FHWA Pilots New Transport Grant Info Collection
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 out on shaping how transportation gets better!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Up to $25M Available for PPPP Grants
The Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP) makes up to $25 million of Fiscal Year 2024, 2025, and 2026 funding available for competitive grants. Eligible applicants explicitly include roughly 182 Metropolitan Planning Organizations serving urban areas with population over 200,000, the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; FHWA notes about 30+ eligible applicants and roughly 120 submissions are expected. FHWA previously made an award announcement of approximately $24.7 million for 16 grants in 2024.
Paperwork Time Burden for Applicants
FHWA estimates the information-collection burden for PPPP is once per submission with the application taking about 15 hours, the grant agreement about 3 hours, and project management about 4 hours per submission. The notice states an estimated total annual burden of 780 hours and invites comments on the accuracy of those burden estimates by May 11, 2026.
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