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Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program is sponsored by DOT Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The PROTECT Program provides grants for projects that strengthen surface transportation infrastructure to be more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, heat waves, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters.
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gov Maintenance Calendar Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program Department of Transportation DOT Federal Highway Administration Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:693JJ325NF00008 Funding Opportunity Title:Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Transportation Expected Number of Awards:60 Assistance Listings:20.
205 -- Highway Planning and Construction Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes Last Updated Date:Feb 11, 2025 Original Closing Date for Applications:Feb 24, 2025 Current Closing Date for Applications:Feb 10, 2025 Archive Date:Mar 26, 2025 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 876,000,000 Award Ceiling:$876,000,000 Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility: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.
## Additional Information Agency Name:DOT Federal Highway Administration Description:**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. **_---End of 2/11/2025 Update---_** **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** **-- [END OF AMENDMENT 1] --** **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 Link to Additional Information:PROTECT Program Website Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: PROTECTdiscretionary@dot. gov #### Health & Human Services * Frequently Asked Questions ## Your session will expire in 3 minutes.
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