The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides funding for projects and planning activities which reduce the environmental impacts of transportation and improve public transit systems and infrastructure. Funding is available through the Transportation and Community and System Preservation (TCSP) 
and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) .
| Transportation and Community and System Preservation (TCSP) |
Office/Region | Federal Highway Administration |
Description | Transportation and Community Grants support planning and implementation strategies that improve the efficiency of transportation systems; reduce environmental impacts of transportation; reduce the need for costly future public infrastructure investments; ensure efficient access to jobs, services, and centers of trade; and examine private sector development patterns and investments that support these goals. All past TCSP projects were designated by Congress. |
Amounts | A total of $25 million for all grants |
EPA Regions | All |
Eligibility | States, local governments and metropolitan planning organizations |
Application Deadline | TBA; expected in January or February, 2003. |
URL: | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tcsp/ |
Contact Information | Felicia Young
Phone: (202) 366-0106
E-mail: felicia.young@fhwa.dot.gov |
| Various Programs through the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) |
Office/Region | Federal Highway Administration under TEA-21 |
Description | The Transportation Equity Act provides a flexible funding source to state and local governments for transportation projects and programs to help meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act. Eligible activities include transit improvements, travel demand management strategies, traffic flow improvements, and public fleet conversions to cleaner fuels, among others. Funding is available for areas that do not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (nonattainment areas), as well as former nonattainment areas that are now in compliance (maintenance areas). Funds are distributed to states based on a formula that considers an area’s population by county and the severity of its air quality problems within the nonattainment or maintenance areas. |
Amounts | Varies |
EPA Regions | All |
Eligibility | State and local governments and public authorities |
Application Deadline | Varies |
URL: | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/index.htm
or http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/factsheets/index.htm |
Contact Information | Nancy Grubb
Federal Transit Administration
Office of Program Management, TPM-10
250 Seventh Street, SW, Room 9311
Washington, DC 20590
E-mail: nancy.grubb@fta.dot.gov
Fax: (202) 366-7951 |
| TEA-21's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program |
Office/Region | Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration |
Description | Funding from TEA-21's CMAQ program supports projects that reduce air pollutants from transportation sources. Examples of projects include public education about transportation options and pollution; ride sharing programs; pedestrian and bicycle programs; and alternative fuel pilot projects and programs. |
Amounts | $8.1 billion for 1998-2003, state or local matches required. |
EPA Regions | All |
Eligibility | State Departments of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organizations and transit authorities in nonattainment or maintenance areas. |
Application Deadline | Varies by state |
| URL | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cmaqpgs/index.htm |
Contact Information | Visit http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cmaq/stc.htm to view contacts by state. |