Navajo nation transportation program funding FY 2025

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Navajo Nation Tribal Government a $11.9 million Project Grant on September 3, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This award provides comprehensive transportation funding to the Navajo Nation through the FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation (OTT) Program Agreement for fiscal year 2025. The funding supports the Navajo Nation's transportation infrastructure initiatives across its approximately 27,000 square mile jurisdiction spanning Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.

Under this federal grant program, the Navajo Nation utilizes the awarded funds for highway planning, construction, preservation, and improvement activities on tribal lands. These services may encompass highway construction and reconstruction, bridge rehabilitation and replacement, safety improvements, multimodal transportation network development, and related infrastructure enhancements consistent with the Highway Planning and Construction program's authorized activities. The award demonstrates the FHWA's commitment to supporting tribal transportation infrastructure as a sovereign entity and addresses critical transportation needs for the nation's largest Native American tribe and its constituents.

Project description

All transportation funding provided to navajo nation by fhwa to under the fhwa OTT program agreement for FY25