Closed · FHWA-CHBP-26-001 · CFDA 20.267 · Discretionary

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP)

Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT Federal Highway Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $55M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 27, 2026
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) is a closed discretionary listing from DOT Federal Highway Administration that offered Up to $55,000,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 254 other opportunities from DOT Federal Highway Administration.

up to $55M
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
20.267
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on July 27, 2026. CFDA 20.267 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Up to $55,000,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 27, 2026

Posted Jun 26 Closes Jul 27

Est. Total Funding

$350,000,000

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This NOFO will award up to $350 million in FY 2026 funding via cost reimbursable grants. The actual amount available to be awarded under this notice will be subject to the availability of funds. Eligible States (See Additional Eligibility information below) with greater than 14 percent of total bridges classified in poor condition are to receive no less than $32.5 million, provided the State submits eligible application(s) with a total value that meets or exceeds $32.5 million. There is no minimum award amount for States that do not meet this condition. No State shall be awarded more than $55 million. Under FY 2026 CHBP, the Federal share of the cost is in accordance with 23 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 120. See Section B for more details. Applicants that do not provide at least the minimum non-Federal cost share will be classified as ineligible.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Competitive Highway Bri… (State governments; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). Inside DOT Federal Highway Administration's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
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

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Agency Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

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What to do next

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Competitive Highway Bri… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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