Agency: Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration
Description:
PROTECT Grants will support planning, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk coastal infrastructure threatened by climate change, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters.
Federal cost share is 80-20. Federal cost-sharing will be higher if the eligible entity develops a resilience improvement plan (or is in a state or area served by MPO that does) and the state or MPO incorporates it into its long-range transportation plan.
Bill Section:
11405
New or Existing:
New
Potential Cost:
$1,400,000,000
Timeline:
Four Years
Implementation Status/Rulemaking:
In April 2023, DOT announced the availability of $848 million for FY22 and FY23 of the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program. The funding opportunity closed August 2023. Grantees have not yet been announced. Source