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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
Date: July 21, 2023
To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
Through: Ronald Burton, CPM, City Manager
From: John Cannatella, PE—City Engineer
RE: PR#23249—Authorizing participation in the Grant Application process from the
United States Department of Transportation(USDOT) for the FY 2023 PROTECT
Grant Application for Jetty Road
Introduction:
The intent of this agenda item is to seek the City Council's approval to authorize the City Manager to
approve an application for grant funds from the United States Department of Transportation FY 2023
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation
(PROTECT) Program Grant for the Jetty Road planning, environmental conformance, and design
efforts.
Background:
The City of Port Arthur's Public Works Department has identified funding prospects that will aid in the
upgrade and repair of Jetty Road in Sabine Pass to ensure safety for the public and relevant stakeholders.
To that end, the USDOT has grant funding available for planning, design, feasibility studies, and
infrastructure modifications related to the strengthening and structural resiliency for roadways subject
to natural disaster and at-risk coastal infrastructure.Additionally,the program provides funding for tools
to help strengthen a city's approach to roadway safety and help meet the needs of diverse communities
that are disadvantaged or historically underserved. The Jetty road provides connectivity to US Fish and
Wildlife Texas Point Reserve and the Coast Guard radar installation at the end of the Jetty Road in
Sabine Pass. The PROTECT grant,as it is known,has$45 Million allotted for fiscal year 2023 available
to all applicants that can satisfy the administrative requirements for planning grants. The USDOT share
of the awarded grant will cover 100 percent of the total eligible costs for a planning grant and there is
no anticipated local matching share for this submission.
Budget Impact:
There is no budgetary impact to apply for the funding.
"Remember,we are here to serve the Citizens of Port Arthur"
P.O.Box 1089 X Port Arthur,Texas 77641-1089 X 409.983.8101 X FAX 409.982.6743
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Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council approve PR#23249 authorizing the City Manager to participate
in the grant application process from United States Department of Transportation FY 2023 Promoting
Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)
Program Grant.
"Remember,we are here to serve the Citizens of Port Arthur"
P.O.Box 1089 X Port Arthur,Texas 77641-1089 X 409.983.8101 X FAX 409.982.6743
PR 23249
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT) FOR FY 2023
PROMOTING RESILIENT OPERATIONS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE,
EFFICIENT, AND COST-SAVING TRANSPORTATION (PROTECT)
PROGRAM GRANTS FOR JETTY ROAD IN SABINE PASS. THERE IS NO
LOCAL MATCH FOR THIS PLANNING GRANT AND NO BUDGETARY
IMPACT TO APPLY FOR FUNDING.
WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur is always pursuing funding opportunities that
addresses the safety of all roads and infrastructure for its citizens; and,
WHEREAS, the City is eligible to apply for grant funds from the United States
Department of Transportation (USDOT) FY 2023 Promoting Resilient Operations for
Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program Grants for
Jetty Road in Sabine Pass, see Exhibit "A"; and,
WHEREAS, the Public Works Engineering Department will prepare an Action Plan
for the planning efforts that outlines how grant funds will be utilized for planning, surveying,
right-of-way (ROW) determination, environmental compliance, and engineering efforts to
justify the implementation of this roadway improvements; and,
WHEREAS, the PROTECT planning grant covers 100 percent of the total eligible
activity costs and requires no local match; and,
WHEREAS, the application for the PROTECT Grant must be submitted by 5:00 pm
EST on August 18, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, the authorization of the City Manager to participate in the USDOT
PROTECT Program Grant is herein deemed an appropriate action; now, therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR:
THAT, the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct; and,
THAT, the City Council of the City of Port Arthur hereby authorize and directs the
City Manager to participate in the USDOT Promoting Resilient Operations for
Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program Grants for
Jetty Road in Sabine Pass; and,
THAT, a copy of the caption of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the
City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the day of ,A.D.2023 at
a meeting of the City of Port Arthur, Texas by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor:
Councilmembers:
Noes:
Thurman Bill Bartie
Mayor
ATTEST:
Sherri Bellard
City Secretary
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Sherri Bellard
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
be,ayValecia/Tizeno, Esquire Ronald Burton, CPM
City Attorney City Manager
APPROVED AS FOR AVAILABILITY OF
FUNDS:
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Kandy K. Dani I
Director of Finance
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Flozelle C. Roberts, EIT, MEng, MBA
Director of Public Works
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Clifton Williams, CPPB
Purchasing Manager
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EXHIBIT "A"
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 Promoting Resilient
Operations for Transformative,Efficient,and Cost-Saving Transportation(PROTECT)
Program
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA).
ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity(NOFO) is to solicit applications for
FHWA's Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving
Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Program Grants and will result in the distribution of
up to $848 million.
Funds made available for Federal Fiscal Years (FY) 2022 and 2023 for the PROTECT
Discretionary Grant Program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to make transportation
infrastructure and service more resilient to climate change and extreme weather events under 23
United States Code(U.S.C.) § 176. This notice describes the application requirements, selection
and evaluation criteria, applicable program and Federal requirements, and available technical
assistance during the grant solicitation period.
DATES:
Applications must be submitted electronically through grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, August 18, 2023 (the"application deadline"). Applicants are
encouraged to submit applications in advance of the application deadline; however, applications
will not be evaluated, and awards will not be made, until after the application deadline.
FHWA plans to conduct outreach regarding PROTECT Discretionary Program Grants in the
form of virtual meetings on May 8, 2023 and May 11, 2023, 1 PM Eastern Time. To join the
Webinar, follow the instructions posted on
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/protect/discretionary. The Webinars will be recorded
and posted on FHWA's PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program Website at
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/env ironment/protect/discretionary.
ADDRESSES:
Applications must be submitted electronically through grants.gov. Refer to Assistance Listing:
20.205—Highway Planning and Construction.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Miller
Agreement Officer
Office of Acquisition and Grants Management
Federal Highway Administration
U.S.Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE.
Washington, DC 20590
Email: PROTECTdiscretionary@dot.gov(preferred)
Phone: (202) 366-9167
Alternate:
Robin Hobbs
Agreement Officer/Team Leader
Office of Acquisition and Grants Management
Federal Highway Administration
U.S.Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE.
Washington, DC 20590
Email: PROTECTdiscretionary@dot.gov(preferred)
Phone: (202) 366-4004
Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FHWA will not review applications in advance, but FHWA staff are available for technical
questions. In addition, FHWA will post answers to questions and requests for clarifications at
Grants.gov under this NOFO's page. To ensure applicants receive accurate information about
eligibility or the program,the applicant is encouraged to contact FHWA directly at
PROTECTdiscretionary@dot.gov, rather than through intermediaries or third parties,with
questions.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Each section of this notice contains information and instructions relevant to the application
process for PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program grants. The applicant should read this
notice in its entirety in order to submit all necessary information for complete and competitive
applications.
Table of Contents
SECTION A—PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 4
SECTION B—FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION 9
SECTION C—ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION 11
SECTION D—APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION 24
SECTION E—APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION 34
SECTION F—FEDERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION 52
SECTION G—FEDERAL AWARDING AGENCY CONTACTS 57
SECTION H—OTHER INFORMATION 58
NOTE: FHWA uses www.grants.gov for receipt of all applications. Applicants must
register and use the system to submit applications electronically. Applicants are
encouraged to register in advance of the submission deadline and to register to receive
notifications of updates/amendments to this Notice. Approval of user registrations for the
site may take multiple weeks. It is the Applicant's responsibility to monitor for any
updates to this Notice.
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SECTION A—PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
1. Overview
Section 11405 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law(BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act(Pub. L. 117-58,Nov. 15, 2021), established the PROTECT Formula
and Discretionary Grant programs, which are codified at 23 U.S.C. § 176. The purpose of the
PROTECT Formula and Discretionary Grant programs is to plan for and strengthen surface
transportation to be more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise,
flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters through formula and competitive
discretionary grants. FHWA issued guidance for the formula portion of PROTECT in July 2022.
This NOFO is for the discretionary portion of PROTECT. It will result in the distribution of up
to $848 million for the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program through a competitive
discretionary grant process.' FHWA intends to hold future solicitations for funding available in
FY 2024-2026.
