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Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP) Competitive Grant Program
- Deadline
- Oct 30, 2026 (6 days left)
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $1 to $2.0 million
- Expected awards
- 100
- Total program funding
- $26 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- FHWA-PPPP-26-001
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 20.262
More on who can apply
Metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) that serve a census delineated urban area with a population of over 200,000.
What it funds
This NOFO will award up to $26 million total in Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025 and 2026 funding and remaining FY 2024 funding via cost reimbursable grants. The actual amount available to be awarded under this notice will be subject to the availability of funds. Under Section 11204(c)(3) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58), the maximum amount of a grant under the PPPP Competitive Grant Program is $2 million. The PPPP Competitive Grant Program allows for the Federal share of the prioritization project to be 100 percent.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Oct 30, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
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From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.