Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)

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Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)

Federal · FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION · #20.284

The purpose of the PROTECT Program is to provide grants on a competitive basis for projects that seek to strengthen surface transportation to be more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, heat waves, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters through support of planning activities, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk costal infrastructure. This Assistance Listing 20.284 created in August 2025 was included in the previous ALN 20.205, please refer to former ALN 20.205 for FY24 and FY25 financial obl

Also known as

The PROTECT Grant Program

About this program

The purpose of the PROTECT Program is to provide grants on a competitive basis for projects that seek to strengthen surface transportation to be more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, heat waves, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters through support of planning activities, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk costal infrastructure. This Assistance Listing 20.284 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 20.284 will be utilized by DOT at the start of FY 2026.

Who can apply

U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)Interstate OrganizationFederally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal GovernmentDepartment or Agency of a U.S. State GovernmentU.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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