For FY2022 & 2023, the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program awarded $829.6 million in grant funding to 80 recipients to fund projects that address the climate crisis by improving the resilience of the surface transportation system. The awards are located across 37 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and include seven Tribal projects.
Grant Award Information
| State |
Applicant Name |
Project Name |
Project Description |
Funding Amount |
Grant Type |
| AK |
Bristol Bay Native Association, Inc. |
Ekuk Evacuation Road Project |
The Bristol Bay Native Association will receive over $4.5 million to construct approximately 0.31 miles of a new emergency evacuation road and an evacuation staging area in the community of Ekuk, Alaska. The seasonal fishing town is located in low-lying land experiencing significant coastal erosion which threatens to destroy the sole exit route, leaving the community with no means of evacuation during a severe flooding event. |
$4,525,970 |
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route |
| AK |
City of North Pole |
City of North Pole Alaska Drainage Improvements Project |
The City of North Pole will receive over $750,000 for a drainage improvement project that will repair and improve culverts, reestablish bioswales, increase the size of detention basins and drainage ditches, and other resilience-building solutions to combat flooding during spring ice breakup season and prepare for worsening climate impacts. The project will address social and environmental impacts of flooding, improve roadways for transportation and evacuation routes, and support economic activity. |
$752,142 |
Resilience Improvement |
| AK |
Kawerak Inc. (On behalf of the Native Village of Shaktoolik) |
The Native Village of Shaktoolik Evacuation Road - the First Step Toward Resilience |
The Native Village of Shaktoolik will receive nearly $2 million to plan and design a road used for evacuations during storms and access to a future relocation site. Identified as the most threatened community in Alaska, this remote, coastal subsistence community will be impacted by rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms due to climate change. The grant funds a crucial first step of the community's resiliency plan to protect and eventually relocate the community. |
$1,976,040 |
Planning |
| AK |
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska |
Strengthening Transportation Resilience on the Island of Unalaska |
The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska will receive over $2.9 million to fortify roads, ports, and transportation infrastructure against escalating threats posed by rising sea levels and extreme weather patterns. The funding will be used to conduct a vulnerability assessment, develop data and tools, evaluate options for nature-based infrastructure enhancement, and build technical capacity. By protecting and enhancing the transportation system, the Tribe can adapt to future needs while preserving its heritage and boosting economic activity. |
$2,950,741 |
Planning |
| AK |
Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Department of Transportation |
Alaska West Coast Resiliency Projects |
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities will receive over $40.5 million to address damage from Typhoon Merbok and provide resilience upgrades to infrastructure in four disadvantaged and rural communities in Western Alaska. In Elim, $2.4 million will be used to reconstruct and raise Front Street above 100-year storm levels and repair drainage structures. In Golovin, nearly $1 million will be used to place rock along a rebuilt berm road to provide protection from future storms. In Koyuk, $6.6 million will be used to replace an existing storm drain system and reconstruct a barge landing area and a road. In Hooper Bay, $30.5 million will be used to reconstruct and raise roadways, prevent erosion, and install culverts to protect the community from flooding. |
$40,544,000 |
At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure |
| AR |
West Memphis, City of |
Mississippi River Bridges: Resilience of Multimodal Infrastructure through Floodplain Restoration and Protection |
The City of West Memphis will receive over $16.1 million to restore hundreds of acres the floodplain with wetlands and riparian forest, which will protect five major surface transportation routes (I-55, I-40, two freight rail lines, and a bicycle/pedestrian crossing of the Mississippi River) from flood events. The natural infrastructure will improve ecosystem health and mitigate flooding events that threaten economic impacts from freight delays, transportation disruptions, and agricultural losses. |
$16,155,550 |
Resilience Improvement |
| AZ |
Coconino, County of |
US 89 Post-Wildfire Flood Resiliency Project |
The County of Coconino will receive nearly $15.6 million to prepare highway infrastructure to withstand increasingly intense post-wildfire flooding. The flooding threatens damage to homes and businesses and causes closures of U.S. Route 89, resulting in significant delays that disproportionately impact the Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation. The highway drainage project will expand an existing culvert and expand the capacity of the Copeland Detention Facility. |
$15,590,568 |
Resilience Improvement |
| CA |
California Department of Transportation |
California North Coast Tribal Wildfire and Evacuation Route Preparedness |
The California Department of Transportation will receive $4.1 million to develop a plan that identifies evacuation route improvements for State Routes 96 and 169, focusing on resilience elements against wildfire, extreme weather impacts, and other climate related events. This project will improve and protect access for disadvantaged communities, including Hoopa, Karuk, Yurok and Tsnungwe Tribes, to obtain goods, services, and medical care, connection to cultural resources, and emergency access in and out of the region. |
$4,100,000 |
Planning |
| CA |
City of Davis |
City of Davis Cool Pavement Project |
The City of Davis will receive nearly $24 million to install cool pavement technologies and replace roadway underlayment to rehabilitate several portions of roadways across 15 project locations. The project will help guard against extreme heat conditions and combat heat island effects, enhance roadways, and make other safety improvements that will benefit all road users, but especially active transportation users. |
