Bridge Investment Program (BIP) Grants (Part C): Large Bridge Projects - FY 2023-2026
| Agency: | U.S. Department of Transportation |
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| CFDA: | 20.205 |
| Federal FON: | 693JJ323NF00019 |
| Office: | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) |
| Multipart Grant: | Yes |
| Next Due: | 08/01/2025 (Multiple) |
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| Solicitation Date: | 09/27/2023 |
| Match Required: | Yes |
| Match Type: | Unspecified |
| Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
| Award Range: | $50,000,000 (Min) |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges. This program also seeks to improve the condition of bridges in the United States by:
- Reducing the number of bridges in poor condition or in fair condition and at risk of falling into poor condition within the next three years
- Reducing the total person miles traveled over bridges in poor condition or in fair condition and at risk of falling into poor condition within the next three years
- Reducing the number of bridges that do not meet current geometric design standards or that cannot meet the load and traffic requirements typical of the regional transportation network
- Reducing the total person miles traveled over bridges that do not meet current geometric design standards or that cannot meet the load and traffic requirements typical of the regional transportation network
Funding will be provided for the following program components:
- (Part A): Planning Projects
- (Part B): Bridge Projects
- (Part C): Large Bridge Projects
The purpose of the Large Bridge Projects component is to support bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, and protection projects with total eligible costs of greater than $100 million. Funds will be provided for projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges, and improve the condition of bridges in the United States by reducing:
- The number of bridges, and total person miles traveled over bridges, that are in poor condition or that are in fair condition and at risk of falling into poor condition within the next three years
- The number of bridges, and total person miles traveled over bridges, that do not meet current geometric design standards or cannot meet the load and traffic requirements typical of the regional transportation network
Eligible project costs include:
- Development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analyses, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities
- Construction, including replacement and preservation, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property, environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements directly related to improving system performance
- Expenses related to the protection, as described in Title 23, Section 133(b)(10) of the United States Code (U.S.C.), of a bridge, including seismic or scour protection
- Subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide federal credit assistance under Title 23, Chapter 6 of the U.S.C.
Priority consideration will be given to projects for bridges in poor condition or in fair condition and at risk of falling into poor condition within the next three years that demonstrate that without an award the project sponsor(s) will be unable to complete the project, and that have one or more of the following characteristics:
- The geometric design standards used for the construction of the bridge met the applicable standards at that time but no longer meet the current geometric design standards
- The total future eligible project costs are no less than $1 billion
- The application demonstrates a need for an award of no less than $100 million
- The project readiness evaluation demonstrates that the project can distribute an award of no less than $100 million over a four-year period if a multiyear award is issued for the project
- The applicants are a federal land management agency (FLMA) that owns the bridge and a state, and the application provides evidence that upon completion of the project, the bridge will be divested
- The project is or will be ready to proceed to the next stage of project delivery within 12 months of a categorical exclusion (CE) determination, finding of no significant impact (FONSI), or record of decision (ROD)
- The project includes accommodation for transit such as the inclusion of bus rapid lanes on the bridge
- The project has national or regional economic significance
- The project considers workforce development, job quality, and wealth creation
- Without an award, construction of the project is unlikely to commence before September 30 of the awarded fiscal year, plus three years
An optional question-and-answer session is scheduled for this program. Refer to the Application section for details.
Last Updated: June 06, 2025
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are:
- States or groups of states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
- Metropolitan planning organizations that serve urbanized areas with populations over 200,000
- Units of local government or groups of local governments
- Political subdivisions of a state or local government
- Special purpose districts or public authorities with a transportation function
- Federal land management agencies
- Tribal governments or consortia of tribal governments
- Multistate or multijurisdictional groups of entities as described above
Multiple states or multijurisdictional groups that submit joint applications must identify a lead applicant as the primary point of contact.
Applications submitted under one component through this program overall may receive funding under a different component than identified in the application based on the funding agency's review of the project schedule and total project cost.
During the period of FY 2022 through FY 2026, in each state from which an eligible project is submitted, the funding agency will award at least one large bridge project that is deemed justified through this component, or two bridge projects that are deemed justified through the Bridge Projects component, known in eCivis Grants Network as US17348B. Priority will be given to applications from states that have not yet received awards for one large bridge project or two bridge project applications, until every state has received one large bridge project or two bridge project awards.
