H4. Res. 6309 BUILD Grant Application SupportKALISPELL
Report To: Jarod Nygren, City Manager
Development Services
201 1st Avenue East
Kalispell, Montana 59901
Phone (406) 758-7940
From: Nelson Loring, Community Development Manager
Subject: Resolution of Support for the City submission of the BUILD grant
application for Kalispell Bypass U.S. 93 to Airport Road Improvements
Meeting Date: February 17, 2026
BACKGROUND: The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a Notice of Funding
Opportunity for 1.5 billion in grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage
Development (BUILD) discretionary grant program for 2026. The City of Kalispell, in cooperation
with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), is considering the submittal to the U.S.
Department of Transportation BUILD grant program for upgrades to the Kalispell Bypass from
U.S. 93 to Airport Road. The Kalispell Bypass is a rural state highway, decades in the making, that
provides a quicker, safer interconnected route around and within the Kalispell community. The
project contains the southernmost two miles of the bypass, including a network of pedestrian
facilities and critical access junction with U.S. 93. The proposed project would complete the
bypass and is necessary for the overall Kalispell transportation system.
The BUILD grant application is due February 24th. If awarded, the grant would be
administered/constructed similarly to the Foys Lake BUILD grant received in 2018 and MPDG
grants received by the City in 2022.
FISCAL IMPACTS: The grant application will be for $25 million dollars. The cost to the City
of Kalispell would be in the administrative or in -kind assistance in preparation/administration of
the grant, where needed. Additional cash needed to fund full project will be provided by MDT.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that Council adopt Resolution 6309, a Resolution
of approval for the submission of an application to the United States Department of Transportation
for a "Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development" (BUILD) Grant to fund upgrades
to the Kalispell Bypass from U.S. 93 to Airport Road.
ATTACHMENTS: Resolution 6309
RESOLUTION NO. 6309
A RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL FOR THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A "BETTER
UTILIZING INVESTMENTS TO LEVERAGE DEVELOPMENT" (BUILD) GRANT TO
FUND UPGRADES TO THE KALISPELL BYPASS FROM U.S. 93 TO AIRPORT ROAD.
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell bypass is a rural state highway that provides a quicker, safer
interconnected route around and within the Kalispell community; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation has published a Notice of Funding
Opportunity for $1.5 billion in grant funding through the Better Utilizing
Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) discretionary grant program for
2026; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell, in cooperation with the Montana Department of
Transportation (MDT), is considering the submittal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation BUILD grant program for upgrades to the Kalispell Bypass from
U.S. 93 to Airport Road; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project contains the southernmost two miles of the bypass, including
a network of pedestrian facilities and critical access junction with U.S. 93, and will
complete the bypass, which is necessary for the overall Kalispell transportation
system; and
WHEREAS, as the project meets all criteria of the BUILD grant program, application for such
funding should have the support of the City of Kalispell.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Kalispell City Council approves and fully supports the application of
the City of Kalispell for a BUILD funding grant for upgrades to the
Kalispell Bypass from U.S. 93 to Airport Road.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026.
ATTEST:
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
Ryan Hunter
Mayor