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2026-09-06
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FY26 - Stopping Threats On Pedestrian Competitive Grant Program (Bollards)

FHWA-BOLL-26-001 · DOT Federal Highway Administration

transportation infrastructure emergency disaster resilience national security defense Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Transportation

Closes
2026-09-09 · 3 d
Award ceiling
$5,000,000
Award floor
Program funding
$5,000,000
Expected awards
9
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2026-08-10
Instrument
Grant
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-08-11

Funds bollard installation projects to reduce pedestrian injuries and terrorism risk in high-pedestrian areas for State DOTs and local government entities.

Funds
construction equipment
University
ineligible
engineering
substantial

RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV

⚑ Federal share may be 100% · Eligible applicants limited to State DOTs and local government entities · Grant is for bollard installation projects, not research

Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules

Tom Love Innovation Hub 25 weak prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content
IPPRA 15 none university cannot apply directly (ineligible)
Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) 15 none university cannot apply directly (ineligible)

Description

The purpose of the Bollards Competitive Grant Program is to provide funding for bollard installation projects designed to prevent pedestrian injuries and acts of terrorism in areas used by large numbers of pedestrians.

Eligible applicants under the Bollards Competitive Grant Program are State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs) and local government entities such as any city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a State).

The Bollards Competitive Grant Program allows for the Federal share of the project to be 100 percent.

Please refer the "Related Documents" tab in Grants.gov for the full text of the NOFO.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants under the Bollards Competitive Grant Program are State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs) and local government entities such as any city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a State).

Apply

View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: DOT Federal Highway Administration <support@grants.gov>

Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →

A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.

ONE LLM CALL (~1¢) · CACHED · REQUIRES STAFF KEY

Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →

Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.

ONE LLM CALL (~2-3¢) · CACHED · SCAFFOLDING, NOT GHOSTWRITING