Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP) Competitive Grant Program
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- FHWA-PPPP-26-001
- Agency
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Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $2,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
- Transportation
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Other
- Points of contact
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- <Unknown> support@grants.gov (800) 518-4726
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Highway Administration is soliciting applications for the Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP) Competitive Grant Program to fund the development and implementation of transparent, publicly accessible prioritization processes for transportation project ranking and selection, with applications due October 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. The program awards up to $26 million total across Fiscal Years 2024, 2025, and 2026 via cost-reimbursable grants, with a maximum award of $2 million per applicant and 100 percent federal cost share.
Eligible applicants are metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) serving census-delineated urban areas with populations exceeding 200,000 and state transportation departments. Each eligible applicant may submit only one application.
Applicants must address statutorily required uses under IIJA Sections 11204(c)(1)(A–D) and 11204(c)(2)(A–D), including developing priority objectives through public and state consultation, establishing evaluation criteria supporting planning factors and national performance measures, assessing and scoring strategies and projects, ensuring public comment opportunities, creating ranked project lists, and providing public explanations for selection decisions. Projects must integrate existing transportation programs and support improvements in safety, climate change and sustainability, equity, and economic strength and global competitiveness.
Applicants are evaluated on four merit criteria—Innovation, Economic Competitiveness, Reinvesting in the American Family, and Addressing Core Infrastructure—each rated as Highly Responsive, Responsive, or Non-Responsive. A Readiness Assessment evaluates technical capacity and financial completeness, yielding overall ratings of Highly Recommended, Recommended, or Not Recommended. Recipients must submit semi-annual progress reports, Federal Financial Reports (SF-425), and performance metrics. Award obligations are due September 30, 2027 for FY 2024 funds, September 30, 2028 for FY 2025 funds, and September 30, 2029 for FY 2026 funds, with anticipated project performance periods of one to four years. FHWA anticipates announcement of selections in March 2027. The assistance listing is CFDA 20.262.
Synopsis
This NOFO will award up to $26 million total in Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025 and 2026 funding and remaining FY 2024 funding via cost reimbursable grants. The actual amount available to be awarded under this notice will be subject to the availability of funds. Under Section 11204(c)(3) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58), the maximum amount of a grant under the PPPP Competitive Grant Program is $2 million. The PPPP Competitive Grant Program allows for the Federal share of the prioritization project to be 100 percent.
Eligibility
Metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) that serve a census delineated urban area with a population of over 200,000.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PKG00294283.pdf | ||
| FY_2025_and_2026_PPPP_Application_Template.docx | DOCX document | |
| FHWA-PPPP-26-001.pdf |
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