The purpose of this NOFO is to solicit applications for up to $111,850,000 in awards under the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (WCPP).
Donor Name: Federal Highway Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $111,850,000
Details:
The primary goals of the WCPP are to save lives, prevent serious injuries, and protect motorists and wildlife by reducing WVCs, and improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species. Reduction of wildlife vehicle collisions and improvement of terrestrial and aquatic habitat connectivity are the primary merit criteria that will be used in reviewing applications, and each of the primary merit criteria are of equal importance.
Funding Information
- The total amount of funding available for awards under this NOFO is up to $111,850,000, which comprises funding authorized to be appropriated by the BIL for FY 2022 and FY 2023.
- FHWA expects to obligate FY 2022 funds before FY 2023 funds. The FY 2022 funds must be obligated by September 20, 2025, and FY 2023 funds must be obligated by September 30, 2026.
Types of Projects
FHWA seeks to award non-construction and construction projects12 under WCPP.
Examples of Non-Construction Projects include, but are not limited to the following:
- Research on safety innovations to reduce WVCs;
- Research and monitoring on the effectiveness of WVC mitigation;
- Development of mapping tools to document WVCs;
- Analysis of impacts of WVCs and best practices to reduce WVCs;
- Planning studies to identify terrestrial and aquatic wildlife migration corridors and roadway barriers to habitat that lead to WVCs;
- Tracking wildlife and mapping WVCs; or
- Outreach activities to educate the public on the hazards of WVCs.
Examples of Construction projects include, but are not limited to the following:
- Design and pre-construction of an underpass or overpass for wildlife passage;
- Environmental permitting and right-of-way acquisition to construct a wildlife crossing structure;
- Adaptation or replacement of a culvert or bridge structure to accommodate connectivity for terrestrial species that are experiencing WVCs;
- Construction of a wildlife overpass or underpass and fencing;
- Preservation or restoration of habitat necessary to secure the effectiveness of a crossing project; or
- Construction of multiple crossing structures in an area to connect habitat for terrestrial or aquatic species.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible Applicants for the WCPP are the following individual entities or a group of such eligible entities (23 U.S.C. 171(c)):
- A State DOT;
- An MPO;
- A unit of local government;
- A regional transportation authority;
- A special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function;
- An Indian Tribe; or
- An FLMA.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.