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Ryplle ID RYP-0338Last verified Sep 8, 2026

FYs 2024 through 2026 - Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Competitive Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

DOT Federal Highway Administration

Funding range
$1 – $60M
Application window
Opens: Not listed
Closes: October 9, 2026
Applications Status:Open
Location
National
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About this grant

The intent of the PROTECT Competitive Grant Program is to fund projects to improve the resilience of the surface transportation system, including highways, public transportation, ports, and intercity passenger rail. Program goals include protecting: surface transportation assets by making them more resilient; communities through resilience improvements and strategies that allow for the continued operation or rapid recovery of surface transportation systems; coastal infrastructure; and natural infrastructure that protects and enhances surface transportation assets. This NOFO provides PROTECT Competitive Grant Program funding of up to $787 million from FYs 2024 through 2026, plus any remaining PROTECT Competitive Grant Program funding from prior years. Please refer to Grants.gov for the full NOFO.

Eligibility requirements

Eligible applicants: City or township governments; State governments; Special district governments; County governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).

  • Nonprofit

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