Project Grant F16AP00957

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $700,000 on January 7, 2026, to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) under the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (CFDA 20.290) to design and construct multiple wildlife crossing infrastructure along a 2.5-mile section of US 64 in Dare County, North Carolina. The project, titled "RESCUER" (Red Wolf Essential Survival Crossings Under Evacuation Route), will install wildlife underpass structures and associated fencing...

Coyote Springs Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program (WCPP) The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $300,000 to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) on September 16, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to implement the Coyote Springs Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program. The project, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2026, will construct 61 wildlife crossings and install 68 miles of tortoise barrier fencing along US Route 93 North...

PA Wildlife Crossings Strategic Plan - Project Grant Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation received a $1.05 million Project Grant from the Federal Highway Administration under the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (CFDA 20.290), awarded March 30, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2028. The grant funds the Pennsylvania Wildlife Crossing Pilot Project, which will produce a comprehensive strategic plan designed to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) while improving...

Federal Project Grant Summary The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration received a $484,280 Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on August 28, 2025, with a completion date of March 31, 2029. This grant funds a comprehensive initiative to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) in Maryland through four primary deliverables: mapping WVC hotspots and high-risk areas on State...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Pueblo of Santa Ana a $4.46 million Project Grant on December 12, 2025, under the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (CFDA 20.290) to design wildlife crossing infrastructure along transportation corridors in north-central New Mexico. The project will deliver scoping and design services for wildlife overpasses, underpasses, and related mitigation features across approximately eight miles of US Route 550 and 19 miles of Interstate 25. These...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $34.458 million to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on July 30, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This formula grant funds the construction of wildlife crossing infrastructure on State Route 97 in Siskiyou County, California, near Grass Lake. The project scope includes construction of a wildlife overpass, installation of a culvert, and installation of fencing along a 2-mile corridor...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded County of Ashland a $410,732 cooperative agreement under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) on June 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 19, 2028. The project delivers multiple stream culvert replacements and infrastructure improvements across undersized, degraded, and perched culverts that currently pose public safety risks and obstruct aquatic...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) a project grant of $429,520 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), with an award date of September 10, 2025, and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2032. This grant funds the Wildlife Crossings Program Grant project (WCP-003P(023)X), which develops shared-use infrastructure along Interstate 90 and the Massachusetts Turnpike...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to Point Blue Conservation Science (Point Blue). The purpose of this 5-year project is to develop a habitat suitability model and survey protocol to monitor changes in the extent of western snowy plover nesting habitat at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge in California. The key deliverables include: 1) a habitat...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) a $225,000 Cooperative Agreement on May 13, 2026, under the State, Planning and Research (SP&R) Program (CFDA 20.258). This award funds Phase 2 of the SPR Research 2026 Program focused on Wildlife Crossing Hotspot Analysis, with a project completion date of August 31, 2029. The research initiative will be conducted in Wisconsin and represents a continuation of WisDOT's participation in the...