Michigan Department Of Transportation

Michigan Department of Transportation, a U.S. state government entity headquartered in Lansing, receives federal grant funding from the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, and Department of Transportation for highway and airport infrastructure projects across Michigan, operating as a prime federal grant recipient (100% of awards).

MDOT's federal footprint is dominated by formula grants from the Federal Highway Administration under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (CFDA 20.287), which accounts for the overwhelming majority of the 55,921 awards in the source data spanning from 2002 to August 2026. The vendor's customer concentration is absolute: the Federal Highway Administration represents 55,402 awards (99.1% of volume), with the Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region (204 awards) and Federal Transit Administration (45 awards) rounding out a distant second and third. Combined potential value across all awards sits at $628.1 million, though obligated dollars total $37.22 billion — a ratio reflecting MDOT's role as an executing state DOT that obligates federal funds across multiple fiscal years for infrastructure delivery. Recent annual award volume has declined from 1,966 awards in 2022 to 820 in 2026 (year-to-date through August), reflecting the nature of formula-grant cycles rather than procurement volatility.

MDOT's capability portfolio centers on pavement preservation, bridge replacement and rehabilitation, culvert replacement, roadway reconstruction, traffic safety improvements (signal modernization, guardrail installation, high-friction surface treatment), and non-motorized transportation (bicycle and pedestrian path construction). Representative recent work includes a $15.4 million National Highway Freight Program award for hot mix asphalt reconstruction, storm and sanitary sewer installation, and sidewalk/shared-use path construction on US-2 in Escanaba (award date August 31, 2026, completion June 9, 2033); a $3.6 million Surface Transportation Block Grant award for asphalt resurfacing on US-127 from M-61 to Long Lake Road in Clare County (award date August 11, 2026, completion October 19, 2034); and a $763,602.51 Highway Planning and Construction award for Iron Belle Trail bridge replacement spanning the Clinton River in Utica (award date August 31, 2026, completion November 12, 2032). MDOT also administers state block grant programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, distributing sub-awards to nonprimary airports statewide for runway rehabilitation, taxiway reconstruction, hangar improvements, and lighting work. All work is performed within Michigan.

MDOT operates as a direct recipient without operating as a prime contractor on federal procurement vehicles or standing on GSA Schedules, BPAs, or GWACs. The vendor holds two GSA Basic Ordering Agreements (GS05B15670 with 81 task orders totaling $542.9 million, and GS05B17025 with 96 task orders totaling $28.4 million), but these appear to be lease-related real estate transactions rather than professional services or construction vehicles. Across the recent awards portfolio, 186 grants face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore carry recompete risk or grant renewal coordination. The source data shows no federal contract sub-awards; MDOT's engagement is exclusively as a prime recipient of federal transportation infrastructure grants, with the agency serving as both administrator and executor of project delivery across Michigan's state highway system and nonprimary airport network.