Assistance Listing 20.938
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program
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 26 new awards in FY2024–25. The median award is $19,700,000. Expect about 56 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 100%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 92% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $20M
- $5.3M – $27M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 16
- $354M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Mar
- irregular · 56-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of South Dakota | Government | SD | 4 | $76,051,068 |
| Wvdot Division of Highways | Government | WV | 2 | $26,000,000 |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Government | UT | 2 | $16,950,892 |
| Department of Transportation New York | Government | NY | 2 | $923,019 |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Government | PA | 1 | $69,000,000 |
| Iowa Department of Transportation | Government | IA | 1 | $57,300,000 |
| North Dakota Department of Transportation | Government | ND | 1 | $55,000,000 |
| Mississippi Department of Transportation | Government | MS | 1 | $35,000,000 |
| New Mexico Department of Transportation | Government | NM | 1 | $30,320,000 |
| Minnesota Department of Transportation | Government | MN | 1 | $26,309,600 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | $242M | $25M | $14M – $26M |
| 2025 | 16 | $354M | $20M | $5.3M – $27M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-25 | 2024-05-06 | 42 d | RSTGP-25-26-RURAL · Rural Surface Transportation Grant Progam |
| 2023-06-26 | 2023-08-21 | 56 d | RSTGP-23-24-RURAL · Rural Surface Transportation Grant Progam |
| 2022-03-22 | 2022-05-23 | 62 d | RSTGP-22-RURAL-22 · Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 20.938?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 26 new awards in FY2024–25. The median award is $19,700,000. Expect about 56 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $20M; the middle half ran from $5.3M to $27M. 16 new awards were made, with $354M committed to them.
When does 20.938 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Mar with about 56 days to apply. The most recent round posted Mar 25, 2024.
Who runs this program?
Department of Transportation (Federal Highway Administration). Assistance Listing 20.938 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. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.