$23,989,290 |
Resilience Improvement |
| CA |
County of Los Angeles |
Resilient Castaic-Santa Clarita Valley: An Integrated Corridor Management Approach to Strengthening Evacuation Routes Project |
The County of Los Angeles will receive nearly $3.2 million to implement Integrated Corridor Management strategies on and around the Castaic-Santa Clarita Valley section of I-5 to minimize delays during evacuations and improve emergency response times to help save lives. The intelligent transportation components include changeable message signs, sensors, closed-circuit TV cameras, advance traffic controllers and communications that will enable real-time traffic monitoring and operations to support evacuation routes. |
$3,178,400 |
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route |
| CA |
County of Tulare |
Improvements to Avenue 56 for Sustained Resilience Against Future Flooding. |
The County of Tulare will receive over $5.3 million to improve an approximately two-mile segment of Avenue 56 to protect a critical evacuation route for the community. Recent historic rainfall caused significant flooding that prompted the evacuation of the rural Alpaugh community and the construction of a temporary elevated roadway. This project will construct a permanent elevated roadway and widen the roadway to ensure it will be operational during future flooding events. |
$5,340,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| CA |
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians |
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians Thing Valley Community Resiliency & Evacuation Route Project |
The Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians will receive over $2.2 million to address transportation safety deficiencies on the sole access route to a section of the Ewiiaapaayp Reservation. The funds will be used for engineering design, environmental design, and construction for road improvements on a 3.79-mile segment of Thing Valley Road. The project will create a secondary evacuation route for the safe passage of Tribal members and emergency response staff in the event of an emergency, such as a wildfire. |
$2,262,615 |
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route |
| CA |
Metropolitan Transportation Commission |
Resilient SR 37 - Sears Point to Mare Island Improvement Project |
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission will receive $20 million to improve corridor resilience and prevent flooding impacts on a 10.4-mile section of State Route 37 by installing sheet pile walls, nature-based and engineered side slope reinforcement, and raising the profile grade at two segments. The project is part of a larger corridor plan that will improve mobility, reduce emissions, and improve safety and public access, serving disadvantaged communities in Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties. |
$20,000,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| CO |
City and County of Denver |
Sanderson Gulch Resiliency Project |
The City and County of Denver will receive $4 million to improve the resiliency and safety of an important roadway and trail, expand active transportation opportunities, and improve access to local schools in Ruby Hill, a disadvantaged community. The project will construct a realigned trail, lower the creek, replace culverts under roadways, add two accessible multiuse trail underpasses, and make nature-based creek improvements to address flooding risks. |
$4,000,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| CO |
City of Aurora |
Box Elder Creek Roadway Erosion and Flood Protection |
The City of Aurora will receive $10.8 million to reconstruct the now closed, flood-damaged 56th Avenue and Hudson Road crossings and make upgrades that will reduce flooding risks from future high rainfall and increasingly severe storms. The project will improve resiliency of critical transportation infrastructure maintaining the safe, reliable, and efficient movement of people and freight. |
$10,800,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| CO |
City of Golden |
City of Golden's Lena Gulch Project |
The City of Golden will receive $23.8 million to control flooding in Lena Gulch, which runs along US 40, and poses threats to residential and commercial properties and emergency response capabilities. The project will install culverts, construct a regional detention facility, stabilize eroding channels, add safety signage, and fill sections with rocks and natural materials to improve water flow during flooding events. |
$23,800,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| CT |
Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments |
Non-Coastal Connecticut Resilience Improvement Plan |
The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments will receive $1.2 million to develop a Resilience Improvement Plan for the four northern, non-coastal regions of Connecticut encompassing 94 cities and towns and 1.6 million people. The plan will evaluate the risk and impacts of extreme weather events and examine how climate stressors will affect transportation systems and the communities that rely on them. |
$1,200,000 |
Planning |
| DC |
District Department of Transportation |
Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue DC-295 Underpass Flood Mitigation |
The District Department of Transportation will receive $1 million to conduct an engineering study and develop an implementation plan to improve flood resilience of the Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE underpass beneath DC-295. The roadway provides a critical access route for several surrounding historically disadvantaged neighborhoods that can be cut off during heavy rain events. The study will also investigate opportunities for economic development while addressing flooding risks. |
$1,000,000 |
Planning |
| DE |
Transportation, Delaware Department of |
Access As Nature Intended: Taylors Bridge Resiliency Project |
The Delaware Department of Transportation will receive over $15 million to raise State Route 9 at Taylors Bridge to preserve access that is gradually diminishing as sea level rise overtakes the road and disrupts travel daily. The project will make additional bridge improvements including widening sidewalks, expanding road shoulders, reducing the number of piers from nine to three to improve water flow, and installing retaining walls to reduce wetlands impacts. |
