Patterns extracted from the FY25 Insights Analysis. Click any section below to drill into the data.
Funding peak. FY25's $774M is the program's largest annual award total ever — but the headline includes ~$274M of prior-year unobligated PIDP funds rolled forward into FY25. Base appropriations ($450M IIJA + $50M Approps) are flat-to-down vs FY24.
Demand keeps climbing. Applications: 153 → 158 → 186. Requested funding: $2.81B → $2.99B → $3.07B. The program is roughly 4× oversubscribed at request volume and the top 15 unfunded FY25 applicants alone represent ~$746M of credible demand.
Leverage is the strongest selection signal. FY25 awardees averaged 38.2% non-federal share vs 24.6% for non-awardees. Win-rate jumps from ~14% (sub-40% leverage) to ~37–75% above 40%.
Alaska's planning sweep. All 3 pure-planning awards in FY25 went to Alaska; AK captured 7 of 37 awards and the largest state share ($115M / 14.9%). FY23–FY24 also showed strong AK presence but never exclusive.
Inland & Strategic Seaports over-perform. Inland ports: 8 of 37 awards / $171M (22%). 7 Strategic Seaports won (with only ~22 nationwide) for $169M / 21.8% — concentrated in the Texas Gulf.
SPSP set-aside compliance question. Small Projects at Small Ports landed $147.8M — clears the NOFO's pegged $125M floor but appears $45.7M short of a strict 25% reading of 46 U.S.C. 54301(a)(7)(B) once rollover funds are counted in the FY25 grant pool.
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