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Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadsides and Highway Rights-of-Way Grant Program (Roadside Pollinator Program)

  FAST Act (extension) Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)
Fiscal year (FY)
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Subject to future appropriation (General Fund)

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$2M*

$2M**

$2M*

$2M

$2M

*Consolidated Appropriations Act did not appropriate funding for this program.
**Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, appropriated $3M funding for this program.

Note: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) did not provide dedicated funding for this program; therefore, the program relies on funding from annual Consolidated Appropriations Acts.

Note: Table does not reflect general fund appropriations after FY24.

Note: Except as indicated, all references in this document are to BIL enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. 117-58 (Nov. 15, 2021).

Program Purpose

The BIL establishes the Roadside Pollinator Program as a grant program to carry out activities to benefit pollinators on roadsides and highway rights-of-way (ROW), including the planting and seeding of native, locally appropriate grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed. [§ 11528; 23 U.S.C. 332(a)]

Statutory Citations

Funding Features

Type of Budget Authority or Authorization of Appropriations

Distribution of Funds

Set-asides

Maximum Award Amount

Eligible Activities

Federal Share

Program Features

This is a new program established under BIL.

Eligible Entities

Selection Considerations

Coordination and Consultation

Technical Assistance

Additional Information and Assistance

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