P25-4.01: natural HAZ vulnerability data

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) a $100,000 Formula Grant on July 22, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This award supports the development of statewide natural hazard vulnerability data and climate change forecasting capabilities. The project, designated P25-4.01, addresses infrastructure resilience by generating data-driven assessments to identify transportation assets at risk from natural hazards and climate-related impacts. As a Formula Grant distributed through statutory allocations to states under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, this funding enables CDOT to enhance its planning and decision-making processes for transportation infrastructure protection and adaptation strategies.

CDOT engaged Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., a Colorado-based engineering and professional services firm, as a sub-grantee to deliver technical expertise in data development and climate forecasting analysis. Jacobs brings extensive experience in infrastructure design, environmental planning, and technical consulting for transportation projects, with demonstrated capabilities in environmental compliance, resource assessment, and infrastructure analysis across federal lands and transportation initiatives. This subaward leverages Jacobs' specialized technical services to support CDOT's development of the vulnerability assessment and forecasting tools necessary for identifying transportation infrastructure vulnerabilities to natural hazards and climate change impacts.

Project description

P25-4.01: natural HAZ vulnerability data-statewide-P25-4.01 climate change forecasting