Closed · 693JJ325NF00008 · CFDA 20.205 · Discretionary
Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT Federal Highway Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$876M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 10, 2025
- Close date
- 60
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program is a closed discretionary listing from DOT Federal Highway Administration that offered $100,000 -- $876,000,000 across 60 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 254 other opportunities from DOT Federal Highway Administration.
- $100K-$876M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 60
- expected awards
- 20.205
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Op… is closed (last close February 10, 2025). The parent program page for CFDA 20.205 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. DOT Federal Highway Administration still indexes 254 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed February 10, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$876,000,000
Expected Awards
60
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
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
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 693JJ325NF00008
Grants.gov marks Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Op… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). This eligibility-code string dominates the DOT Federal Highway Administration book (136 peers, 53% of 255).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Highway Planning and Construction
U.S. Department of Transportation
Agency Contact
Ryan J Buck Agreement Officer PROTECTdiscretionary@dot.gov
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What to do next
Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Op… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 20.205 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Highway Planning and Construction indexes 1 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- DOT Federal Highway Administration lists 254 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
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