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Tribal High Priority Projects (Tribal HPP) Program

General Grant Program Information

Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the Tribal High Priority Projects (Tribal HPP) Program is a competitive set-aside of the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) formula grant providing funds to Tribe or a governmental subdivision a Tribe whose annual allocation of funding received under the TTP is insufficient to complete the highest priority project of the Tribe, or to any Tribe that has an emergency or disaster occur on a Tribal transportation facility that renders the facility impassible or unusable and which is not eligible under the Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) program. 

Opportunity Status:
Open
Eligible Applicants:
Federally Recognized Tribes and Affiliated Groups
Eligible Activities:
Construction; Equipment and Materials; Operations and Maintenance; Accessibility; Security
Transportation Type:
Roadway
Most Recent Annual Program Funding Amount:
$9,000,000
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Match Waiver:
Yes
Rural Set-Aside:
No
Tribal Set-Aside:
Yes
Links to Additional Information:
Agency:
USDOT / Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Eligibility Information

Eligible applicants are limited to federally recognized Tribes, Tribal governments, or Tribal organizations.

Funding Information

The Tribal HPP has $9 million available to award in competitive grants for each of fiscal years 2022-2026, for a total of $45 million for FY22-FY26.

Federal cost-share is up to 100 percent. 

Any time during the year, a Tribe can submit an application package for Tribal HPP Program funding. On January 31, the applications received will be reviewed for eligibility, evaluated, and ranked for funding. Applications submitted after January 31 will be collected for the next fiscal year funding cycle.

Contact Information

Blane Kunihisa 
Tribal HPP Program Manager
blane.kunihisa@dot.gov
360-619-7814

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