$15,025,715 |
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route |
| FL |
Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority dba LYNX |
LYNX Central Station Resilience Improvement Project |
The Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (dba LYNX) will receive $5.8 million for the design, engineering, and construction required to replace windows on the LYNX Central Station to enhance building resiliency and meet hurricane mitigation requirements. LYNX Central Station serves a vital transportation need for nearly 2 million annual riders and this project will extend the useful life of the building by 20 years to withstand hurricanes and severe weather events. |
$5,801,343 |
Resilience Improvement |
| FL |
Florida Department of Transportation |
SR-907/Alton Road Project: Raising the Road for Resilience |
The Florida Department of Transportation will receive over $18 million to reconstruct a portion of State Route 907 in Miami Beach to be more resilient to worsening flooding events due to high tides and sea level rise. The project will raise the pavement elevation, install two new pump stations and larger drainage conduits, and add a new multimodal pathway and sidewalk for bicyclists and pedestrians. |
$18,046,551 |
Resilience Improvement |
| FL |
Orange, County Of |
Real-Time Flood Forecasting for Orange County |
Orange County will receive $1 million to develop and deploy a Real-Time Flood Predictive Model (RFPM) tool to more accurately forecast flooding up to 72 hours before storms and hurricanes. As climate change increases the frequency and severity of major storm events, the RFPM tool will better inform County preparedness and emergency response to flooding events, while also providing reliable information to residents and tourists. |
$1,000,000 |
Planning |
| FL |
Osceola County Board of Commissioners |
Osceola County Basin Studies for Resilience |
The Osceola County Board of Commissioners will receive $1.75 million to conduct three studies to determine flooding issues that impact transportation in the Mill Slough, Polynesian Isle, and The Manor basin areas. As climate change increases inland flooding in the region, the basin studies are critical to protect people, property, critical infrastructure, and water quality. |
$1,750,000 |
Planning |
| FL |
Sarasota, County Of |
Manasota Key Bascule Bridge - Rehabilitation and Storm Hardening |
Sarasota County will receive over $6 million to complete the rehabilitation and storm-hardening of the Manasota Key Bascule Bridge, which serves as an essential evacuation route for the nearly 3,000 residents of Manasota Key and thousands of daily visitors. The project will enhance the resiliency of this critical infrastructure to future storm events and projected sea level rise. |
$6,030,000 |
At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure |
| GA |
Atlanta Regional Commission |
Atlanta MPO Resilience Improvement Plan |
The Atlanta Regional Commission will receive $1.5 million to develop a Resilience Improvement Plan for the Metro Atlanta Region, comprising 98 cities and towns that represent 52% of Georgia’s population. The project will create a flood risk tool and identify transportation projects that are vulnerable to flooding, helping to bridge gaps in assessing transportation network resiliencies, and creating better policies for climate adaptation. |
$1,500,000 |
Planning |
| HI |
Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Kamehameha Coastal Erosion Mitigation at Ka'a'awa Elementary Project |
The Hawaii Department of Transportation will receive $2.4 million to install a coastal barrier to prevent erosion from destabilizing the northbound lane of Kamehameha Highway. The Project will ensure that the most threatened location of the highway road, that links the Ko’olauloa district and Honolulu metro area for 13,000 daily users, is protected from waves, erosion, and increasing impacts of climate change. |
$2,400,000 |
At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure |
| HI |
Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Waimea Bay Rockfall Prevention Project |
The Hawaii Department of Transportation will receive over $2.8 million to replace 1,000 feet of an existing rockfall impact fence to provide protection from rockfalls on a heavily travelled corridor of Kamehameha Highway. The new fence will be 10 times stronger than the current fence and will reduce damage to the highway and disruption to road users, including emergency vehicles in rural Oahu. |
$2,855,908 |
At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure |
| IA |
City of Cedar Rapids |
Arc of Justice Bridge Replacement Project (8th Avenue Bridge Replacement Over the Cedar River) |
The City of Cedar Rapids will receive $56.4 million to replace the 86-year-old structurally deficient Arc of Justice Bridge, which provides a critical connection for residents and emergency services during extreme flooding events. The project is part of a larger Flood Control System that will mitigate impacts of climate change and increase resiliency to flooding. The new long span cable-stayed bridge will increase safety by reducing crashes, reduce emissions and congestion, expand active transportation pathways, ensure freight connectivity for major food manufacturing, and spur economic activity in the region. |
$56,400,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| IA |
City of Davenport |
Protecting Access to Riverfront Transportation |
The City of Davenport will receive over $13.1 million to complete multiple flood mitigation projects that will make infrastructure more resilient to climate change, increase surface transportation reliability in disadvantaged areas, and increase safety for all road users. The project will raise and reconstruct sections of Rockingham and East River Drive to create a permanent flood detour route for US Routes 61/67 River Drive, raise and reconstruct sections and LeClaire Street, 3rd Street, and the intersection of 2nd and Gaines to protect access to Illinois via the Centennial and Arsenal Bridges, and reconfigure pedestrian infrastructure to enhance safety at the intersections of 3rd and 4th Streets at River Drive. |
$13,119,400 |
Resilience Improvement |
| IL |
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission |
Champaign County Regional Transportation System Vulnerability Assessment Under Climate Change |
