Bridge Funding: $225M for Rural Infrastructure Projects
Summary
Rural states with low population density can apply for significant funding to replace and rehabilitate highway bridges. These grants incentivize cost savings by bundling multiple bridge projects.
Eligibility
Full Description
This notice announces a funding opportunity and requests grant applications for FHWA’s Competitive Highway Bridge Program. Division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, appropriated $225 million to be awarded by DOT for a competitive highway bridge program. Eligible applicants are States that have a population density of less than 100 individuals per square mile. The funds must be used for highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects on public roads that demonstrate cost savings by bundling multiple highway bridge projects.
The FHWA will distribute these funds as described in this notice on a competitive basis in a manner consistent with the selection criteria.