Emergency Relief (ER) Program

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Emergency Relief (ER) Program

Federal · FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION · #20.271

Funding under this program is to aid Federal, State and local highway agencies with unusually heavy expenses of repairing serious damage to Federal-aid highways and roads on Federal lands resulting from natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause. This Assistance Listing 20.271 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 20.271 will be utilized by DOT at the start of FY 2026.

About this program

Funding under this program is to aid Federal, State and local highway agencies with unusually heavy expenses of repairing serious damage to Federal-aid highways and roads on Federal lands resulting from natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause. This Assistance Listing 20.271 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 20.271 will be utilized by DOT at the start of FY 2026.

Who can apply

U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)

Categories

FinancialGrant

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listings ↗ · 2026

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

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