The Champaign County Regional Planning Commission will receive $380,000 to study transportation infrastructure vulnerability during severe weather events throughout Champaign County. The analysis will enhance accessibility and safety by helping the county better plan for the impacts of climate change and adapt existing transportation to mitigate future damages. |
$380,022 |
Planning |
| IL |
Illinois Department of Transportation |
I-290 Maywood Flood Relief Project |
The Illinois Department of Transportation will receive over $8.6 million to upgrade sewers along Harrison Street to reduce flooding on I-290 and protect local roadways and homes in the Village of Maywood from severe flooding impacts. The project will alleviate stress on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago system during high rainfall events and is part of a greater Eisenhower Expressway project that will repair the corridor to meet current and future challenges of a growing population facing climate change. |
$8,646,190 |
Resilience Improvement |
| IN |
City of Fort Wayne |
Bluffton Road - St. Marys Riverbank Resilience Project |
The City of Fort Wayne will receive over $3.5 million to stabilize 2,400 feet of the west bank of the St. Mary's River using nature-based solutions to prevent further erosion that is threatening the collapse of Bluffton Road. The road averages 23,400 vehicles daily, connects over 100 miles of pedestrian trails, and provides Waynedale and Fort Wayne residents with access to important cultural and economic hubs. |
$3,520,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| KY |
Kentucky Office of Highway Safety |
KY 15 Rockfall Mitigation Project |
The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety will receive nearly $24.5 million to alleviate rockfalls, roadside erosion, and related traffic disruptions and crashes on a critical corridor on KY 15 in Breathitt County. The project addresses the risk from the rock bordering the road which erodes and sloughs off, often entering the roadway, resulting in road damage, destruction of maintenance equipment, and numerous crashes in recent years. |
$24,490,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| MA |
Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation |
Worcester – Flood Relief at Route 20/Grafton St (Route 122) Interchange to Flint Pond |
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation will receive over $3.7 million to upgrade drainage infrastructure, reducing flooding on Route 20 and improving water quality in Flint Pond. The improved drainage structures will reduce road closures during storm events, enhance safety, and improve reliability for drivers along this critical route. |
$3,702,128 |
Resilience Improvement |
| MI |
City of Kalamazoo |
Building Resilience In Kalamazoo's Downtown Transportation Network |
The City of Kalamazoo will receive nearly $38 million to upgrade aging stormwater infrastructure to reduce the risk of flooding and protect other DOT-funded projects to redesign the Downtown Kalamazoo Transportation Network. By increasing the capacity of stormwater infrastructure and 'daylighting' or uncovering sections of the creek, the project will improve environmental and water quality while protecting surrounding communities from flooding. |
$37,990,158 |
Resilience Improvement |
| MI |
Michigan Department of Transportation |
Pumping Up 28th Street: Connecting Wyoming and Grand Rapids |
The Michigan Department of Transportation will receive $12 million to upgrade storm drainage and surface infrastructure to reduce future flooding on 28th Street, an important transportation and freight corridor in Grand Rapids. The project proposes replacing the aging pump station, replacing approximately 0.5 miles of poor roadway pavement, and adding rain gardens to capture storm runoff along the street. |
$12,000,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| MI |
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments |
Southeast Michigan Regional Resilience Improvement Plan |
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments will receive $900,000 to develop a Resilience Improvement Plan to strengthen transportation resilience and protect the region’s 239 communities from future climate impacts, especially flooding. This project advances resilience by updating the existing flood risk tool, addressing hazard mitigation and evacuation route priorities, incorporating nature-based solutions, and conducting outreach and engagement in underserved communities. |
$900,000 |
Planning |
| MN |
State of Minnesota Department of Transportation |
Highway 11 Rainy River Slide Realignment and Resiliency Project |
The State of Minnesota Department of Transportation project will receive over $2.5 million to address two critical slope failures that threaten to close portions of Highway 11 along the Rainy River. The project will realign 1.2 miles of the highway about 150 feet to the west, removing the roadway from the slide areas and completing work to stabilize the slopes. |
$2,560,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| MN |
State of Minnesota Department of Transportation |
West Central Minnesota I-94 Blowing and Drifting Snow Control Project |
The State of Minnesota Department of Transportation will receive over $13.7 million to install 24 miles of snow fence across 38 sites to address snow control along nearly 120 miles of I-94 between the cities of Moorhead and Alexandria. The project will mitigate the worst snow traps along the I-94 corridor, improving safety, reducing wintertime maintenance needs, and improving reliability of the heavily traveled and economically vital corridor. |
$13,736,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| MS |
Mississippi Department of Transportation |
I-55 and I-59 Contraflow Operational Improvements Project |
The Mississippi Department of Transportation will receive $4.8 million to expand the contraflow route and install new signage, gates at exit ramps, and mile markers for improved traffic flow along two major hurricane evacuation routes between Mississippi and Louisiana. The project will improve the safety, efficiency and resiliency within two critical segments of hurricane evacuation infrastructure in Mississippi, along Interstate 55, the main north-south corridor through western Mississippi, and Interstate 59, which runs northeast from Slidell, Louisiana. |
$4,800,000 |
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route |
| MT |
County of Missoula |