The vision of the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program is to fund projects that address the
climate crisis by improving the resilience of the surface transportation system, including
highways, public transportation, ports, and intercity passenger rail. Projects selected under this
program should be grounded in the best available scientific understanding of climate change
risks, impacts, and vulnerabilities. They should support the continued operation or rapid
recovery of crucial local, regional, or national surface transportation facilities. Furthermore,
selected projects should utilize innovative and collaborative approaches to risk reduction,
including the use of natural infrastructure, which is explicitly eligible under the program. Also
called nature-based solutions,these strategies include conservation, restoration, or construction
of riparian and streambed treatments,marshes,wetlands, native vegetation, stormwater
bioswales, breakwaters, reefs, dunes, parks, urban forests, and shade trees. They reduce flood
risks, erosion, wave damage, and heat impacts while also creating habitat, filtering pollutants,
and providing recreational benefits. Projects in the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program
have the potential to demonstrate innovation and best practices that State and local governments
in other parts of the country can consider replicating.
By funding projects that improve resilience to natural hazards and climate change impacts,the
PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program aims to reduce damage and disruption to the
transportation system, improve the safety of the traveling public, and improve equity by
addressing the needs of disadvantaged communities that are often the most vulnerable to hazards.
FHWA will seek to award projects to communities that demonstrate a strong need for the
funding;the program includes set asides for rural communities and Indian Tribes.
Funding for the PROTECT Discretionary Grants Program comes from two sources: 1)funding authorized as
contract authority from the Highway Trust Fund,and 2)funding appropriated from the General Fund in annual
appropriations acts. Funding authorized from the Highway Trust Fund is reduced based on the imposition of the
obligation limitation contained in the annual appropriations acts. The BIL authorized$250 million annually from
the Highway Trust Fund for FY 2022 and FY 2023. An additional$400 million was appropriated in FY 2022 and
FY 2023 as shown in detail in Section B. Currently,$300 million is authorized annually for FYs 2024,2025,and
2026.
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For the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program, like the PROTECT Formula Program, grant
funds can only be used for activities that are primarily for the purpose of resilience or inherently
resilience related.
There are four categories of funding under the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program. One
category is for Planning Grants. The other three categories are for Resilience Improvement,
Community Resilience and Evacuation Routes, and At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure projects,and
throughout this NOFO are collectively referred to as Resilience Grants.
Planning Grants may be used to develop Resilience Improvement Plans in accordance with 23
U.S.0 § 176(e)(2) for States and MPO; resilience planning, predesign, design, or the
development of data tools to simulate transportation disruption scenarios, including vulnerability
assessments;technical capacity building to facilitate the ability of the eligible entity to assess the
vulnerabilities of its surface transportation assets and community response strategies under
current conditions and a range of potential future conditions; or evacuation planning and
preparation. (23 U.S.C. § 176(d)(3)).
Resilience Improvement Grants may be used to improve the ability of an existing surface
transportation asset to withstand one or more elements of a weather event or natural disaster, or
to increase the resilience of surface transportation infrastructure from the impacts of changing
conditions, such as sea level rise, flooding,wildfires, extreme weather events, and other natural
disasters. (23 U.S.C. § 176(d)(4)(A)).
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route Grants may be used for activities that
strengthen and protect evacuation routes that are essential for providing and supporting
evacuations caused by emergency events including activities that will improve evacuation routes,
provide safe passage during an evacuation, and reduce the risk of damage to evacuation routes as
a result of future emergency events. For routes that inadequately facilitate evacuations,
including the transportation of emergency responders and recovery resources, activities include
expanding capacity through installation of communication and intelligent transportation system
equipment and infrastructure, counterflow measures, or shoulders, in addition to constructing
new or redundant evacuation routes, acquiring evacuation route or traffic incident management
equipment or signage, or ensuring access or service to critical destinations, including hospitals
and other medical or emergency services facilities, major employers, critical manufacturing
centers, ports and intermodal facilities, utilities, and Federal facilities. (23 U.S.C. §
176(d)(4)(B)).
At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure Grants may be used for activities to strengthen, stabilize,
harden, elevate, relocate or otherwise enhance the resilience of highway and non-rail
infrastructure, including: bridges, roads, pedestrian walkways, and bicycle lanes, and associated
infrastructure, such as culverts and tide gates to protect highways that are subject to, or face
increased long-term future risks of, a weather event, a natural disaster, or changing conditions,
including coastal flooding, coastal erosion, wave action, storm surge, or sea level rise, in order to
improve transportation and public safety and to reduce costs by avoiding larger future
maintenance or rebuilding costs. (23 U.S.C. § 176(d)(4)(C)).
