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Fiscal Years 2024 Through 2026 Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Competitive Grant Program

DOT Federal Highway Administration · FHWA-NSFT-24-001

Closed

Award Range

$1$30.0M

Total Program Funding

$165.0M

Expected Awards

10

Deadline

July 16, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Fiscal Years 2024 Through 2026 Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Competitive Grant Program. DOT Federal Highway Administration . This NOFO will award up to $165 million in Fiscal Years (FY) 2024 through 2026 funding. FHWA may also award any remaining funds for this program from previous fiscal years under this opportunity. The actual amount available to be awarded under this NOFO will be subject to the availability of... $1-$30,000,000 per award; $165,000,000 total program funding; ~10 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

  • Eligible applicants for the NSFLTP Program are: (1) Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA); (2) Federally recognized Indian Tribes; and (3) States...
  • Cost sharing/matching required
  • Deadline: 2026-07-16

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Budget for cost-sharing match. Demonstrate institutional commitment and matching funds clearly in your proposal.

Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

What This Grant Funds

This NOFO will award up to $165 million in Fiscal Years (FY) 2024 through 2026 funding. FHWA may also award any remaining funds for this program from previous fiscal years under this opportunity. The actual amount available to be awarded under this NOFO will be subject to the availability of funds, including reductions from the authorized funding amounts due to the imposition of the obligation limitation for the Federal-aid highway program per the provisions of the annual appropriations acts. Per statute, 50 percent of NSFLTP funds per fiscal year must be used for projects on Tribal transportation facilities and 50 percent used for projects on Federal lands transportation facilities and Federal lands access transportation facilities (Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act § 1123(h)(1), as amended). Of the latter category, FHWA must award funding to at least one eligible project per fiscal year submitted by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) for a unit of the National Park System with at least three million annual visitors (FAST Act § 1123(h)(2), as amended). There is no minimum or maximum award amount for NSFLTP Program awards.

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Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants for the NSFLTP Program are: (1) Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA); (2) Federally recognized Indian Tribes; and (3) States, counties, and units of local government, but only if sponsored by an FLMA or federally recognized Indian Tribe.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Minimum Award
$1
Maximum Award
$30.0M
Total Program Funding
$165.0M
Expected Number of Awards
10
Cost Sharing Required?
Yes
Funding Instrument
grant

Key Dates

Posted: June 2, 2026
Application Deadline: July 16, 2026 (0 days remaining)

No Explanation

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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