Congestion Relief Program

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Congestion Relief Program

Federal · FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION · #20.269

The goals of the program are to reduce highway congestion, reduce economic and environmental costs associated with that congestion, including transportation emissions, and optimize existing highway capacity and usage of highway and transit systems through: (1) improving intermodal integration with highways, highway operations, and highway performance; (2) reducing or shifting highway users to off- peak travel times or to nonhighway travel modes during peak travel times; and (3) pricing of, or based on, as applicable, parking; use of roadways, including in designated geographic zones; or conges

About this program

The goals of the program are to reduce highway congestion, reduce economic and environmental costs associated with that congestion, including transportation emissions, and optimize existing highway capacity and usage of highway and transit systems through: (1) improving intermodal integration with highways, highway operations, and highway performance; (2) reducing or shifting highway users to off- peak travel times or to nonhighway travel modes during peak travel times; and (3) pricing of, or based on, as applicable, parking; use of roadways, including in designated geographic zones; or congestion. This Assistance Listing 20.269 created in August 2025 was included in the previous ALN 20.205, please refer to former ALN 20.205 for FY24 and FY25 financial obligations. The new Assistance Listing 20.269 will be utilized by DOT at the start of FY 2026.

Who can apply

County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government CombinationMunicipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)

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Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listings ↗ · 2026

Informational only — official eligibility is determined by the administering agency.

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