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Together, these four funding categories will make surface transportation assets, communities,
and coastal infrastructure more resilient to current and future weather events and natural
disasters, such as severe storms, flooding, drought, levee and dam failures, wildfire, rockslides,
mudslides or landslides, sea level rise, extreme weather, including extreme temperature, and
earthquakes, as well as to allow for continued operation or rapid recovery of surface
transportation systems.
Future NOFOs under the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program may prioritize projects that
are awarded planning grants funded under this NOFO for Resilience Grant awards.
Applicants may use one application to submit the same project for multiple funding categories if
the project meets the eligibility criteria for multiple categories. For instance, a project to
improve resilience of a coastal evacuation route could be eligible under all three Resilience Grant
categories. Applicants would need to be sure to submit all the information needed for each
category under which they are applying. Applicants should indicate which funding category or
categories they are applying,however FHWA reserves the discretion to determine which funding
category from which to make an award for a project, including a category for which the applicant
did not apply.
Different funding amounts are available for the different categories, as shown below.
Category Approximate Funding Available this
Round
Planning Grants Up to $45 million
Resilience Improvement Grants Up to $638 million
Community Resilience and Evacuation Route Grants Up to $45 million
At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure Grants Up to $120 million
For more information about the eligible activities under each grant category see Section C of this
NOFO.
FHWA will award FY 2022 and FY 2023 PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program grants to
eligible applicants consistent with applicable statutory criteria and priorities, merit criteria, and
the Administration priorities described within this NOFO.
Eligible Applicants
The PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program provides broad applicant eligibility for all levels of
government to be direct recipients of funds. States, MPOs, local governments, and Indian Tribes
can apply directly to FHWA. A Federal land management agency may be eligible if the agency
applies jointly with a State or group of States. (See Section C for a complete list of eligible
entities). FHWA encourages all eligible entities regardless of size, location, and experience
administering Federal funding awards to apply for Federal assistance for Planning Grants and
Resilience Grants under this NOFO.
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To assist applicants, FHWA has developed application checklists which applicants are
encouraged to use. These checklists can be found under the related documents tab for this
NOFO on Grants.gov. The checklists are provided solely as a prompt for applicants and are not
required for the grant application.
Alignment with Administration Priorities and Strategic Goals
The PROTECT Program (Formula and Discretionary)aligns with Biden-Harris Administration
policies and priorities, including DOT's Strategic Plan goals of Safety,Economic Strength and
Global Competitiveness, Equity, Climate and Sustainability, Transformation, and Organizational
Excellence. The program will be implemented in line with Administration and Departmental
policies and orders including the America the Beautiful Initiative;the Interagency Memorandum
of Understanding(MOU) on Promoting Equitable Access to Nature in Nature-Deprived
Communities signed by DOT; DOT Climate Action Plan; DOT Equity Action Plan; Executive
Order(E.O.) 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
Through the Federal Government(86 FR 7009); E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations(59 FR 7629); E.O.
14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad(86 FR 7619); and E.O. 14030, Climate
Related Financial Risk(86 FR 27967). Also, consistent with E.O. 14030 and E.O. 13690,
Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and
Considering Stakeholder Input(80 FR 6425), project applicants should be aware that DOT is in
the process of developing guidance and considering updates to its floodplain requirements,
including redefining the appropriate flood hazard area to account for future climate conditions.
The Department is committed to advancing safe, efficient transportation, including in the
PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program. The National Roadway Safety Strategy(NRSS),
issued January 27, 2022, commits DOT to respond to the current crisis in roadway fatalities by
"taking substantial, comprehensive action to significantly reduce serious and fatal injuries on the
Nation's roadways" in pursuit of the goal of achieving zero roadway deaths through a Safe
System Approach. The outcomes that are anticipated from the projects funded by PROTECT
Discretionary Grant Program should align with the NRSS.
The Department seeks to fund projects under the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program that
reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, incorporate evidence-based climate
resilience measures and features, reduce the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from the project
materials, avoid adverse environmental impacts to air or water quality,wetlands, and endangered
species, and address the disproportionate negative environmental impacts of transportation on
disadvantaged communities, consistent with E.O. 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home
and Abroad(86 FR 7619).
The Department seeks to award projects under the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program that
will create proportional impacts to all populations in a project area, remove transportation related
disparities to all populations in a project area, and increase equitable access to project benefits,
consistent with E.O. 13985,Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
Through the Federal Government(86 FR 7009).
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The Department also seeks to award projects that address equity and environmental justice,
particularly for disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and
overburdened by pollution and climate-related risks, and lack access to nature's benefits,
consistent with E.O. 14008,Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad(86 FR 7619).
The Department intends to use the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program to support the
creation of good-paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union and the incorporation of
strong labor standards and training and placement programs, especially registered
apprenticeships, in project planning stages, consistent with E.O. 14025, Worker Organizing and
Empowerment(86 FR 22829), and E.O. 14052, Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act(86 FR 64335). FHWA also intends to use the PROTECT Discretionary Grant
Program to support wealth creation, consistent with the DOT's Equity Action Plan through the
inclusion of local inclusive economic development and entrepreneurship such as the utilization
of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), Minority-owned Businesses, Women-owned
Businesses, or 8(a) firms.
Please see Section E of this NOFO for more information on the FY 2022 and FY 2023
PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program selection criteria,the process for selecting projects, and
how FHWA will evaluate applications in regard to these Administration priorities and goals. In
addition, Section F.3 describes progress and performance reporting requirements for selected
projects and the Administration's goals as appropriate.
2. Additional Information
The PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program is described in the Federal Assistance Listings
under the assistance listing program title"Highway Planning and Construction" and assistance
listing number 20.205.
FHWA is committed to considering project funding decisions holistically among the various
discretionary grant programs available in BIL. FHWA also recognizes that applicants may be
seeking funding from multiple discretionary grant programs and opportunities. An applicant
may seek the same award amounts from multiple FHWA discretionary opportunities or seek a
combination of funding from multiple DOT opportunities.
The applicant should identify any other DOT programs and opportunities they intend to apply for
(or utilize if the Federal funding is already available to the applicant), and what award amounts
they will be seeking, in the appropriate sections of this NOFO, including Section D.2.b.II. .
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SECTION B—FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION
1. Award Amount Available
For FY 2022 and FY 2023, up to $848 million2 is available for PROTECT Discretionary Grant
Program awards under this notice. Of this amount, up to $45 million is available for Planning
Grants; up to $638 million is available for Resilience Improvement Grants; up to$45 million is
available for Community Resilience and Evacuation Route Grants; and up to $120 million is
available for At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure Grants. Subject to the availability of funds, an
eligible entity may request, and the Secretary may distribute funds for a grant under this
subsection on a multiyear basis, as the Secretary determines to be necessary. Any award under
this NOFO will be subject to the availability of funding.
2. Award Size
For FY 2022 and FY 2023 PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program Planning Grants, FHWA
requests applications for a minimum award size of$100,000 and no maximum award size.
For FY 2022 and FY 2023 PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program Resilience Improvement,
Community Resilience and Evacuation Routes, and At-Risk Coast Infrastructure grants FHWA
requests applications for a minimum award size of$500,000 and no maximum award size.
FHWA anticipates awarding between 30 to 40 Resilience Improvement,Community Resilience
and Evacuation Routes, and At-Risk Coast Infrastructure grants.
If an applicant seeks an award amount that is less than the minimum, the application should
include a justification for the requested amount. FHWA reserves the discretion to consider
award sizes below the minimum award size listed above. Consideration will include the total
amount of eligible PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program grant funds requested and
consideration of the evaluation and selection criteria described in Section E.
2 PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program funds from the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund are contract
authority,which is reduced based on the imposition of the Federal-aid obligation limitation contained in the annual
appropriations acts. Accordingly,the amount of$250,000,000 authorized for each of FYs 2022 and 2023 is reduced
to$228,250,000 and$219,500,000,respectively. Additional funds were appropriated from the General Fund in the
FY 2022 and FY 2023 annual appropriations acts to the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program,which are not
subject to the obligation limitation(Consolidated Appropriations Act,2023(Public Law 117-103)and Consolidated
Appropriations Act,2023(Public Law 117-328)).
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