Fiscal Year 2023 Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadsides and Highway Rights-of-Way Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- 693JJ324NF00015
- Agency
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Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $150,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Transportation
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
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About this opportunity
The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is offering the Fiscal Year 2023 Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadsides and Highway Rights-of-Way Program, a $3 million grant opportunity authorized under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program aims to fund State DOTs, Indian Tribes, and Federal Land Management Agencies seeking to implement, improve, or further develop their Pollinator Friendly Practices Plans to benefit pollinators on roadsides and highway rights-of-way eligible for Federal-aid. Applications will be evaluated based on merit criteria and project readiness, with a focus on the number of eligible pollinator-friendly practices proposed. The application deadline is July 18, 2024, and FHWA plans to make awards up to $150,000 per eligible entity.
The funding is provided through the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). Eligible activities include on-the-ground pollinator-friendly practices, training, outreach, and plan development/modification. Awards must be obligated by September 30, 2026, and the program aims to transform roadsides and rights-of-way into pollinator habitat across the estimated 3.9 million miles of U.S. roadway.
Synopsis
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Section 11528 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021), established the Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadsides and Highway Rights-of-Way Program (Roadside Pollinator Program), codified at 23 U.S.C. 332. This is the first NOFO under this program, and the total amount of funding available in this NOFO is up to $3 million. FHWA will award funding to State DOTs, Indian Tribes, and Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) who are seeking to benefit pollinators on roadsides and highway rights-of-way on routes eligible for Federal-aid.
The goals of the Roadside Pollinator Program are to fund the implementation, improvement, or further development of the applicants' Pollinator Friendly Practices Plan (Plan) on routes eligible for Federal-aid. The United States has an estimated 3.9 million miles of roadway and suitable roadsides and rights-of-way represent a significant area that can be transformed into pollinator habitat through the planting of native plants and wildflowers. Roadsides can provide habitat for a diverse community of pollinators, including opportunities to forage for feeding, nesting and breeding. Roadsides extend across a variety of landscapes and can support ecological connectivity and the dispersal of pollinators by linking fragmented habitats. By acting as refugia for pollinators in otherwise inhospitable landscapes, roadside habitat can contribute to the maintenance of healthy ecosystems and provision of ecological services such as crop pollination services.
The Roadside Pollinator Program is a unique program that has some important differences from other FHWA and DOT discretionary grant programs, including the requirement for an applicant to submit a Plan (23 U.S.C. 332(c) and (d)), the requirement for FHWA to fund all satisfactory applications (23 U.S.C. 332(e)(1)), and the requirement for FHWA to base the amount of all awards on the number of PFPs that the applicant has implemented or plans to implement (23 U.S.C. 332(e)(2)(A)). Due to the unique nature of the Roadside Pollinator Program, FHWA is requiring applicants to use an Application Template.
The Roadside Pollinator Program may fund the implementation of pollinator-friendly practices (PFPs) included in a Plan or the improvement or further development of a Plan (23 U.S.C. 332(f)). The total activities to be funded by an applicant with a Roadside Pollinator Program award are referred to as the "Roadside Pollinator Project" throughout this NOFO.
AMENDMENT 1: This opportunity has been amended to extend the deadline from Tuesday, June 18, 2024 to Wednesday, July 18, 2024.
Update #1 ·
Section 11528 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021), established the Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadsides and Highway Rights-of-Way Program (Roadside Pollinator Program), codified at 23 U.S.C. 332. This is the first NOFO under this program, and the total amount of funding available in this NOFO is up to $3 million. FHWA will award funding to State DOTs, Indian Tribes, and Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) who are seeking to benefit pollinators on roadsides and highway rights-of-way on routes eligible for Federal-aid.
The goals of the Roadside Pollinator Program are to fund the implementation, improvement, or further development of the applicants' Pollinator Friendly Practices Plan (Plan) on routes eligible for Federal-aid. The United States has an estimated 3.9 million miles of roadway and suitable roadsides and rights-of-way represent a significant area that can be transformed into pollinator habitat through the planting of native plants and wildflowers. Roadsides can provide habitat for a diverse community of pollinators, including opportunities to forage for feeding, nesting and breeding. Roadsides extend across a variety of landscapes and can support ecological connectivity and the dispersal of pollinators by linking fragmented habitats. By acting as refugia for pollinators in otherwise inhospitable landscapes, roadside habitat can contribute to the maintenance of healthy ecosystems and provision of ecological services such as crop pollination services.
The Roadside Pollinator Program is a unique program that has some important differences from other FHWA and DOT discretionary grant programs, including the requirement for an applicant to submit a Plan (23 U.S.C. 332(c) and (d)), the requirement for FHWA to fund all satisfactory applications (23 U.S.C. 332(e)(1)), and the requirement for FHWA to base the amount of all awards on the number of PFPs that the applicant has implemented or plans to implement (23 U.S.C. 332(e)(2)(A)). Due to the unique nature of the Roadside Pollinator Program, FHWA is requiring applicants to use an Application Template.
The Roadside Pollinator Program may fund the implementation of pollinator-friendly practices (PFPs) included in a Plan or the improvement or further development of a Plan (23 U.S.C. 332(f)). The total activities to be funded by an applicant with a Roadside Pollinator Program award are referred to as the "Roadside Pollinator Project" throughout this NOFO.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RPP_FAQ.pdf | ||
| RPP Application Template.docx | DOCX document | |
| Pollinators Final NOFO UPDATED.pdf | ||
| Roadside Pollinator Program NOFO.pdf |
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