Transportation Alternatives Program

2019 Transportation Alternatives Application Cycle to be announced. 

• Program Overview

• Program Contacts:

  • Palm Beach TPA: Nicholas Hernandez, Pedestrian & Bicycle Coordinator
    NHernandez@PalmBeachTPA.org or 561.478.5713

  • FDOT - District 4: Sabrina Aubery, PE, District Program Administration Engineer
    Sabrina.Aubery@dot.state.fl.us or 954.777.4554

• Mapping Tool

• Submit a Transportation Alternatives Program Application (not yet posted)

Program Overview

The federal Transportation Alternatives Program is an annual competitive application process where projects are submitted to the TPA and then ranked and prioritized for funding.  Funded projects enter into a grant reimbursement agreement with the Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT).

• Approximately $3M has been allocated annually in recent years to fund Transportation Alternatives (TA) projects in Palm Beach County

• Projects selected for funding by the TPA will be constructed in FY 22    

Eligible Applicants

• Municipal, county, state, federal agencies and tribal councils.

• Safe Routes to School project applicants include public schools or school districts, private schools, health departments, colleges and universities.

Eligible TA Funding Activities

• Construction of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized forms of transportation

• Construction of infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for non-drivers

• Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails

• Safe Routes to School non-infrastructure-related activities to encourage walking and bicycling to school. 

Note: Florida’s Safe Routes to School Non-Infrastructure application must accompany this application to be considered for funding.

• National Safe Routes to School

Application Guidelines

• The total construction amount of Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) funds requested per projects (infrastructure) must be in excess of $250,000 with a maximum project amount of $1,000,000

  • TAP funds will be used to fund Construction and FDOT in-house support activities.

  • Local Funds (LF) will be used for all non-participating items, contingency activities, Construction Engineering and Inspection Activities (CEI), and any costs in excess of the awarded funding TAP allocation.

• Applications must be submitted online via the TPA website.

• Applications must include all required documents.

• Applications will be scored and ranked via the TPA Board approved scoring system.

• The TPA Board makes the final determination regarding inclusion of an application on the TPA Priority Projects List and may waive any of the above requirements.

Summary of Projects Funded by this Program