Lolo Street Bridge Replacement Project |
The County of Missoula, Montana will receive over $2.9 million to replace the deteriorating 57-year-old Lolo Street Bridge, one of two essential crossings to and from the popular Upper and Lower Rattlesnake areas where approximately 7,000 people live and work. A new bridge will maintain current vehicle capacity, improve drainage, and reduce the risk of flooding, while including expanded sidewalks for pedestrians and a new separate bicycle facility. The bridge serves as a critical evacuation route for residents as well as emergency responders in the event of wildfires, flooding and other natural disasters. |
$2,937,900 |
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route |
| NC |
State of North Carolina Department of Transportation |
SAND (Solving Access for NC 12 in Dare County) |
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will receive over $1.8 million to conduct a study along an 11-mile stretch of Highway 12 between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe on Pea Island. The goal of the study is to develop long-term, comprehensive plans for keeping the roadway passable during and following major storm events. The project will identify future construction projects, streamline environmental reviews, include public engagement and establish plans to secure the resiliency of the highway. |
$1,865,000 |
Planning |
| NC |
State of North Carolina Department of Transportation |
PROTECTing US 74 at the Lumber River |
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will receive over $1.8 million to reinforce the shoulder and embankments at the Lumber River crossing along US 74 between Boardman and Orrum. The improvements are necessary to prevent flooding, roadway deterioration and damage that the bridge sustains when flooded after heavy storms. US 74 is a major east-west evacuation route connecting coastal Wilmington to Charlotte and is essential to ensuring that local communities have access to emergency and community services during extreme weather events. |
$1,803,600 |
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route |
| NH |
State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation |
New Hampshire Route 1A Revetment Reconstruction Phase 1: North Hampton and Rye |
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation will receive over $20.2 million to reconstruct coastal erosion protections along three miles of Route 1A between North Hampton and Rye. The improvements will significantly reduce road closures and roadway clean-up in coastal communities vulnerable to the increasing intensity and frequency of coastal storms as well as rising sea levels. |
$20,258,400 |
At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure |
| NM |
Doña Ana, County of |
Comprehensive County Wide Road Network Resilience Plan |
The County of Doña Ana, New Mexico will receive $2 million to conduct a comprehensive resilience plan that will focus on transportation infrastructure vulnerabilities during emergency evacuations and climate-related disasters, such as flash flooding, drought, wildfires, extreme heat and erosion. The study will recommend short-term projects for completion in 3-5 years, review land-use policies, and integrate nature-based solutions into the design and operations of the construction work. |
$2,000,000 |
Planning |
| NV |
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada |
Southern Nevada Transportation Resilience Improvement Plan |
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada will receive $750,000 to complete a Resilience Improvement Plan that assesses the vulnerabilities of the region’s highways, major roadways, public transportation system, freight system, and anticipated passenger rail through 2050. The plan will help manage risks associated with aging infrastructure against a full range of current and future weather events, including extreme heat and natural disasters. |
$750,000 |
Planning |
| NV |
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency |
Resilience Improvement Plan and Regional Emergency Communications and Transportation Plan |
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will receive over $1.7 million to develop and implement a Resilience Improvement Plan that assesses the transportation system’s vulnerabilities in the face of wildfires, extreme winter weather events and other emergencies. The project also will upgrade the region’s communications infrastructure to ensure that transportation and utility entities, fire service, law enforcement, environmental organizations and community-based groups can benefit from an integrated, efficient, safe evacuation during emergencies. |
$1,749,955 |
Planning |
| NY |
New York City Department of Transportation |
Grand Street Bridge Reconstruction |
The New York City Department of Transportation will receive $15 million to replace the 119-year-old Grand Street Bridge in Brooklyn that was severely damaged during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The bridge will be replaced with a new structure that will have elevated electrical and mechanical equipment, which will be resilient against water damage from future anticipated sea level and storm surges, and feature standard width lanes, separated cycling infrastructure and wider walking paths. |
$15,000,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| NY |
New York State Department of Transportation |
US Route 6 at Camp Smith: Flood Mitigation, At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure |
The New York State Department of Transportation will receive nearly $24 million to raise a small segment of US Route 6 from Roa Hook Road to Camp Smith approximately seven feet. The goal is to ensure the roadway remains passable when sea levels rise and to reduce the risk of roadway closures due to flooding. The segment is a key route for emergency responders and is part of the National Highway System and within FEMA’s 100-year floodplain. |
$23,960,000 |
At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure |
| NY |
New York State Department of Transportation |
Planning for Extreme Weather: Coordinated Operations and Enhanced Resiliency in Western New York State |
