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Wildlife Crossings Pilot and Wildlife Infrastructure Funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

December 5, 2023
Photo credit: Renee Callahan

Inaugural Round of $110 Million in Wildlife Crossings Pilot Funding Announced (December 5, 2023)

We applaud Congress and the Biden Administration for delivering on their bipartisan promise to make our nation’s highways safer for people and wildlife through an inaugural investment of nearly $110 million in funding for the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program.

To learn more about funded projects, read our press release here.

 

ARC Solutions, National Parks Conservation Association, and Wildlands Network are excited to share this Wildlife Infrastructure Funding Guide: Funding Opportunities within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The guide provides a one-stop shop to learn about key eligibilities for 15 discretionary, statutory, and formula allocation funding programs, including:

  1. Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program
  2. Bridge Investment Program
  3. National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Program
  4. Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA)
  5. Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Programs (NSFLTP)
  6. Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program
  7. Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE)
  8. Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program
  9. Bridge Formula Program
  10. Highway Safety Improvement Program
  11. Surface Transportation Block Grant Program
  12. Transportation Alternatives Program
  13. Federal Lands Transportation Program
  14. Federal Lands Access Program
  15. Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund

Interested in learning more about national grants and other Federal, Tribal, and State funding programs that can be used to pay for wildlife mitigation measures, including animal road crossing structures?  Then this is the guide for you!

 

Additional Funding Resources:

 

Roadways and Wildlife Resources:

 

Contacts:

Renee Callahan, rcallahan@arc-solutions.org
Marta Brocki, mbrocki@arc-solutions.org