Previous award recipients include:
- Oregon Department of Transportation (OR)
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PA)
- Miami-Dade County (FL)
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (CA)
- City of Chicago (IL)
Refer to the Award file for additional information on previous award recipients.
Eligible Applicants:
Local GovernmentConsortia
Native American Tribe
Other
State Government
Application Notes:
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on one of the following dates:
- November 27, 2023
- August 1, 2024
- August 1, 2025
The first due date for the application has been extended to 11:59 p.m. ET on December 4, 2023. Additional information is included in the DueDateExt file.
Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.
Applications must include:
- SF 424
- SF 424C and SF 424D (if applicable)
- Grants.gov lobbying form
- SF LLL
- Application template, including:
- Project information
- Costs
- Merit criteria
- Benefit-cost analysis
- Readiness
- Priority considerations
- Administration goals
- National Bridge Inventory data
- National Bridge Inventory exceptions
- Benefit/cost analysis tool
- Supplementary project narrative (25 pages max; if applicable)
- Appendices to supplemental project narrative (if applicable)
Applications must be submitted in the order provided. The funding agency recommends that the project narrative be prepared with standard formatting preferences, such as a single-spaced document with one-inch margins using a standard 12-point font such as Times New Roman.
The following are required in order to submit an application:
- Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
- SAM (System for Award Management) registration
Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam.
An optional question-and-answer session is scheduled for this program as follows:
Benefit-Cost Analysis Tool Question-and-Answer Session:
January 30, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET
URL: usdot.zoomgov.com
The recording of an overview webinar previously held for this program can be viewed online at usdot.zoomgov.com.
Applications will be evaluated according to:
- Statutory evaluation requirements
- Statutory secretarial considerations
- Statutorily required project selection priorities
Refer to pages 48-75 of the NOFA file for additional application review information.
Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.
| Match Required: | Yes |
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| Match Type: | Unspecified |
| Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
| Award Range: | $50,000,000 (Min) |
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Match Notes:
Applicants must provide at least 50 percent of the total project costs. A stated program goal includes the provision of financial assistance that leverages and encourages nonfederal contributions from sponsors and stakeholders involved in the planning, design, and construction of projects.
In addition, for projects involving an off-system bridge, federal assistance other than an award through this program may be combined with an award, as long as the total federal assistance provided for such project does not exceed 90 percent of the total eligible project costs.
Nonfederal sources of match may include state funds originating from programs funded by state revenue, local funds originating from state or local revenue-funded programs, private funds, or other funding sources of nonfederal origin.
Federal assistance other than an award under this program may be used toward the nonfederal share of the cost of a project for which an award is made, except the total federal assistance provided for the project may not exceed the federal share for the project. For a federal land management agency (FLMA), a tribal government, or a consortium of tribal governments only, federal funds made available under a program other than this program may be used to pay the remaining share of the cost of a project.
Unless otherwise authorized by statute, nonfederal cost share may not be counted as nonfederal share for both this program and another federal program.
Previously incurred costs or previously expended or encumbered funds will not be considered as match.
Funding Notes:
An unspecified amount of funding is available for this program overall, with $9.62 billion available to support awards through this component and this program's Bridge Projects component, known in eCivis Grants Network as US17348B. Awards will be in an amount that is adequate to fully fund the project, in combination with other financial resources identified in the application, and no less than $50 million. The amount of available funding per fiscal year is detailed in the table on page 16 of the NOFA file, and of those amounts, a total of $320 million, $325 million, $337.5 million, and $350 million in fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, respectively, will be available through this component before set-asides for tribal transportation facility bridges and the imposition of the annual obligation limitation.
If an award recipient is a state department of transportation (state DOT), or if a state DOT serves as a pass-through entity to a non-state DOT recipient, funds will be awarded upon the execution of a project agreement, which is a type of grant agreement for administration of funds allocated to a state DOT in the funding agency's Fiscal Management Information System (FMIS). If an award recipient is any other eligible applicant, funds will be awarded upon the execution of a grant agreement between the funding agency and the recipient. A determination will be made if the recipient will administer the project or if the recipient included a request for an applicable state DOT, Federal Lands Highway Division, FLMA, or tribal government to administer the project.
If an award recipient is a state DOT, or if a state DOT serves as a pass-through entity to a non-state DOT recipient, the DOT payment system will be "Current Bill" in the funding agency's FMIS, and the start of the period of performance will begin on the date the funds are obligated in FMIS and end on the project end date in FMIS. If an award recipient is a non-state DOT entity, the payment system will be the funding agency's "DELPHI eInvoicing," and the period of performance will begin on the date of the grant agreement executed by the funding agency, which will obligate the funds, and end on the date that is listed in the grant agreement.
