August 27, 2024

Today, FHWA released the details of the Low-Carbon Transportation Materials (LCTM) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This NOFO is open to eligible non-State Departments of Transportation including local governments, political subdivisions of a State, US territories, Federally recognized tribes, Federal Land Management Agencies, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and special purpose districts or public authorities with a transportation function. State DOTs were eligible to apply for this funding through a Request for Application (RFA) that closed on June 10, 2024.

The LCTM Program, established under Section 60506 of the Inflation Reduction Act, aims to increase the use of materials that have “substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions” as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency. FHWA will award up to $2 billion in LCTM Program funding; up to $800 million is available to eligible non-State DOT recipients through the NOFO process. NOFO applications must be submitted through grants.gov by November 25, 2024, at 11:59 p.m., ET.

FHWA will host an informational webinar on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM ET. The purpose of the webinar is to provide general information on the LCTM program and to inform potential applicants on the application process and program requirements. Registration is required to join the webinar.  Please register here!

For more information on the LCTM Program and the NOFO, please visit the LCTM website. Stakeholders are encouraged to sign-up for LCTM Program updates or email questions to the LCTM Program.