cover up to 10 percentage points more of a project’s costs if an area’s average birth and marriage rates meet, exceed or are just below nationwide thresholds,” Politico reported. Because the bonus share hinges on local demographics, the thresholds would effectively help determine which communities secure a larger portion of the program’s multibillion-dollar funding.

In a statement laying out the initiative, the Transportation Department emphasized its focus on rewarding growing communities. “Moving forward, the federal government is focusing on smart, affordable projects with high ridership. If you want federal funding, your project needs align with where communities and families are actually growing,” the department said.

The proposal nonetheless faces a steep uphill battle. Politico noted that the program carries “a lengthy approval process that can take years for applicants to navigate, with money becoming available after a binding grant agreement is executed.” Only after such an agreement is in place does the FTA determine how much of a project’s total cost it will cover. The “share of federal funding is capped at 60 percent for new, large transit infrastructure and 80 percent for boosting the capacity of existing systems,” according to the outlet — meaning state and local sponsors would still be responsible for covering the remainder of a project’s costs.

As it stands, the marriage and birth rates plan has not been finalized, and there is no set timeframe for when — or whether — it will be.

The push aligns with President Trump's previously stated desire to be known as the “fertilization president,” a response to years of declining national birth rates that reached a record low last year.

The revamped program went live earlier this month on Oct. 1 and will accept applications through Nov. 16, just after Election Day. Whether the demographic criteria are finalized in time to factor into this application cycle remains be seen.