Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 through FY 2026 Bridge Investment Program, Planning and Bridge Project Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- 693JJ324NF00006
- Agency
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Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation
- Applications due
- Award size
- $50,000 to $80,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Transportation
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is soliciting applications for Planning and Bridge Project grants under the Bridge Investment Program for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, with a total of up to $9.7 billion in available funding. Eligible applicants include States, metropolitan planning organizations, units of local government, special purpose districts, Federal Land Management Agencies, Tribal governments, and multi-jurisdictional groups seeking to replace, rehabilitate, preserve, or protect bridges on the National Bridge Inventory. Bridge Project grants are limited to projects with total eligible costs not exceeding $100 million, while Planning grants support feasibility analyses, planning activities, and revenue forecasting with no maximum award size. Selection will be based on merit criteria including State of Good Repair, Safety and Mobility, Economic Competitiveness and Opportunity, Resiliency and the Environment, Quality of Life, and Innovation, with Bridge Project applications also receiving Economic Analysis Ratings and Project Readiness Ratings. Current application deadlines include October 1, 2024 for FY 2025 Planning applications and November 1, 2024 for FY 2025 Bridge Project applications, with final deadlines of June 15, 2026 for Planning applications and June 29, 2026 for Bridge Project applications for FY 2026 funds.
Bridge Project grants may not exceed 80 percent of total eligible project costs, with a minimum award size of $2.5 million, while Planning grants are available up to $20 million per fiscal year with no minimum or maximum individual award size. Approximately $3.0 billion in combined funding remains available for FY 2025 and FY 2026 across both grant categories. Projects must be located on bridges within the United States and its territories, with all applications submitted electronically through grants.gov and recipients required to comply with federal civil rights requirements, domestic preference standards, prevailing wage requirements, cybersecurity standards, and semi-annual progress reporting obligations.
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Update #3 · Latest ·
This Amendment No. 2 amends the announcement published on December 20, 2023. This amended NOFO among other things aligns the NOFO with current Administration and Department policies and priorities, provides a process for FY 2025 cycle applications to amend their applications, and other updates. A redline version of the NOFO that identifies amendments is provided in addition to the clean version. Eligible applicants shall submit new applications that are responsive to this NOFO for consideration by June 15, 2026 for Planning applications and June 29, 2026 for Bridge Project applications. Applicants currently under consideration for a submission prior to October 1, 2024 for Planning applications and November 1, 2024 for Bridge Project applications, will be notified of the amendment process, as detailed in the NOFO Amendment No. 2. See Related Document section for copy of amended NOFO. -
The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for two funding categories: (1) Planning and (2) Bridge Project grants (a project with total eligible costs not greater than $100 million) for awards under the Bridge Investment Program (BIP). This notice establishes a "rolling application" process for Planning and Bridge Project applications by providing the schedule, requirements, and selection process for such projects for the remaining available amounts of the BIP funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for FY 2023 through FY 2026, which total up to $9.7 billion (see section B.1 for details for funds available for each fiscal year). FHWA is soliciting applications for the other BIP project category in a separate NOFO available on Grants.gov, listing number 693JJ323NF00019: Large Bridge Project (a project with total eligible costs greater than $100 million). A total of up to $3.0 billion of FY 2025 and FY 2026 remains available for Large Bridge Project grants and Bridge Project grants.
This Amendment No. 2 amends the announcement published on December 20, 2023. This amended NOFO among other things aligns the NOFO with current Administration and Department policies and priorities, provides a process for FY 2025 cycle applications to amend their applications, and other updates. A redline version of the NOFO that identifies amendments is provided in addition to the clean version. Eligible applicants shall submit new applications that are responsive to this NOFO for consideration by June 15, 2026 for Planning applications and June 29, 2026 for Bridge Project applications. Applicants currently under consideration for a submission prior to October 1, 2024 for Planning applications and November 1, 2024 for Bridge Project applications, will be notified of the amendment process, as detailed in the NOFO Amendment No. 2. See Related Document section for copy of amended NOFO.
Update #2 ·
The NOFO has been amended in the following sections to add a reach back process for applications determined to be ineligible solely on the basis of not satisfying 23 U.S.C. 217 (e). Section A.3.c.ii. Updated to add a reach back process. Section C.3.c.ii. Updated footnote 21 to reference FHWA's Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, Program, and Project Development Guidance (2023). Section E.2.b.i. Updated to add a reach back process. -
The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for two funding categories: (1) Planning and (2) Bridge Project grants (a project with total eligible costs not greater than $100 million) for awards under the Bridge Investment Program (BIP). This notice establishes a "rolling application" process for Planning and Bridge Project applications by providing the schedule, requirements, and selection process for such projects for the remaining available amounts of the BIP funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (also known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law" or BIL) for FY 2023 through FY 2026, which total up to $9.7 billion (see section B.1 for details for funds available for each fiscal year). FHWA is soliciting applications for the other BIP project category in a separate NOFO available on Grants.gov, listing number 693JJ323NF00019: Large Bridge Project (a project with total eligible costs greater than $100 million).
Update #1 ·
The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for two funding categories: (1) Planning and (2) Bridge Project grants (a project with total eligible costs not greater than $100 million) for awards under the Bridge Investment Program (BIP). This notice establishes a "rolling application" process for Planning and Bridge Project applications by providing the schedule, requirements, and selection process for such projects for the remaining available amounts of the BIP funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (also known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law" or BIL) for FY 2023 through FY 2026, which total up to $9.7 billion (see section B.1 for details for funds available for each fiscal year). FHWA is soliciting applications for the other BIP project category in a separate NOFO available on Grants.gov, listing number 693JJ323NF00019: Large Bridge Project (a project with total eligible costs greater than $100 million).
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