Assistance Listing 20.931
Transportation Planning, Research and Education
Federal Highway Administration · Department of Transportation
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 89% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 9 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $671,500.
- First-time winners
- 89%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 11%
- 0% higher ed · 89% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $672K
- $507K – $850K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 4
- $2.7M committed to them
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Department of Transportation | Government | GA | 2 | $1,263,000 |
| The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation | Government | HI | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| City of Chicago | Government | IL | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Minnesota Department of Transportation | Government | MN | 1 | $800,000 |
| Wisconsin Department of Transportation | Government | WI | 1 | $750,000 |
| Washington ST Department of Transportation | Government | WA | 1 | $400,000 |
| New Mexico Department of Transportation | Government | NM | 1 | $250,000 |
| Upstate Forever | Nonprofit | SC | 1 | $250,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | $250K | $250K | $250K – $250K |
| 2024 | 4 | $2.7M | $735K | $603K – $813K |
| 2025 | 4 | $2.7M | $672K | $507K – $850K |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 20.931?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 89% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 9 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $671,500.
How much does Transportation Planning, Research and Education award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $672K; the middle half ran from $507K to $850K. 4 new awards were made, with $2.7M committed to them.
When does 20.931 usually post?
Posting history is irregular; watch this page for the next round.
Who runs this program?
Department of Transportation (Federal Highway Administration). Assistance Listing 20.931 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 100% 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.