Fiscal Year 2026 Great American Digital Corridors (GADC) Program
FY 2026 funding supports highway digital infrastructure to improve safety, efficiency, and freight movement, with no required non-federal match.
Funder: DOT Federal Highway Administration
Due Dates: December 28, 2026 (Applications, 11:59:59 p.m. EST)
Funding Amounts: $20 million total funding; award ceiling $20 million; anticipated duration 1–4 years
Summary: Supports multi-State highway corridors deploying publicly available, interoperable transportation data systems to improve safety, efficiency, and freight movement.
Key Information: Private entities, nonprofits, and academic institutions may lead only within a consortium with another eligible entity.
Description
The Federal Highway Administration’s Great American Digital Corridors (GADC) Program supports deployment of digital infrastructure on the Federal-aid highway system, primarily the Interstate System. Funded by DOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, it seeks to improve safety and efficiency, reduce congestion, and optimize freight movement through accurate, reliable exchanges of work zone, lane closure, and other real-time operational information.
The program focuses on continuous corridors connecting multiple States. Its goals include end-to-end data exchange across jurisdictions, better work zone data, publicly available and interoperable data platforms, and scalable approaches to transportation operations. Projects may also advance post-crash care through integration with first responders and emergency medical services. DOT encourages consortia bringing together infrastructure owners and operators, public agencies, private partners, and academic institutions.