The New York State Department of Transportation will receive $1.65 million to develop and coordinate emergency response plans for a four-county region in Western New York, including Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua. The project will examine vulnerabilities around roadway and transit operations as well as maintenance practices during severe winter snowstorms made more challenging by lake-effect snow. One goal is to identify ways to consistently and proactively communicate with residents about openings, closures, travel conditions and to support emergency responders. |
$1,650,000 |
Planning |
| NY |
New York State Thruway Authority |
Rehabilitation and Installation of Seismic Retrofits for the South Grand Island Bridges and Additional Safety and Pedestrian Improvements |
The New York State Thruway Authority will receive $39 million to repair and modify the South Grand Island Bridges in western New York to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, and soil failure as a result of earthquakes. The twin bridges provide an evacuation route across the Niagara River on Interstate 190 to more than 21,000 residents of Grand Island. The project also will enhance safety for vehicles and maintenance operations and provide better connectivity for pedestrians and bicyclists. |
$39,000,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| NY |
NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
NY MTA Westchester Yard Drainage - 6 Line Service Protection |
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will receive over $33.2 million to install a complete stormwater drainage system at Westchester Yard in the Bronx where subway trains are stored for the Pelham Bay 6 Line. The subway line is New York City Transit’s busiest line serving an estimated 500,000 people on a typical weekday and is prone to ponding during heavy rains and flash flooding. |
$33,280,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| OH |
City of Cincinnati |
City of Cincinnati Landslide and Retaining Wall Failure Mitigation |
The City of Cincinnati will receive over $10 million to provide long-term construction remedies in 10 locations along major routes through the city that are prone to landslides, hillside slippage, and retaining wall failures. Each of the sites threatens a roadway or utilities that can endanger public safety, particularly during extreme weather events in this riverside city. |
$10,079,824 |
Resilience Improvement |
| OK |
Northern Oklahoma Development Authority |
Protecting Bridges on Red Hill and Trenton Roads in Grant County, Oklahoma by Adding Riprap to Prevent Ongoing Erosion |
The Northern Oklahoma Development Authority and Grant County will receive over $1.3 million to build barriers along the shoreline by the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River that is threatening to undermine the Red Hill and Trenton roads and bridges. The project will strengthen and protect an important evacuation route and is focused on safeguarding critical county highways from the imminent threat of erosion. |
$1,334,420 |
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route |
| OR |
Lane Council of Governments |
Resilient Lane: equity-focused, data-driven resilience planning effort to understand and address the multimodal transportation network’s vulnerability to hazards |
The Lane Council of Governments will receive over $5.3 million to complete a Resilience Improvement Plan that evaluates and addresses the vulnerabilities of the area’s multimodal transportation network to weather-related hazards and emergencies. The geographic focus of the project includes the cities of Eugene, Springfield, and Coburg in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon. |
$5,334,048 |
Planning |
| OR |
Transportation, Oregon Department Of |
US 101: Butte Creek Culvert Replacement Project |
The Oregon Department of Transportation will receive $6.1 million to replace an existing culvert under Highway 101 with a new bridge over Butte Creek that will better handle the effects of flooding and rising sea levels. Located between Tillamook and Lincoln City, the project also will include a new stream-crossing feature to allow unrestricted migration of native migratory fish. |
$6,100,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| PA |
City of Philadelphia |
Bridge Sustainability in Northwest Philadelphia |
The City of Philadelphia will receive over $14.2 million to rehabilitate two deteriorating bridges over Wissahickon Creek in northwest Philadelphia. Built in the 1800’s, the Bells Mill Road and Valley Green Road bridges provide access to Wissahickon Valley Park, one of the city’s noteworthy natural destinations, which experiences frequent flooding. Improvements also include restoration and creation of wetlands. |
$14,245,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| PA |
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
Protect the Parkway (I-376) Floodwall Improvement Project |
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will receive $6.7 million to increase the height of the floodwall that protects Interstate 376 in downtown Pittsburgh from flooding by the Monongahela River. The project will significantly reduce highway closures, delays, traffic congestion and the associated risks and costs of flooding while increasing safety for travelers and emergency personnel. |
$6,669,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| RI |
City of Newport |
Newport Cliff Walk Restoration |
The City of Newport will receive $11 million to repair and stabilize two sections of the popular Newport Cliff Walk along Easton Bay and the Atlantic Ocean that suffered collapses in 2022. The project will stabilize the face of the cliff and repair the walkway, restoring pedestrian access along the coastline. Repairs will be made to the stretch between Webster Street and Narragansett Ave. Newport Cliff Walk is located along a bluff that is highly susceptible to coastal storms, strong winds, waves and flooding. |
$11,000,800 |
At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure |
| RI |
Rhode Island Department of Transportation |
Turning the Tide: Local, Nature-Based Solutions to Promote Climate Resilience in Rhode Island |
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will receive $26 million to manage stormwater drainage, reduce roadway flooding, and address climate change vulnerabilities at 97 locations across the state. The project will enhance drainage capacity, improve water quality, reduce runoff, and increase green space in watershed areas in a state that is densely populated, highly developed and challenged to absorb excess water brought on by climate change. |
$26,000,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| RI |
