HIP Factsheet

Background

The Highway Infrastructure Program (HIP) has had four cycles of funding announced by FHWA: FFY 2017-2018 Notice, FFY 2018-2019 Notice, FFY 2019-2020 Notice, and FFY 2020-2021 Notice.

Now that all the HIP funds had been obligated and HIP program funds had discontinued since 2022.

The expenditure deadline for the FFY2017-18 is Sep 30,2026.

The expenditure deadline for the FFY2018-19 is Sep 30,2027.

The expenditure deadline for the FFY2019-20 is Sep 30,2028.

The expenditure deadline for the FFY2020-21 is Sep 30,2029.

If any project won’t able to expand the funds, agencies able to de-obligate and re-obligate the expire HIP funds following the criteria and process below:

For example: Obligation: Expired FY 2020 HIP funds may only be used to adjust obligations that were incurred before the budget authority expired on September 30, 2023, provided that:

1. The pre-existing obligation is on a HIP-funded project (i.e., new project authorizations are not permitted);

2. The existing HIP-funded project used the same fiscal year’s HIP funding (i.e., if the expired funding is FY 2020 HIP funding, then the project on which the funds are to be obligated must be a project that used FY 2020 HIP funding);

3. The adjustment is for a within-scope increase requiring an upward adjustment to the amount previously obligated on that project (new phases, additional contract work, adjustments to pay claims, and increases under an escalation clause are not permitted); and

4. The obligation is certified by the State and approved by the division office as meeting the above criteria.

For more information, please review the attachments describe the  criteria and process for the obligation of expired Highway Infrastructure Program (HIP) funds.

FFY 2017-18  Criteria and Process for Obligation of Expired HIP Funds.

FFY 2018-19  Criteria and Process for Obligation of Expired HIP Funds.

FFY 2019-20  Criteria and Process for Obligation of Expired HIP Funds.

Please contact HIP program manager before de-obligate any HIP funds.