Assistance Listing 20.205
Highway Planning and Construction
Federal Highway Administration · Department of Transportation
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 137,892 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $341,118. Expect about 94 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 0%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 100% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $341K
- $81K – $1.2M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 40,272
- $69B committed to them
- Usually posts
- Oct
- annual · 94-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Government | IN | 19,807 | $10,985,123,416 |
| Ohio Department of Transportation | Government | OH | 13,940 | $14,070,859,274 |
| State of Florida Department of Transportation | Government | FL | 13,747 | $21,512,906,393 |
| Department of Transportation California | Government | CA | 11,219 | $38,119,100,430 |
| Transportation, Michigan Department of | Government | MI | 11,082 | $11,569,458,457 |
| Texas Department of Transportation | Government | TX | 10,893 | $37,543,444,111 |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Government | PA | 9,969 | $18,085,376,926 |
| Department of Transportation New York | Government | NY | 9,478 | $15,399,084,907 |
| Illinois Department of Transportation | Government | IL | 9,120 | $14,645,036,891 |
| Wisconsin Department of Transportation | Government | WI | 8,893 | $8,352,977,176 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75,744 | $97B | $292K | $67K – $1.1M |
| 2022 | 63,604 | $104B | $319K | $74K – $1.2M |
| 2023 | 53,518 | $86B | $319K | $74K – $1.2M |
| 2024 | 44,102 | $73B | $330K | $75K – $1.2M |
| 2025 | 40,272 | $69B | $341K | $81K – $1.2M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | 2026-01-15 | 69 d | 2026TTPSF · 2026 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund |
| 2025-01-13 | 2025-08-04 | 203 d | 693JJ325NF00010 · Competitive Highway Bridge Program |
| 2024-10-25 | 2025-02-10 | 108 d | 693JJ325NF00008 · Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program |
| 2024-10-01 | 2025-01-15 | 106 d | 2025TTPSF · 2025 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund |
| 2024-09-17 | 2026-06-11 | 632 d | 693JJ324NF00029 · Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 National Scenic Byways Program |
| 2024-08-27 | 2024-11-25 | 90 d | 693JJ325NF00002 · Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program |
| 2024-07-17 | 2024-10-16 | 91 d | 693JJ324NF00027 · FY 2024-2026 Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program |
| 2024-06-25 | 2024-09-23 | 90 d | 693JJ324NF00025 · FYs 2023 through 2026 (Year Two through Year Five) National Culvert Removal, Replacement and Restoration Grant Program (Culvert Aquatic Organism Passage (Culvert AOP) Program) |
| 2024-06-06 | 2024-09-04 | 90 d | 693JJ324NF00023 · FY 2024-2026 Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program |
| 2024-05-30 | 2024-09-11 | 104 d | 693JJ324NF00017 · Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program ROUND 2 |
| 2024-04-08 | 2024-07-18 | 101 d | 693JJ324NF00015 · Fiscal Year 2023 Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadsides and Highway Rights-of-Way Program |
| 2024-03-19 | 2024-07-17 | 120 d | 693JJ324NF00012 · Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program |
| 2024-03-15 | 2024-06-06 | 83 d | 693JJ324NF00007 · Guardrail Safety Training |
| 2024-02-22 | 2024-05-01 | 69 d | 693JJ324NF00010 · Fiscal Years 2022, 2023, and 2024 Prioritization Process Pilot Program |
| 2024-02-21 | 2024-04-22 | 61 d | 693JJ324NF00009 · FY22-FY24 Congestion Relief Program |
| 2023-12-20 | 2026-06-29 | 922 d | 693JJ324NF00006 · Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 through FY 2026 Bridge Investment Program, Planning and Bridge Project Grants |
| 2023-10-01 | 2024-01-15 | 106 d | 2024TTPSF · 2024 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund |
| 2023-09-27 | 2025-08-01 | 674 d | 693JJ323NF00019 · Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 – 2026 Bridge Investment Program, Large Bridge Project Grants |
| 2023-09-13 | 2023-11-13 | 61 d | 693JJ324NF00001 · Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator |
| 2023-07-06 | 2023-11-06 | 123 d | 693JJ3-NSFTLP-FY23 · 2023 Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program |
| 2023-07-05 | 2023-09-28 | 85 d | DOT-NAE-FY23-01 · Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) Program |
| 2023-04-27 | 2023-07-26 | 90 d | 693JJ323NF00005 · Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Grant Program |
| 2023-04-21 | 2023-08-18 | 119 d | 693JJ323NF00013 · Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program |
| 2023-04-04 | 2023-08-01 | 119 d | 693JJ323NF00011 · Fiscal Years 2022-2023 Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (WCPP) |
| 2023-03-14 | 2023-06-13 | 91 d | 693JJ323NF00004 · Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program |
| 2022-10-06 | 2023-02-06 | 123 d | FY2022-CULVERT-AOP-PROGRAM · Fiscal Year 2022 National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program (Culvert AOP Program) |
| 2022-10-01 | 2023-03-09 | 159 d | 2023TTPSF · 2023 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund |
| 2022-08-17 | 2022-10-24 | 68 d | 693JJ3-NSFLTP-FY22 · 2022 Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program |
| 2022-06-10 | 2022-09-08 | 90 d | 693JJ322NF00009 · Bridge Investment Program - Planning, Bridge Projects, and Large Bridge Projects |
| 2022-06-07 | 2022-09-15 | 100 d | 2022TTPSF · 2022 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund |
| 2022-03-16 | 2022-06-20 | 96 d | 693JJ322NF00008 · 2022 NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM |
| 2022-02-14 | 2022-04-14 | 59 d | 693JJ322NF00002 · Commuter Authority Rail Safety Improvement (CARSI) Grants Round 2 |
| 2022-01-21 | 2022-03-31 | 69 d | 693JJ322NF00003 · Center for Environmental Excellence |
| 2021-10-20 | 2022-01-09 | 81 d | 693JJ3-NSFTLP-FY21 · 2021 Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program |
| 2021-07-08 | 2021-09-09 | 63 d | FHWA-TTPSF-2021 · FY21 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) |
| 2021-05-21 | 2021-07-16 | 56 d | 693JJ321NF00002 · Center for Excellence in Project Finance |
| 2021-01-05 | 2021-03-09 | 63 d | HIN-HCWP-2020 · Highway Construction Workforce Partnership Grant |
| 2020-09-01 | 2020-11-02 | 62 d | 693JJ321NF-NSFTLP · 2021 Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program |
| 2020-08-25 | 2020-10-26 | 62 d | 693JJ320NF00005 · Commuter Authority Rail Safety Improvement (CARSI) Grants |
| 2020-05-07 | 2020-08-20 | 105 d | FHWA-TTPSF-2020 · FY20 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 20.205?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 137,892 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $341,118. Expect about 94 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Highway Planning and Construction award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $341K; the middle half ran from $81K to $1.2M. 40,272 new awards were made, with $69B committed to them.
When does 20.205 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Oct with about 94 days to apply. The most recent round posted Nov 7, 2025.
Who runs this program?
Department of Transportation (Federal Highway Administration). Assistance Listing 20.205 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 0% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.