Official funding announcement — preliminary draft
Funder: DOT Federal Highway Administration
Opportunity number: FHWA-WCPP-26-002
Official listed status: posted
Closing information: 2026-11-16 (official deadline clock time and time zone must be checked in NOFO)
Award disclosure: Official federal synopsis lists an award ceiling of 80,000,000; applicant-level applicability requires full-NOFO review.
Applicant categories in federal synopsis: State governments; County governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Special district governments; City or township governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Federal synopsis
The purpose of the WCPP is to provide funding to eligible entities for projects seeking to improve safety of the traveling public by reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVC) and, in doing so, improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species. This NOFO will award approximately $80 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding via cost reimbursable grants. DOT may also award any remaining and available funds from previous fiscal years under this opportunity. The actual amount available to be awarded under this notice will be subject to the availability of funds. NOTE: The information under 'Award' on this page requires the specification of a minimum and maximum dollar value for anticipated awards due to Grants.gov system requirements. However, as stated in the NOFO, there are no minimum or maximum award sizes.
Draft intake record. Eligibility, program terms, current amendments and applicant ceiling must be independently verified before publishing.