Bridge Investment Program

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on June 10th opened a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Bridge Investment Program, which was established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The program will provide $12.5 billion over five years—with $2.4 billion available in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022—to plan, replace, rehabilitate, and preserve some of the nation’s largest bridges. The purpose of the program is to reduce the number of bridges that are either in poor condition or fair condition and at risk of declining. The three types of grant associated with this program are planning grants, “bridge project” grants (for projects up to $100 million), and large construction grants (for projects over $100 million). Also, the program allows multi-year grant agreements to fund large projects by making it possible to take a project through pre-construction activities and into the construction phase.