Notice

FY 2026 BUILD Federal Grant Opportunity NOW Open!

PennDOT is sharing information about the newly opened FY 2026 BUILD (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) federal grant opportunity. More details will follow once the federal government releases a full NOFO. PennDOT has already selected a project to submit.

Key Points

• The FY 2026 BUILD federal grant application window is now open.
• Full NOFO details are limited; PennDOT will send updates when available.
• Application deadline: February 24, 2026.
• PennDOT has identified a candidate project that will be submitted for this grant round.
• Internal teams will coordinate with the relevant District/Region.
• Questions about federal competitive grants can be sent to the PennDOT IIJA resource account: RA-PDTRANSFEDFUNDOPP@pa.gov.
• Additional information is available on the USDOT BUILD program webpage.

• The grant alert is posted under Current Grants on the PennDOT (penndot-grant-alert-2026-build-grant.pdf) site.