2024-2025 NCC upwp statewide 2024-2025 north country council (NCC) upwp

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) received a $100,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), effective July 1, 2025. This funding supports the 2024-2025 North Country Council (NCC) Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) statewide initiative in New Hampshire. The award enables continued planning, development, and coordination of transportation infrastructure projects across the state, consistent with the Federal-aid Highway Program's mandate to assist states in highway construction, preservation, and improvement activities.

The UPWP funding supports the comprehensive transportation planning and administrative functions necessary for regional transportation planning in the North Country region. Under the Highway Planning and Construction program, such planning activities are eligible uses of federal funds and enable state DOTs and metropolitan planning organizations to conduct the planning, environmental reviews, design, and stakeholder coordination required before projects can advance to construction phases. This award contributes to NHDOT's broader portfolio of federal transportation infrastructure investments, which includes highway rehabilitation, bridge improvements, safety enhancements, and multimodal transportation network development across New Hampshire.