FHWA has released the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Applications are due via grants.gov by August 18, 2023.
The NOFO can be found on grants.gov at: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347585.
More information on this NOFO and the PROTECT Program can be found at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/protect/discretionary.
Applicant questions should be directed to: PROTECTdiscretionary@dot.gov.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program to help make surface transportation more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, 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. This NOFO offers up to $848 million from Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023.
FHWA will be hosting two external webinars on the NOFO:
Monday, May 8, 2023 from 1-2 PM ET
Registration Link:
https://usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_wpq8qcrVQz67DqdjPCar1A
Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 1-2 PM ET
Registration Link:
https://usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_nvoQgZCFTwCWdS_FYTH5kg