Opportunity Information: Apply for 693JJ322NF00003
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), within the U.S. Department of Transportation, released this discretionary funding opportunity to award a single cooperative agreement to establish and operate a Center for Environmental Excellence (CEE). The CEE is meant to function as a national hub that transportation agencies and the broader transportation industry can rely on for practical support in delivering transportation programs, projects, and policies in a way that meets environmental requirements and advances higher standards of environmental performance. Unlike a traditional grant where the recipient largely works independently, a cooperative agreement signals substantial federal involvement, meaning FHWA is likely to play an active role in guiding priorities, coordinating activities, and ensuring the center delivers usable, sector-wide value.
At its core, the opportunity is about running an ongoing service center, not funding one-off construction or research. The selected recipient would be responsible for managing, operating, and maintaining the CEE and delivering a wide range of products and services that help agencies improve how they plan, design, permit, build, maintain, and operate transportation systems. The CEE is expected to support the day-to-day needs of transportation professionals by making it easier to understand and apply environmental and sustainability practices, reduce friction in compliance, and spread proven approaches across states and regions. A major emphasis is on information-sharing and technical assistance that can help agencies move projects forward while still meeting environmental responsibilities and community expectations.
FHWA lays out three broad objectives for the CEE. First, the center is expected to promote environmental stewardship by developing resources that provide innovative ways to achieve environmental excellence in transportation delivery, including approaches that can accelerate project delivery without compromising compliance. Second, the center must serve as an accessible resource for transportation professionals by offering technical assistance, training, information exchange, partnership-building opportunities, and quick access to tools related to environmental and sustainability topics. Third, the center must deliver products and services that help agencies incorporate a comprehensive set of priorities into transportation work, including environmental compliance, multimodalism, equity and environmental justice, context sensitive design solutions, complete streets, sustainability, climate resilience, greenhouse gas emission reductions, and stewardship. In practical terms, FHWA is signaling that the center should not only help agencies meet baseline legal requirements, but also help them modernize how transportation projects respond to climate, communities, and system-wide performance goals.
The notice also provides important context: FHWA previously awarded a competitively solicited cooperative agreement in 2016 to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to establish the CEE, with a stated goal of facilitating information sharing and technical assistance for State Departments of Transportation. That agreement was scheduled to expire in 2022, and FHWA intended this new competition to select an operator for the next five-year period. The structure suggests continuity of a national center, while still requiring a competitive selection to determine who will run it and how they will deliver services and resources over the next term.
Key administrative details from the listing include the funding opportunity title "Center for Environmental Excellence" and opportunity number 693JJ322NF00003. The assistance listing (CFDA) number is 20.205, and the activity category is Transportation. Eligibility is listed as "Unrestricted" (open to any type of entity), although applicants are expected to review the full Notice of Funding Opportunity in the related documents for any additional conditions or clarifications. FHWA anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of $5,000,000. The posting was created on January 21, 2022, and the original application closing date was March 31, 2022. The notice emphasizes that the complete requirements, application instructions, and evaluation details are contained in the full NOFO.Apply for 693JJ322NF00003
- The Department of Transportation, DOT Federal Highway Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Center for Environmental Excellence" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.205.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 21, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 31, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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