Official US Government Icon

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure Site Icon

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Bridge Investment Program

General Grant Program Information

The Bridge Investment Program (BIP) provides funding for bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, and protection projects that reduce the number of bridges in poor condition, or in fair condition at risk of declining into poor condition. 

On December 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) opened a rolling Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the “Bridge Project Grants” category—which funds projects up to $100 million—and the “Planning Project” category of the Bridge Investment Program.

Preceding this, on September 27, 2023, FHWA issued a first-ever rolling NOFO for the "Large Bridge Project" category of the Bridge Investment Program, which funds projects larger than $100 million. 

The Bridge Investment Program was established by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which makes the single largest dedicated investment in bridges since the construction of the Interstate highway system: a total of $40 billion over 5 years to help ensure that some of the nation’s most important bridges remain safe and operational, meet current and future traveler needs, support local economies, strengthen our supply chains, and create good-paying jobs across the country.

A benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is required for this grant program. To help applicants, FHWA developed the Bridge Investment Program Benefit-Cost Analysis Tool. For more information about BCAs, see What Is a Benefit-Cost Analysis? and USDOT's Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidance for Discretionary Grants.

Opportunity Status:
Open
Posted Date:
Close Date:
Eligible Applicants:
State Governments; Local Governments; Federally Recognized Tribes and Affiliated Groups; Planning and Project Organizations; U.S. Territories
Eligible Activities:
Planning; Construction; Accessibility; Security
Transportation Type:
Bridge
Most Recent Annual Program Funding Amount:
$10 Billion
Annual Award Amount:
$50,000 – $80 Million
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Match Waiver:
No
Rural Set-Aside:
No
Tribal Set-Aside:
No
Grant Opportunity ID:
693JJ324NF00006
Grant Opportunity Link:
FY23-26 Opportunity: Bridge Investment Program, Planning and Bridge Project Gr…
Links to Additional Information:
Agency:
USDOT / Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Eligibility Information

Eligible Uses

Eligible projects are highway bridge replacement, rehabilitation, protection, or preservation projects aiming to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges, improve the condition of the nation’s bridges by reducing either the number of bridges and total person miles traveled over bridges that are in poor or at-risk condition, or the number of bridges in similar condition or with similar person mileage that do not meet current geometric design standards or cannot meet the load and traffic requirements typical of the regional transportation network. 

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include:

  1. A State or a group of States; 
  2. A metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area (as designated by the Bureau of the Census) with a population over 200,000; 
  3. A unit of local government or a group of local governments; 
  4. A political subdivision of a State or local government; 
  5. A special purpose district or a public authority with a transportation function; 
  6. A Federal Land Management Agency (FLMA); 
  7. A Tribal government or a consortium of Tribal governments; and 
  8. A multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities as described above in 1 – 7.

Funding Information

Three Awards Categories

The Bridge Investment Program (BIP) has three categories of awards, each requiring a separate application:

  1. Planning Level Projects
  2. Bridge Projects (<$100 million)
  3. Large Bridge Projects (>$100 million)

Eligible applicants may submit applications for any of the three funding categories, but each category has distinct eligibility and selection criteria and application deadlines.

Planning Level Projects and Bridge Projects

Up to $9.62 billion is available in fiscal years (FY) 2023 through 2026 Bridge Project grant applications and $80 million in FY 2023–2026 Planning Project grant applications under the Bridge Investment Program. 

Bridge Project grants under the Bridge Investment Program are available for bridges with total eligible project costs up to $100 million, with minimum grant awards of $2.5 million, and maximum grant awards of 80 percent of the total eligible project costs. 

Planning Project grant applications are available for bridges with maximum grant awards of 80 percent of the total eligible project costs.

Large Bridge Project Grants

Up to $9.62 billion is available in FY 2023–2026 Large Bridge Project grants under the Bridge Investment Program. Large Bridge Project grants are available for bridges with total eligible project costs over $100 million, with minimum grant awards of $50 million, and maximum grant awards of 50 percent of the total eligible project costs. 

Large Bridge Projects that receive a BIP award of more than $100 million are eligible for multiyear grants in accordance with an agreement and in alignment with its schedule. In selecting Bridge Projects and Large Bridge Projects, FHWA will consider the extent to which BIP funds leverage non-federal contributions from sponsors and stakeholders involved in the planning, design, and construction of eligible projects. 

Maximum federal participation on a Large Bridge Project is generally up to 80 percent for standard bridge projects and up to 90 percent for off-system bridges. 

Rolling Deadlines

The deadlines for BIP applications to be submitted via Grants.gov are as follows. 

Planning Application Deadlines

For Planning Project grants (NOFO listing 693JJ324NF00006), applications must be submitted by 

  • February 19, 2024, for FY 2023 and 2024 funds
  • October 1, 2024, for FY 2025 funds
  • October 1, 2025, for FY 2026 funds

Bridge Project Application Deadlines

For Bridge Project grants (NOFO listing 693JJ324NF00006), applications must be submitted by

  • March 19, 2024, for FY 2023 and 2024 funds
  • November 1, 2024, for FY 2025 funds
  • November 1, 2025, for FY 2026 funds

Large Bridge Project Application Deadlines

For Large Bridge Projects (NOFO listing 693JJ323NF00019), applications must be submitted by 

  • August 1, 2024, for FY 2025 funds.
  • August 1, 2025, for FY 2026 funds.

Contact Information

BridgeInvestmentProgram@dot.gov

Angela Jones
Agreement Specialist
Federal Highway Administration

Veronica Jacobson
Agreement Specialist
Federal Highway Administration

Disclaimer:
The Dashboard provides users with a high-level overview of relevant Federal discretionary grant programs. The information in the Dashboard is maintained as a secondary resource and may not be updated with the most recent changes to each program's primary guidance materials. Accordingly, please refer to the Federal grant-making agency for the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on a grant opportunity in the Dashboard.

Last updated Date: