FHWA Opens Applications for Over $9 Billion in Funding to Modernize Nation’s Bridges
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The Bridge Investment Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is soliciting applications for the following categories of projects:
- “Planning” grants for planning, feasibility analyses, and revenue forecasting associated with the development of a project; and,
- “Bridge Project” grants for bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, and protection projects with total eligible costs of $100 million or less.
In accordance with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a grant application for a project located in a State that has not received one Large Bridge Project grant or two Bridge Project grants from previous rounds of awards will be given priority over grant recipients who have already received funding.
This announcement builds on other Bridge Investment Program funding opportunities made possible under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including one for “Large Bridge Projects” greater than $100 million announced in September. In Fiscal Year 2022, the Bridge Investment Program invested $2.4 billion in the planning and construction of 37 bridges in 29 states across the country.
The NOFO provides available funding for Fiscal Years 2023 – 2026. It also includes updated merit criteria to provide more direction for Bridge Project applicants, as well as updated application templates that FHWA highly encourages applicants to use in providing project information.