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Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program

Agency: DOT Federal Highway Administration

Assistance Listings: 20.205 -- Highway Planning and Construction

Last Updated: February 11, 2025

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.


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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


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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


Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY IS DEPENDENT ON PROJECT TYPE FOR THE PROTECT PROGRAM.Please refer to Related Documents tab for full text of the NOFO, including applicant eligibility requirements. Specifically, refer to Section C.1 of the NOFO for details on Eligible Applicants.

Grantor contact information

Description

Ryan J Buck Agreement Officer PROTECTdiscretionary@dot.gov

Email

PROTECT Program Inbox

PROTECTdiscretionary@dot.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
PROTECT_NOFO_693JJ325NF00008_-_FAQs.pdf
PROTECT NOFO 693JJ325NF00008 - FAQs
Jan 10, 2025 09:18 PM UTC
Attachment_2_-_FY24_-_FY26_PROTECT_NOFO_-_Resilience_Template.docx
Attachment 2 - FY24 - FY26 PROTECT NOFO - Resilience Template
Oct 25, 2024 01:43 PM UTC
PROTECT_NOFO_FY24-FY26.pdf
PROTECT NOFO FY24-FY26
Oct 25, 2024 01:42 PM UTC
Attachment_1_-_FY24_-_FY26_PROTECT_NOFO_-_Planning_Template.docx
Attachment 1 - FY24 - FY26 PROTECT NOFO - Planning Template
Oct 25, 2024 01:42 PM UTC

Link to additional information

PROTECT Program Website

Archived: March 26, 2025

Application process

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Award

$876,000,000

Program Funding

60

Expected awards

$100,000

Award Minimum

$876,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

693JJ325NF00008

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

7

Posted date:

October 25, 2024

Archive date:

March 26, 2025

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