Congestion Relief Program

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded one discretionary Project Grant under the Congestion Relief Program (CFDA 20.269) as of March 5, 2026, totaling $3.7 million in federal dollars obligated with a combined federal and non-federal obligation of $4.6 million, indicating a modest non-federal match component in the recent award.

The program funds innovative, integrated, and multimodal solutions to reduce highway congestion, transportation emissions, and associated economic and environmental costs in the most congested metropolitan areas of the United States. Eligible entities include states, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, cities, and municipalities carrying out projects in urbanized areas with populations exceeding one million. The single recent award, announced in March 2026, funded a coordinated adaptive ramp metering project on I-15 from mile post 287.00 to 305.50, with an ultimate completion date of January 15, 2031, demonstrating the program's focus on operational and technological interventions to manage traffic flow on heavily congested corridors.

Award activity under this program is minimal based on available data. Only one grant award has been disbursed in the tracked period (2026), indicating either a newly launched or rarely activated program. The Federal Highway Administration serves as the sole funding agency. Individual notices of funding determine selection criteria, eligible costs, and application processes; applicants must consult the specific notice of funding for a given opportunity to understand deadlines, matching requirements, and project-selection priorities. The program requires record retention per 2 CFR 200.333 standards.

No current grant opportunities are posted in the recent-opportunities block.