Closed · FHWA-BIT3-26-001 · CFDA 20.198 · Discretionary
Fiscal Year 2026 Type 3 Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Competitive Grant Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT Federal Highway Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$25M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 16, 2026
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fiscal Year 2026 Type 3 Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Competitive Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from DOT Federal Highway Administration that offered $1 -- $25,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1-$25M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 20.198
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Fiscal Year 2026 Type 3 Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Competitive Grant Program - is cataloged under number FHWA-BIT3-26-001 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 20.198, posted by DOT Federal Highway Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 2, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1 -- $25,000,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 16, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$1 -- $25,000,000
Close Date
July 16, 2026
Posted
June 2, 2026
Instrument
Grant
Description
The purpose of the BIT3 Program is to fund the replacement or rehabilitation of county-owned bridges that are classified as Type 3 bridges[1] by the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and cross a water conveyance structure owned by USBR. Eligible applicants under the BIT3 Competitive Grant Program are counties which own a Type 3 bridge crossing a water conveyance structure owned by USBR. Projects eligible for funding are projects for the replacement or rehabilitation of bridges that: (A) are owned by a county; (B) are classified as a Type 3 bridge by USBR; (C) are eligible under the Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) (23 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 204); and (D) cross a water conveyance structure owned by USBR. The BIT3 Competitive Grant Program does not require a minimum cost share. The Federal share for BIT3 Competitive Grant Program funds shall be 100 percent of funds requested for eligible project scope. [1] Type 3 bridge means any non-USBR-owned bridge over 20 feet in length, or bridge-like structure between 6 and 20 feet in length, that crosses a USBR dam, associated facility, power facility, or land interest (Reclamation Manual Directives and Standards FAC 07-01, as updated on June 9, 2023). An associated facility means all remaining Reclamation facilities other than high- and significant-hazard potential dams. Types of associated facilities include: carriage, distribution, and drainage systems [canals]; pumping and pump-generating plants; tunnels; penstocks, siphons, and pipelines; diversion and storage dams (low-hazard potential) and regulating reservoirs; fish passage and protective facilities, including hatcheries; river channelization features; rural/municipal water systems; desalting and other water treatment plants; facilities constructed under past loan programs; and recreation facilities (Reclamation Manual Directives and Standards FAC 01-04, as updated on April 13, 2020).
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Office of Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Mail Stop: E65-103 Washington, D.C. 20590 Attn: Veronica Jacobson
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