Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP)
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: June 26, 2026
Archive date: August 26, 2026
Close date: July 27, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362989
Opportunity number: FHWA-CHBP-26-001
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: DOT Federal Highway Administration
Agency code: DOT-FHWA
Award floor: $0
Award ceiling: $55,000,000
Cost sharing required: Yes
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Transportation
Eligible Applicants
- Others
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dot_fhwa
- category_of_funding_activity:transportation
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
- eligible_applicants:others
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
This NOFO will award up to $350 million in FY 2026 funding via cost reimbursable grants. The actual amount available to be awarded under this notice will be subject to the availability of funds. Eligible States (See Additional Eligibility information below) with greater than 14 percent of total bridges classified in poor condition are to receive no less than $32.5 million, provided the State submits eligible application(s) with a total value that meets or exceeds $32.5 million. There is no minimum award amount for States that do not meet this condition. No State shall be awarded more than $55 million. Under FY 2026 CHBP, the Federal share of the cost is in accordance with 23 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 120. See Section B for more details. Applicants that do not provide at least the minimum non-Federal cost share will be classified as ineligible.