Projects are expected to begin construction no later than 18 months after the date on which funds are obligated for the project and preliminary engineering is complete for the project.
Projects that receive an award of no less than $100 million are eligible for multiyear awards, in which the funding agency may award available funds to a project over the course of several years in accordance with an agreement and alignment with its schedule. Priority will be given to large bridge projects with a demonstrated need for an award of at least $100 million, with a total eligible project cost of at least $200 million.
Funds are available for obligation for a total of four years, which includes the fiscal year in which they are provided plus three additional years. For FY 2023, funds are available for obligation through September 30, 2026. Refer to page 18 of the NOFA file for a table detailing obligation and expenditure dates per fiscal year.
No more than 5 percent of the total funding available for this program overall may be awarded to projects solely consisting of culvert replacement or rehabilitation.
Funds may not be used for pre-award costs, except as provided under a letter of no prejudice, as described on pages 27-28 of the NOFA file.
Funds may not be used to support or oppose union organizing.
In July 2024, more than $5 billion was distributed via 13 awards ranging from $63 million to $1.4 billion through this component. In January 2023, a total of $2.1 billion was distributed via four awards ranging from $144 million to $1,385,000,000. Refer to the Award file for details.
Contacts:
Alternate Contact:
Hector Santamaria
Agreement Officer/Team Leader
(202) 494-3811
BridgeImprovementProgram@dot.gov
Primary Contact:
Veronica Jacobson
Agreement Specialist
(720) 963-3020
BridgeImprovementProgram@dot.gov
Agency Address
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, D.C. 20590
Contact Notes:
Questions should be directed to the appropriate program contact.
Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
Files:
Award File: US17348C_Award_FY2023-26.pdf (336.1 Kb)Guide File: US17348C_Guide_FY2023-26.zip (1.4 Mb)
NOFA File: US17348C_NOFA_FY2023-26.pdf (570.1 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US17348C_Q&ASession_FY2023-26.pdf (102.6 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US17348C_WebinarPresentation_FY2023-26.pdf (588.3 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US17348C_FactSheet_FY2023-26.pdf (213.1 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US17348C_DueDateExt_FY2023-26.pdf (119.8 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US17348C_Q&A_FY2023-26.pdf (278.3 Kb)
File Notes:
The NOFA file contains the revised solicitation for this program. The Guide folder contains detailed application instructions. The Application file contains the required application template for this program. The Q&ASession file contains information regarding a question-and-answer session scheduled for this program. The WebinarPresentation file contains the slides of a webinar previously held for this program. The FactSheet file contains general program information. The DueDateExt file contains the updated due date for the application. The Q&A file contains a list of questions and answers regarding this program. The Award file contains information on previous award recipients. Additional program materials, including the required application template and benefit/cost analysis tool for submission, are available online at www.fhwa.dot.gov.
June 6, 2025
A revised solicitation for this program has been released and attached as the NOFA file.
December 26, 2024
A list of questions and answers regarding this program has been released and attached as the Q&A file.
July 30, 2024
Information regarding awards through this component has been released and appended to the Award file. A sample of award recipients has been added to the Eligibility section, and a brief summary of the awards has been added to the Financial section.
January 23, 2024
Information regarding a question-and-answer session scheduled for this program has been released and attached as the Q&ASession file. The Application section has been updated accordingly. Additionally, a recording of a previously held webinar for this program has been released, and a link to the presentation is available in the Application section. The slides of the webinar have been released and attached as the WebinarPresentation file.
November 28, 2023
An announcement concerning the changing of the due date for the application has been released and attached as the DueDateExt file. The Application section has been updated accordingly.
October 18, 2023
The required application template has been released, and a link to the template can be found in the Files section. Detailed application template instructions, as well as detailed benefit-cost analysis form instructions, have also been released and attached in the Guide folder. The Application section has been updated accordingly.
| Project: | Golden Gate Suspension Bridge Seismic Retrofit (13.3 Mb) |
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| Applicant: | The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District |
| Summary: |
The purpose of this program is to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges. The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District requested and received $400 million for the replacement, retrofit, and installation of critical structural elements on the bridge to increase its resiliency against earthquakes. Funds will support the construction phase of the project. The district will provide a match of $295.6 million in other federal funds and $174 million from tolls and other local sources. |
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