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693JJ324NF-AIDDP: 2023-2026 Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration

Closed Closed February 24, 2025 Opportunity 693JJ324NF-AIDDP

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of DOT Federal Highway Administration notices from 2023.

DOT Federal Highway Administration offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $100,000) to tribes. It expected to make about 40 awards worth $47.5 million in total. Applications closed on February 24, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 25, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedOctober 24, 2023
DeadlineFebruary 24, 2025
Archived by Grants.govJune 25, 2026

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

Entities eligible to apply are State departments of transportation (State DOT), Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA), and Tribal governments. Consistent with other FHWA funding provided to tribes, federally recognized tribes identified on the list of “Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs” (87 FR 4636) are eligible to apply. Metropolitan planning organizations and local governments must apply through the State DOT as a subrecipient.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The FHWA continues the Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration established under 23 United States Code (U.S.C.) 503(c) within the Technology and Innovation Deployment Program (TIDP) to implement accelerated innovation deployment. The AID Demonstration provides incentive funding for any project activities eligible for assistance under title 23, U.S.C. in any phase of a highway transportation project between project planning and project delivery, including planning, financing, operation, structures, materials, pavements, environment, and construction that address the TIDP goals. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (693JJ324NF-AIDDP) requests grant applications during the identified solicitation period, provides selection criteria, lists application requirements, and describes the evaluation process. This is a multiyear funding opportunity; please see the Key Dates - Attachment A of this notice for deadlines.

Category: Transportation.

Who has won Highway Research and Development Program grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Highway Research and Development Program (20.200) awarded $768 million across 734 grant awards, an average of $1.0 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
National Academy of SciencesDistrict of Columbia6$320 million
Utah Department of TransportationUtah19$26.0 million
Delaware Department of TransportationDelaware20$22.3 million
Regents of the University of MichiganMichigan2$19.8 million
Washington St Department of TransportationWashington31$17.7 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($330 million), California ($37.6 million), Michigan ($32.3 million), Washington ($27.4 million), Utah ($26.0 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is 693JJ324NF-AIDDP still open?

No. It closed on February 24, 2025.

Who can apply for 2023-2026 Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration?

DOT Federal Highway Administration accepted applications from tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for 2023-2026 Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration?

Closed February 24, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $47.5 million in total across about 40 awards.

Who has won Highway Research and Development Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Academy of Sciences, Utah Department of Transportation, Delaware Department of Transportation. The program made 734 awards worth $768 million in that time.

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