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4/24/2023
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has opened applications for the first round of $848 million in competitive grant funding to make roads, bridges, transit, rail and ports more resilient to climate change.
The grants will be issued through the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Grant Program, which was authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The program will invest in projects to make the country’s surface transportation system — including highways, public transportation, pedestrian facilities, ports and intercity passenger rail — more resilient to the worsening impacts of climate change, while reducing long-term costs by minimizing demands for more expensive future maintenance and rebuilding, FHWA officials said in a press release.
The program prioritizes innovative and collaborative approaches to risk reduction, including approaches that harness the power of nature to protect against flood, erosion, wave damage and heat impacts.
The notice of funding opportunity for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 is available here and will remain open for applicants through Aug. 18.