If unobligated Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation Program (PROTECT) formula program funds are rescinded, rural and midwestern states could disproportionately lose out on existing appropriated and authorized funding. Solicitations of PROTECT competitive grant projects applications were closed early in February 2025, and certain projects in the program may be at risk of elimination under Secretary Duffy's new USDOT policies.
Beyond the PROTECT program, Transportation for America estimates over $13.5 billion dollars in new IIJA programs for infrastructure resilience, efficiency, and emissions reduction projects remain unobligated.