Assistance program
Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program
$19.1 Million committed in FY2026–FY2026
- Agency
- Federal Highway Administration, Transportation, Department of
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 20.290
- What it does
- The Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (WCPP) is a competitive grant program with the goal of reducing Wildlife Vehicle Collisions (WVCs) while improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species. The WCPP provides funding for construction and non-construction projects. This Assistance Listing 20.290 created in August 2025 was included in the previous ALN 20.205, please refer to former ALN 20.205 for FY24 and FY25 financial obligations. The new Assistance Listing 20.290 will be utilized by DOT at the start of FY 2026. Construction Projects include engineering, design, permitting, right-of-way acquisition, and other activities related to the construction of infrastructure improvements, such as the building of a wildlife crossing overpass or underpass. Non-Construction projects include planning, research, and educational activities that are not directly related to construction of infrastructure improvements, such as a hot spot analysis of WVCs. All projects should seek to protect motorists and wildlife by reducing the number of WVCs and improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.
- Who benefits
- Not Applicable
- Who applies
- See program notice of funding.
- Authorized by
- 23 U.S.C. § 171
- Public Law 117-58
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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