Opportunity Information: Apply for 693JJ323NF00019
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 to 2026 Bridge Investment Program (BIP) Large Bridge Project Grants notice is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), focused specifically on funding major bridge investments. It is designed to solicit applications for "Large Bridge Projects," defined here as bridge projects with total eligible costs greater than $100 million. The funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), and the notice lays out how FHWA will accept, review, and select large bridge projects for the remaining BIP funds available across FY 2023 through FY 2026.
A key feature of this opportunity is that it uses a rolling application approach for Large Bridge Projects, meaning FHWA is not treating this as a single one-time deadline for all years of funding. Instead, the notice sets out a schedule with different submission deadlines depending on which fiscal year funding an applicant is targeting. For FY 2023 and FY 2024 funds, applications were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on November 27, 2023. For FY 2025 funds, applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on August 1, 2024. For FY 2026 funds, applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on August 1, 2025. Across these four fiscal years, the notice indicates up to $9.62 billion is available in total for the program (with specific year-by-year amounts referenced in the notice itself).
The award instrument is a grant, and the opportunity is categorized under transportation assistance (CFDA 20.205). The agency anticipates making around 50 awards under this notice, and the stated maximum (award ceiling) for an individual award is up to $3.0 billion, which signals the program is intended to support extremely large, complex bridge projects that can require multi-year, multi-phase capital commitments. Because projects in this category must exceed $100 million in eligible costs, this opportunity is generally geared toward major rehabilitations, replacements, or similarly significant bridge capital projects that have substantial regional or national importance.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of public sector entities: state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The notice also lists "others" as potentially eligible, with clarification provided in the full eligibility section of the official announcement. In practice, this points to FHWA allowing certain additional public or quasi-public entities to apply where permitted by the program statute and the NOFOs eligibility rules, but applicants in those categories would need to confirm their eligibility based on the detailed language in the notice.
Finally, the notice is limited to the Large Bridge Project category only. FHWA explicitly notes that the other two Bridge Investment Program categories, Planning grants and Bridge Projects with total eligible costs of $100 million or less, will be addressed through a separate notice of funding opportunity. In other words, this particular solicitation is for the biggest bridge projects, and smaller bridge projects or planning-only efforts are meant to be pursued through different, forthcoming BIP competitions rather than through this Large Bridge Project grant process.Apply for 693JJ323NF00019
- The Department of Transportation, DOT Federal Highway Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 – 2026 Bridge Investment Program, Large Bridge Project Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.205.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 27, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 27, 2023 FY 2023 and FY 2024 funds, applications must be submitted by 1159 p.m. EST on 11/27/23. FY 2025 funds, applications must be submitted by 1159 p.m. EDT on 08/01/24. FY 2026 funds, applications must be submitted by 1159 p.m. EDT on 08/01/25.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Bridge Investment Program (BIP) Large Bridge Project Grants (FY 2023-2026) FAQs
What is this grant opportunity?
This is the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 to 2026 Bridge Investment Program (BIP) Large Bridge Project Grants notice, a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), focused on funding major bridge investments.
Which agency is offering the funding?
The funding opportunity is administered by USDOT's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
What type of award is offered?
The award instrument is a grant.
What is the program focused on?
This notice is specifically focused on funding major bridge investments under the Large Bridge Project category.
What qualifies as a "Large Bridge Project" under this notice?
For this solicitation, a "Large Bridge Project" is defined as a bridge project with total eligible costs greater than $100 million.
Are smaller bridge projects eligible under this specific notice?
No. This notice is limited to the Large Bridge Project category (projects with total eligible costs greater than $100 million). Bridge projects with total eligible costs of $100 million or less will be addressed through a separate notice of funding opportunity.
Are planning-only grants included in this notice?
No. Planning grants under the Bridge Investment Program will be addressed through a separate notice of funding opportunity, not this Large Bridge Project notice.
What federal law provides the funding for this opportunity?
Funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
How does FHWA handle application deadlines for this opportunity?
FHWA uses a rolling application approach for Large Bridge Projects, meaning it is not treated as a single one-time deadline for all years of funding. Instead, the notice provides different submission deadlines depending on which fiscal year of funding an applicant is targeting.
What was the application deadline for FY 2023 and FY 2024 funding?
For FY 2023 and FY 2024 funds, applications were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on November 27, 2023.
What is the application deadline for FY 2025 funding?
For FY 2025 funds, applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on August 1, 2024.
What is the application deadline for FY 2026 funding?
For FY 2026 funds, applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on August 1, 2025.
How much total funding is available under this notice?
Across FY 2023 through FY 2026, the notice indicates that up to $9.62 billion is available in total for the program (with specific year-by-year amounts referenced in the notice itself).
How many awards does FHWA expect to make?
FHWA anticipates making around 50 awards under this notice.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) for a single grant?
The stated maximum (award ceiling) for an individual award is up to $3.0 billion.
What kinds of projects is this program intended to support?
Based on the project size threshold (greater than $100 million in total eligible costs) and the high award ceiling, this opportunity is geared toward extremely large, complex bridge capital projects, such as major rehabilitations, replacements, or similarly significant bridge investments that can require multi-year, multi-phase commitments.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The notice also lists "others" as potentially eligible, with details clarified in the full eligibility section of the official announcement.
What does it mean that "others" may be eligible?
In addition to the listed public sector entities, the notice indicates that certain additional applicants may be eligible where permitted by the program statute and the notice's eligibility rules. Applicants that fall into the "others" category would need to confirm eligibility using the detailed eligibility language in the notice.
What is the assistance listing or CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized under transportation assistance with CFDA 20.205.
Is this a discretionary or formula grant opportunity?
This notice describes a discretionary federal grant opportunity.
What does FHWA do with the applications it receives?
The notice explains how FHWA will accept, review, and select Large Bridge Projects for the remaining Bridge Investment Program funds available across FY 2023 through FY 2026.
Does this notice cover all Bridge Investment Program categories?
No. This notice covers only the Large Bridge Project category. FHWA states that the other two Bridge Investment Program categories (Planning grants and Bridge Projects with total eligible costs of $100 million or less) will be addressed through a separate notice of funding opportunity.
If my bridge project has eligible costs above $100 million, which BIP category should I look at?
Projects with total eligible costs greater than $100 million fall under the Large Bridge Project category described in this notice.
If my bridge project has eligible costs of $100 million or less, where should I apply?
This notice is not for projects with total eligible costs of $100 million or less. FHWA indicates those projects will be addressed through a separate notice of funding opportunity.
Is this notice intended for multi-year funding across multiple fiscal years?
The notice covers remaining funds available across FY 2023 through FY 2026 and provides different deadlines based on the fiscal year of funding being targeted, which reflects a multi-year approach.
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