FYs 2024 through 2026 - Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Competitive Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
This grant provides up to $787 million from 2024-2026 for projects that improve the resilience of highways, public transit, ports, and rail against disruptions and natural disasters.
Funder: DOT Federal Highway Administration
Due Dates: October 9, 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to $787 million total; typical awards range from $100,000–$10 million (Planning Grants) and $500,000–$60 million (Resilience Grants); expected ~80 awards.
Summary: Funds projects to improve the resilience of surface transportation systems—including highways, public transit, ports, and intercity rail—against weather events, disasters, and changing conditions.
Description
The PROTECT Competitive Grant Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, supports projects that enhance the resilience of the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure. The program funds both planning and construction activities aimed at protecting transportation assets and communities from current and future risks associated with severe weather, natural disasters, and climate change impacts. Eligible projects may address highways, public transportation, ports, and intercity passenger rail, with an emphasis on strategies that allow for continued operation or rapid recovery of critical transportation systems.
