# Fiscal Year 2022 National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program (Culvert AOP Program)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/fy2022-culvert-aop-program-fiscal-year-2022-national-culvert-removal-replacement-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/343962

> DOT Federal Highway Administration offered grants of up to $20.0 million (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 200 awards worth $196 million in total. Applications closed on February 6, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FY2022-CULVERT-AOP-PROGRAM |
| Agency | DOT Federal Highway Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 6, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $20.0 million |
| Award floor | $10,000 |
| Expected awards | 200 |
| Total funding | $196 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 20.205 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligible Applicants are: (1) States; (2) a unit of local government; or an (3) Indian Tribe (49 U.S.C. § 6703(c)). For the purpose of this program and as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. § 5304), Indian Tribe means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.], which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians (49 U.S.C. § 6703(a)(2)).

## What the grant funds

-- ORIGINAL NOFO POSTING - 10/06/2022 -- The primary goal of the Culvert AOP Program is to improve or restore anadromous fish passage through the replacement, removal, repair, or improvement of culverts or weirs. The grant program prioritizes projects that would improve fish passage for: (A) anadromous fish stocks listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. § 1533); (B) anadromous fish stocks identified by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that could reasonably become listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under that section; (C) anadromous fish stocks identified by the NMFS or the USFWS as prey for endangered species, threatened species, or protected species, including Southern resident orcas (Orcinus orca); or (D) anadromous fish stocks identified by the NMFS or the USFWS as climate resilient stocks (49 U.S.C. § 6703(e)(1)). The program also prioritizes projects that would open up more than 200 meters of upstream (anadromous) habitat before the end of the natural habitat (49 U.S.C. § 6703(e)(2)).

## Questions people ask

### Is FY2022-CULVERT-AOP-PROGRAM still open?

No. It closed on February 6, 2023.

### Who can apply for Fiscal Year 2022 National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program (Culvert AOP Program)?

DOT Federal Highway Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Year 2022 National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program (Culvert AOP Program)?

Closed February 6, 2023. 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 $20.0 million each. About $196 million in total across about 200 awards.

### Who has won Highway Planning and Construction grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation California, State of Florida Department of Transportation. The program made 202,903 awards worth $304 billion in that time.