Highway Pilot Program Needs Your Form Feedback Now
Published Date: 4/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Highway Administration wants your thoughts on a new way to collect info for a pilot program that helps pick transportation projects fairly and openly. This affects groups applying for grants, with up to $25 million available to fund these projects. You’ve got until May 11, 2026, to share your comments—so don’t miss your chance to weigh in!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Up to $25M in competitive PPPP grants
The Federal Highway Administration says up to $25 million in Fiscal Year 2024, 2025, and 2026 funding will be available for the Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP). Eligible applicants include roughly 182 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) serving urban areas over 200,000 population, the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; FHWA previously awarded about $24.7 million across 16 grants in 2024.
Applicant time burden estimates
FHWA estimates the paperwork burden per submission is about 15 hours for the application, 3 hours for the grant agreement, and 4 hours for project management; FHWA estimates approximately 120 submissions and a total annual burden of 780 hours.
Funding to create transparent prioritization processes
The PPPP funds development and implementation of publicly accessible, transparent prioritization processes to rank and select projects for short-range and long-range transportation plans so completed processes can be evaluated for public benefit.
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