The DOT Federal Highway Administration soliciting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadsides and Highway Rights-of-Way Program.
Donor Name: Department of Transportation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/18/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goals of the Roadside Pollinator Program are to fund the implementation, improvement, or further development of the applicants’ Pollinator Friendly Practices Plan (Plan) on routes eligible for Federal-aid. The United States has an estimated 3.9 million miles of roadway and suitable roadsides and rights-of-way represent a significant area that can be transformed into pollinator habitat through the planting of native plants and wildflowers. Roadsides can provide habitat for a diverse community of pollinators, including opportunities to forage for feeding, nesting and breeding. Roadsides extend across a variety of landscapes and can support ecological connectivity and the dispersal of pollinators by linking fragmented habitats. By acting as refugia for pollinators in otherwise inhospitable landscapes, roadside habitat can contribute to the maintenance of healthy ecosystems and provision of ecological services such as crop pollination services.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $150,000
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants for the Roadside Pollinator Program are:
- State DOTs;
- Indian tribes;3 and
- FLMAs (23 U.S.C. 332(b))
For more information, visit Grants.gov.