Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program
This funding opportunity provides financial support to a wide range of entities, including state and local governments, transportation agencies, and tribal authorities, to enhance the resilience of transportation infrastructure against climate impacts and natural hazards.
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2/11/2025 NOFO Update: FHWA is reviewing this Notice of Funding Opportunity and has removed it from grants.gov. Any re-opening or re-posting of this opportunity will be available on grants.gov and will include any updates made as a result of this review. Thank you for your interest in this program. ---End of 2/11/2025 Update--- PLEASE REFER TO THE RELATED DOCUMENT TAB FOR THE FULL TEXT OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. IT'S INCUMBENT ON INTERESTED APPLICANTS TO REVIEW AND UNDERSTAND THE NOFO REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS. NOFO AMENDMENT 1 (1/10/2025): The purpose of this amendment to Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Number 693JJ325NF00008 is to provide the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Interested applicants can access the NOFO FAQs at the link below. PROTECT FY2022 FY2023 NOFO QA -- [END OF AMENDMENT 1] -- ORIGINAL NOFO POSTING (10/25/2024): FHWA is hereby accepting applications under the Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program. PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The purpose of the PROTECT Program is to provide grants on a competitive basis for projects that seek to strengthen surface transportation to be more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, heat waves, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters through support of planning activities, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk costal infrastructure. INFORMATIONAL WEBINARS: For each Application Open Period, FHWA plans to conduct outreach regarding PROTECT Discretionary Program grants in the form of virtual meetings (Webinars) after the NOFO period opens, and before the NOFO period closes. To view upcoming Webinars and register, please follow the instructions posted on https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/protect/discretionary. The Webinars will be recorded and posted on FHWA's PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program Website at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/protect/discretionary. APPLICATION DEADLINES: FY 2024 and 2025 Deadline: February 24, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET FY 2026 Deadline: February 24, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET