The Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, & Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) competitive grant program makes available $787M to help make surface transportation more resilient to natural hazards, including sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters.

PROTECT was established under Section 11405 of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) to fund planning activities, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk costal infrastructure.

Program goals include protecting communities through resilience improvements and strategies that allow for the continued operation or rapid recovery of surface transportation systems, coastal infrastructure, and natural infrastructure that protects and enhances surface transportation assets. 

Eligible Applicants Include:

• States
• Metropolitan planning organizations (MPO)
• Local governments
• Federally recognized Indian Tribes
• Public transportation agencies
• Port authorities
• Federal Land Managing Agencies (FLMA)
  
  

Applications must be submitted by October 9, 2026.
Click here to learn more or view the Notice of Funding Opportunity