DOT opens $111M for Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program
Eligible applicants: regional authorities, state agencies, tribal entities, federal agencies, local authorities. Applications are due: August 01, 2023
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity
Opportunity: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Technology Commercialization Fund
Overview and Eligible Uses: The Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (WCPP) authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, aims to reduce wildlife vehicle collisions (WVC) and improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species. FHWA seeks to award non-construction and construction projects under WCPP. Examples of Non-Construction Projects include, but are not limited to the following:
Research on safety innovations to reduce WVCs;
Research and monitoring on the effectiveness of WVC mitigation;
Development of mapping tools to document WVCs;
Analysis of impacts of WVCs and best practices to reduce WVCs;
Planning studies to identify terrestrial and aquatic wildlife migration corridors and roadway barriers to habitat that lead to WVCs;
Tracking wildlife and mapping WVCs; or
Outreach activities to educate the public on the hazards of WVCs.
Examples of Construction projects include, but are not limited to the following:
Design and pre-construction of an underpass or overpass for wildlife passage;
Environmental permitting and right-of-way acquisition to construct a wildlife crossing structure;
Adaptation or replacement of a culvert or bridge structure to accommodate connectivity for terrestrial species that are experiencing WVCs;
Construction of a wildlife overpass or underpass and fencing;
Preservation or restoration of habitat necessary to secure the effectiveness of a crossing project; or
Construction of multiple crossing structures in an area to connect habitat for terrestrial or aquatic species
Amount: Up to $111,850,000
Award Type: Competitive grant
Eligible Applicants:
Eligible Applicants for the WCPP are the following individual entities or a group of such eligible entities (23 U.S.C. 171(c)):
State departments of transportation
An Metropolitan Planning Organization
A unit of local government;
A regional transportation authority;
A special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function;
An Indian Tribe; or
Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA)
Key Dates: Full applications are due August 01, 2023.
Key Links: Grants.gov opportunity
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