New Hampshire Department Of Transportation

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation, a U.S. state government entity, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient across highway, transit, and aviation programs, with 100% of recent awards in prime-recipient form. The department does not hold federal contracts or contracting vehicles; it operates exclusively through formula grants and cooperative agreements from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

NHDOT's federal footprint is dominated by FHWA funding. The department has received 12,537 awards from FHWA's Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) and Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG, CFDA 20.287) programs, representing the core of its recent activity. Representative work includes bridge rehabilitation and replacement projects—such as the $32.9 million reconstruction of the red-listed NH Route 1A bridge over Hampton River in Seabrook-Hampton (awarded July 22, 2025, completion June 2030), the $5.38 million George Street bridge replacement in Keene (September 2025), and multiple $1 million to $2.5 million bridge projects across the state—alongside pavement resurfacing and preservation initiatives across six district regions. NHDOT also administers Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP, CFDA 20.272) awards such as the $6,677 cable and guardrail safety upgrade on Route 103 in Sunapee-Newbury-Sutton-Warner (May 26, 2026). Smaller FHWA programs include State Planning and Research (SPR, CFDA 20.258) awards for planning and technology transfer, Recreational Trails Program funding ($2.37 million statewide recreational trails allocation, July 24, 2025), and Emergency Relief (ER, CFDA 20.271) awards for disaster-related infrastructure repairs—the department received multiple emergency grants in September 2025 for washout and erosion damage from severe weather.

The FTA portfolio spans rural and urban transit. NHDOT received $21.6 million in Section 5311 Rural Transit (CFDA 20.509) funding for operating assistance and capital to six subrecipient rural agencies (Advance Transit, VNA@HCS, Community Action Program, Tri-County Community Action Program, Southwestern Community Services, and Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation) plus Concord Coach intercity service. The department also administers Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310, CFDA 20.513) grants—$2.86 million and $2.81 million awards (September 2025, August 2025) funding contracted services and vehicle procurement for eight regional Coordinating Council lead agencies serving seniors and individuals with disabilities. A $3.67 million Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507, September 2025) supports Boston Express commuter bus preventive maintenance and three replacement vehicles through June 2029.

NHDOT serves as state block grant administrator for FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP, CFDA 20.106) funding to nonprimary airports. The department has received multiple AIP awards including $2.07 million (September 19, 2025) for State Block Grant Program nonprimary apportionment allocation and $1.4 million for Skyhaven Airport terminal apron reconstruction (September 8, 2025), with the latter sub-awarded to the Pease Development Authority. Additional FAA awards support airport perimeter fencing, service road construction, and runway resurfacing at individual nonprimary facilities across the state.

FEMA disaster assistance appears as sub-grants to NHDOT through the New Hampshire Department of Safety, covering Public Assistance for road and culvert repairs, seawall rehabilitation, and management costs related to declared disaster declarations (DR-4370, DR-4457, DR-4624, DR-4812).

Recent activity shows consistent annual volume—323 awards in 2025, 308 in 2024—with 252 awards reaching completion in the next twenty-four months, signaling ongoing recompete and funding renewal cycles. The source data spans from 1992 through June 2026, with the department's award portfolio totaling $6.16 billion in obligated federal dollars across the measured sample. NHDOT's federal grant work centers on asset preservation and multimodal transportation operations: bridge and road rehabilitation funded through highway formulas; rural and specialized transit service provision through FTA allocations; airport infrastructure development through FAA; and emergency disaster response through FEMA. The department operates as pass-through administrator for many sub-awards to municipalities, regional planning commissions, transit agencies, and airport authorities, leveraging federal formula allocations to distribute resources across New Hampshire's statewide transportation system.