FHWA Seeks Input on Tracking Highway Worker Training Data
Published Date: 3/13/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Highway Administration wants your thoughts on a new way to collect info about training programs for highway construction workers. This helps make sure workers get the right skills for new tech and growing job demands. If you’re involved in construction or training, you can comment by May 12, 2026—no cost to you, just your ideas!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
$4.23M for Highway Training Grants
The notice offers $4,226,871 in funding for the Highway Construction Training Program (HCTP), with individual awards limited to no more than $300,000 each. Eligible applicants include State departments of transportation, local and state governments, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, four U.S. territories, and educational institutions.
Quarterly Reporting of Training Outcomes
Awardees must submit quarterly and annual performance measures during a period of performance of up to two years. Required quarterly measures include number of entrants, completed programs, job placements, median wages at hire and wage progression at 180 days, trainees retained, and (for educational institutions) enrollees in a curriculum; two education-related measures (credentials attained and skill gains) are submitted annually. The notice estimates 20 minutes per form and 19 total annual burden hours across 56 respondents.
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