Roads, Bridges and Major Projects

National Culvert Removal, Replacement, & Restoration Grant

Agency NameDepartment of Transportation
Funding Amount$1,000,000,000.00
Bureau Name Office of the Secretary
Funding Mechanism Competitive Grant
New? Yes
Funding Mechanism Competitive Grant

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available until expended
Recipients (1) A State; (2) a unit of local government; or (3) an Tribe.
Program Description The Office of the Secretary's National Culvert Removal, Replacement and Restoration program provides supplemental funding for grants to a State, local government, or an Tribe on a competitive basis for projects that replace, remove, and/or repair culverts or weirs.
Eligible Uses Establish an annual competitive grant program to award grants to eligible entities for projects for the replacement, removal, and repair of culverts or weirs that: (1) would meaningfully improve or restore fish passage for anadromous fish; and (2) with respect to weirs, may include (A) infrastructure to facilitate fish passage around or over the weir and (B) weir improvements.
Statutory Location 21203
Federal Cost Share Requirement 80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal cost share for urban projects and up to 100 percent Federal funding for projects located in rural areas or historically disadvantaged communities.