This is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) information collection request that is voluntary. It is for States that wish to compete for grants from the Fiscal Year 2024 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP). The CHBP provides funding for bundled bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects. The CHBP requirements, and funding in the amount of $250 million, are authorized in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Public Law 118-42, Section 126, March 9, 2024. Information will be collected from as many as eighteen State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs) that are eligible to apply. The collection will request project applications that FHWA will use to make determinations on grants. Applications are submitted once (one time frequency) with as many as three applications submitted by each eligible State DOT. FHWA will review the collected information to establish project eligibility, and evaluate project merit, readiness, and contribution to priorities and strategic goals. Examples of the information that will be collected include summary project information describing work type and scope, costs, and cost sharing. Information will include National Bridge Inventory and other data that identifies the bridge locations, types, conditions, and attributes that explain improvement needs. Information will include narrative discussion, data, and analysis that demonstrates how the project satisfies the CHBP goals and merit criteria. Applicants that receive grants will be required to submit a grant agreement that memorializes commitments made in their application, semi-annual progress and financial reports that track progress and ensure financial accountability, and performance indicator values that are linked to project commitments and CHBP goals.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
FINAL DRAFT CHBP NOFO.pdf
Supporting Statement A- CHBP_Revision_20260407.docx
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