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693JJ324NF00009: FY22-FY24 Congestion Relief Program

Closed Closed April 22, 2024 Opportunity 693JJ324NF00009 ☆ Save

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 2024.

• Award ceiling$150 million
• Award floor$10.0 million
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

ELIGIBLE ENTITIESEntities eligible to apply for a Program grant are:• A State for the purpose of carrying out a project in an urbanized area with a population of more than 1,000,000; and• Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), city, or municipality, for the purpose of carrying out a project in an urbanized area with a population of more than 1,000,000. (23 U.S.C. 129(d)(1)(A)(i) and (ii)).

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Highway Planning and Construction awards averaged $1.5 million; this notice allows up to $150 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (99% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

NEW! (10/23/2024) USDOT selected seven (7) applications to receive grant awards under the FY22-FY24 Congestion Relief Program. The list of the seven (7) selected awards, and program eligible applications, may be found here: list of FY 2022 – 2024 Congestion Relief awardees. Full web address: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/congestion-relief/fy2022-fy2024/awards/index.htm#awards Please refer to the "Related Attachments" tab for the full text of the NOFO, as well as Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) FHWA RECOMMENDS INTERESTED APPLICANTS HIT THE "SUBSCRIBE" BUTTON FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE RELATED NOTIFICATIONS ARE SENT TO THE APPLICANT'S AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE (AOR). NOFO Amendment 4 (3/14/2024): The purpose of this amendment is to provide a revised version of the full text of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) originally posted on 2/21/2024. The purpose of the revisions made to the original version is to clarify the technical evaluation criteria in Section E. The changes made to the original document can be found on the following sections and pages listed below. Page 29: Section E.1.a.i, Merit Criterion 1; Page 31: Section E.1.a.ii, Merit Criterion 2; and Page 36: Section E.1.a.v, Merit Criterion 5. [END OF AMENDMENT 4] NOFO Amendment 3 (3/13/2024): The purpose of this amendment is to provide a revised version of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). In this version, Numbers 11, 13, & 14 of the FAQs have been updated from the version posted on 2/21/2024 with the original NOFO. Please refer to the "Related Documents" tab to access the revised document. [END OF AMENDMENT 3] NOFO Amendment 2 (3/11/2024): The purpose of this amendment is to provide the link and passcode for the recording of the Informational Webinar conducted for this NOFO on March 7, 2024. The recording can be accessed via the link and passcode provided below. Webinar Recording Link: https://usdot.zoomgov.com/rec/share/p-0uGh_mJlX0pPcCjzjEGUIdmwohR9oA44mQ1YzZsmAdiXfIdKxJKYWCpnDUTJj9.KerC10Hu8TVXkrBq Webinar Recording Passcode: d+Vhet=1 [END OF AMENDMENT 2] NOFO Amendment 1 (2/22/2024): The purpose of this amendment is to provide the date, time, and registration information for this NOFO's Informational Webinar. The Congestion Relief NOFO Informational Webinar will be held via Zoom on March 7, 2024 at 11:30AM - 1:00PM (Eastern).

Category: Transportation.

Applying now

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