Rhode Island Department of Transportation |
A Rhode Less Traveled: Coordinating Infrastructure Renewal with Managed Retreat |
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will receive $750,000 to develop a coastal management plan that allows the shoreline in the Town of Warren to move inland. The project will address alternatives for three state roadway resurfacing projects along RI-136 within the coastal community. The project will help the community make smart transportation investments that address climate change vulnerabilities in the Market Street and Metacom Avenue corridors. |
$750,000 |
Planning |
| RI |
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority |
The Improving Climate Resilience of Critical Infrastructure: Mount Hope Bridge Cable and Anchorage Dehumidification |
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority will receive $17 million to install a dehumidification system on the cables and anchors of the historic Mount Hope suspension bridge connecting Portsmouth on Aquidneck Island to Bristol along State Road 114. Over time, rising temperatures, moisture and humidity have accelerated corrosion on the metal wires within the cables that support the 94-year-old bridge. While the bridge is still safe for unrestricted use today, improvements are needed to preserve the long-term use of the structure before deficiencies lead to traffic bans, detours and more costly cable replacements. |
$17,000,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| SC |
Lowcountry Council of Governments |
Lowcountry Transportation Resilience Improvement Plan |
The Lowcountry Council of Governments will receive over $350,000 to create a Resilience Improvement Plan that focuses on flooding and erosion of roadways due to hurricanes, storm surges, high tides, and rising sea levels. The project area is the southeastern corner of South Carolina, including the counties of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper. The plan will identify priority projects aimed at improving the region’s ability to respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters and to be prepared for changing conditions. |
$352,338 |
Planning |
| SD |
Oglala Sioux Tribe |
Oglala Sioux Tribe Reservation-wide Vulnerability Assessment |
The Oglala Sioux Tribe will receive $248,000 to complete an assessment of the vulnerabilities and risks of the Tribe's transportation infrastructure to extreme weather events, flooding, natural hazards, and the effects of climate change. The study area includes the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the southwest corner of South Dakota. The reservation is one of the poorest in the nation. |
$248,000 |
Planning |
| SD |
Oglala Sioux Tribe |
BIA Route 33 Tribal Resiliency and Evacuation Route Improvement Project |
The Oglala Sioux Tribe will receive $60 million to improve two sections of BIA Route 33 through the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in rural southwest South Dakota, connecting the communities of Rockyford, Manderson, and Red Cloud. The project includes re-grading the roadway to widen ditches, increasing the size and number of culverts, raising sections of the road, widening the road to add shoulders for emergencies and evacuations, and using more resilient pavement to better withstand flooding, storms, snow and ice accumulation, erosion, and evacuation during wildfires. |
$60,000,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| SD |
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate |
Transportation Resilience Vulnerability Assessment |
The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation will receive $142,500 to complete an assessment of the vulnerabilities of the Tribe's surface transportation infrastructure under current conditions as well as potential future conditions. Because the reservation is remote and rural, the study aims to ensure residents have access to essential services during natural disasters and safe evacuation routes. The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate is located in the northeast corner of South Dakota. |
$142,500 |
Planning |
| TX |
Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization |
Safeguarding the Alamo Area Transportation Network |
The Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will receive $485,000 to conduct a Resilience Improvement Plan for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area transportation system. The project will explore how extreme weather events and natural disasters would impact the region’s transportation network. The plan also will identify a set of actions and investments that can be made to ensure the system remains viable in two of the nation’s fastest growing cities. |
$485,000 |
Planning |
| TX |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Vulnerability Assessment and Resilience Plan & Innovative Flood Tool Pilot |
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will receive $950,000 to conduct a comprehensive resilience plan to assess the vulnerabilities of the transportation network and prioritize strategies to make necessary improvements. The project includes a two-year license to test a new flooding software tool that uses historical rainwater and flood information to identify flood-prone areas, develop better evacuation routes, and pinpoint areas where stormwater drainage can be improved. |
$950,000 |
Planning |
| TX |
Harris County |
Harris County Road Drainage Master Plan |
Harris County, Texas will receive over $9.6 million to develop a master plan evaluating drainage infrastructure capacity and deficiencies affecting local roadways in the unincorporated areas of the county. Harris County continues to be one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation and has experienced six federally declared flooding disasters since 2015. The plan will target unincorporated areas of the county where road and land development have intensified in recent decades and where, in anticipation of expected future growth, proactive mitigation action is relatively affordable. |
$9,635,733 |
Planning |
| TX |
Houston-Galveston Area Council |
The Houston-Galveston Area Council Metropolitan Planning Organization in Texas State PROTECT Planning Grant Application for a Regional Resilience Improvement Plan |
