Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Competitive Grant Program
General Grant Program Information
The Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program (NSFLTP) of The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) (Pub. L. 114-94, section 1123), provides funding for the construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of nationally significant projects within, adjacent to, or accessing Federal and Tribal lands. This Program provides an opportunity to address significant challenges across the nation for transportation facilities that serve Federal and Tribal lands.
Eligibility Information
Eligible applicants for the NSFLTP Program are:
- Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA);
- Federally recognized Indian Tribes; and
- States, counties, and units of local government, but only if sponsored by an FLMA or federally recognized Indian Tribe.
To meet the minimum statutory requirements for eligibility, a project must meet all the following conditions:
- The project is a single continuous project;
- The project meets the Federal lands transportation facility, Federal lands access transportation facility, and/or Tribal transportation facility definitions per 23 U.S.C. § 101, except that such facilities are not required to be included in an inventory described in 23 U.S.C. § 202 or 23 U.S.C. § 203;
- The project demonstrates completion of all activities required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.);
- Based on the results of preliminary engineering, the project must have estimated construction costs equal to or greater than $12,500,000; and
- The project will use NSFLTP Program funds only for construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of transportation facilities. Project design activities are not eligible for NSFLTP Program funds or allowable toward matching requirements.
Funding Information
This NOFO will award up to $165 million in Fiscal Years (FY) 2024 through 2026 funding. FHWA may also award any remaining funds for this program from previous fiscal years under this opportunity.
Per statute, 50 percent of NSFLTP funds per fiscal year must be used for projects on Tribal transportation facilities and 50 percent used for projects on Federal lands transportation facilities and Federal lands access transportation facilities. Of the latter category, FHWA must award funding to at least one eligible project per fiscal year submitted by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) for a unit of the National Park System with at least three million annual visitors.
There is no minimum or maximum award amount for NSFLTP Program awards. However, the total project cost must be at least $12.5 million.
The NSFLTP Program Federal share of cost is up to 100 percent for projects on a Tribal transportation facility, and the Federal share shall be up to 90 percent for projects on a non-Tribal transportation facility. Applications for projects on a non-Tribal transportation facility that do not provide at least the minimum cost share of 10 percent of eligible costs will be determined ineligible.
Contact Information
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