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Federal Lands Access Program

Program Information

Popular name

Federal Lands Access Program or FLAP

Program Number

20.224

Program objective

The goal of the Federal Lands Access Program is to improve transportation facilities that provide access to, are adjacent to, or are located within Federal lands. The Access Program supplements State and local resources for public roads, transit systems, and other transportation facilities, with an emphasis on high-use recreation sites and economic generators. The program is designed to provide flexibility for a wide range of transportation projects in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. A Programming Decisions Committee (PDC) within each State will make programming decisions and should develop a multi-year program of projects.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    FHWA obligated approximately $230 Million for FLAP projects.

  2. 2017

    FHWA obligated approximately $230 Million for FLAP projects.

  3. 2018

    FHWA will obligate approximately $240 Million for FLAP projects.

  4. 2024

    This Arkansas project benefits the Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge. The work consists of providing an engineering solution to the continued erosion of the roadway embankment along the Big Island Chute, installation of low water crossings at three locations where frequent washouts affect vehicular access, and select clearing to improve the drainage along portions of the more than 5 miles of South CC Camp Rd. White River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 1935 and it was renamed Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge in 2014. It is home to diverse species of trees, woody plants, and animals. The South CC Camp Road has been in place in some form since the 1800s and is the primary access from Refuge HQ to the Farm Unit. It mainly lies in the floodplain of White River, which is located in southeast Arkansas near where the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers meet. The South CC Camp Road (Route 11) within the Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge is a gravel road used by the public visiting the Refuge. During large rain events and seasonal flooding, the water flows over the road and it becomes inaccessible. More recent flooding seasons have been severe and have caused damage to the roadway and erosion of the bank. At the south end of the route, the road is losing ground to Big Island Chute, an offshoot of White River. On the north side of the roadway at this location there is a steep hill, which is the location of a cemetery and the start of private property that borders the Refuge.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

23 CFR, "Highways" and 49 CFR, "Transportation", and 2 CFR 200, Grants and Agreements. https://highways.dot.gov/ FLAP program - https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/flap