The Houston-Galveston Area Council will receive $1.1 million to develop a Resilience Improvement Plan for the surface transportation system of an eight-county region that experiences repeated extreme weather events, natural disasters, and hazardous flooding conditions. The project will fine-tune previously developed strategies, identify gaps in planning, create a list of priority improvements that can be implemented in the short- and long term, and include a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities to roadways, culverts, ditches, medians and other transportation assets. |
$1,100,000 |
Planning |
| TX |
San Marcos, City Of |
City of San Marcos Resilient Infrastructure Improvements |
The City of San Marcos will receive nearly $13.9 million to complete a stormwater mitigation project in the low-income, underserved neighborhood of Sunset Acres. The project will include improvements to storm drains, installing culverts and manholes, replacing existing sewer lines to increase capacity, and pavement resurfacing related to street improvements. |
$13,875,840 |
Resilience Improvement |
| UT |
Transportation, Utah Department Of |
I-15 Corridor Drainage Resiliency Project |
The Utah Department of Transportation will receive over $5.4 million to make stormwater drainage improvements along 53 miles of Interstate 15 in rural Iron and Washington counties. The project will make improvements to a corridor critical to interstate commerce and will reduce the impact of extreme weather events, flash-flooding, and wildfires that are becoming more severe and frequent in the southwest corner of the state. |
$5,440,487 |
Resilience Improvement |
| VA |
City of Virginia Beach |
Pungo Ferry Road Resiliency Improvements |
The City of Virginia Beach will receive over $19 million to address flooding issues on a 1.5-mile stretch of Pungo Ferry Road, a low-lying roadway that provides an east-west connection to several military installations, agricultural lands, and wildlife refuges. The project will raise the roadway by four feet to make it passable during 100-year storm events, and will include paved, graded shoulders and bike paths. |
$19,012,917 |
Resilience Improvement |
| VA |
Stafford County Government |
Brooke Road Flood Mitigation and Resiliency Project |
Stafford County will receive over $10.2 million to re-align a 0.45-mile portion of Brooke Road (SR 608) from Loblolly Lane to Maplewood Drive, a vital transportation route that serves the eastern part of the county and includes access to a commuter rail station. The project will address frequent flooding on portions of the road that becomes impassable for extended periods of time. The roadway runs parallel to Accokeek Creek, a major tributary to the Potomac River. |
$10,251,613 |
Resilience Improvement |
| VA |
Virginia Department of Transportation |
Modernizing Operations for Virginia’s Evacuation Resilience (MOVER) |
The Virginia Department of Transportation will receive over $5.4 million to install a weather and traffic monitoring system that will facilitate emergency evacuations due to extreme weather events in Virginia's Tidewater and Chesapeake region. The project will include the use of flood sensors, stream gauges, and traffic cameras to promote data-driven decisions in hazardous conditions, including flood, wind, fire, and landslides. |
$5,426,380 |
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route |
| VI |
Virgin Islands Port Authority |
Port Facility - Cyril E. King Airport Fuel Transfer and Storage Facility Shoreline Stabilization Project |
The Virgin Islands Port Authority will receive over $12.5 million to restore about 460 feet of shoreline on the southwest side of the Cyril E. King International Airport in St. Thomas. The project will reduce flooding from high-energy waves and prevent further shoreline erosion. The site also houses a petroleum facility that serves as the only entry point for aviation fuel, sustaining flight operations during weather-related emergencies and post-disaster recovery operations. |
$12,525,892 |
At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure |
| WA |
Northwest Seaport Alliance, The |
Wapato Creek Connect: 300 Feet of Critical Infrastructure |
The Northwest Seaport Alliance will receive $24.5 million to replace a failing culvert with a bridge at the Pierce County Terminal near the Port of Tacoma. The project also will restore passage through Wapato Creek, which bisects the active cargo terminal. The improvements are critical to the transportation infrastructure of the region, a key link for agricultural exporters, and will make it more resilient to climate change and extreme weather events. |
$24,500,000 |
Resilience Improvement |
| WA |
Skagit Council of Governments |
PROTECT Planning Grant for Regional Transportation Resilience Improvement Plan |
The Skagit Council of Governments will receive nearly $300,000 to conduct a Resilience Improvement Plan covering Skagit County that assesses the vulnerabilities of the transportation system for current and future weather events such as severe storms, flooding, droughts, levee and dam failures, wildfires, rockslides, and earthquakes. One major roadway in the project area of northwest Washington State is Interstate 5, a key Mexico-to-Canada trade corridor that is at risk of closure, severe traffic congestion and limited use by freight companies during extreme flooding events. |
$299,623 |
Planning |
| WI |
Monroe County Highway Department |
Little La Crosse Watershed Infrastructure Resiliency Initiative |
The Monroe County Highway Department will receive $506,000 to assess the vulnerability of bridges, culverts, dams and roadways in southwestern Monroe County and prioritize their repair or removal. The project also will identify strategies for improving the resiliency of these road crossings during extreme weather events such as flash flooding, and to develop cost-effective actions to reduce potential impacts. |
$506,000 |
Planning |
| WV |
West Virginia Department of Transportation |
Protecting Main Street Project |
The West Virginia Department of Transportation will receive nearly $3.3 million to reconstruct 1,350 feet of State Route 39 (WV 39) and raise the roadway about seven feet to place it outside the flood zone of the Cherry River. WV 39 is a critical corridor in the transportation network of the area and serves as the main east-west evacuation route for the City of Richwood, an isolated, sparse, rural community that has been the center of the lumber industry. |
$3,280,000 |
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route |
