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State Planning and Research Program
Program Overview
Under this program, funds are provided to states to support statewide transportation planning programs. The funds may be used for a variety of statewide or nonmetropolitan transportation planning purposes.
The program also provides funding and outlines procedural requirements for multimodal transportation planning in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas that is cooperative, continuous, and comprehensive, resulting in long-range plans and short-range programs of transportation investment priorities.
Funds are available for planning activities that:
- Support economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity and efficiency
- Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users
- Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users
- Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and freight movements
- Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and state and local planned growth and economic development patterns
- Enhance integration and connectivity of the transportation system across and between modes, for people and freight
- Promote efficient system management and operation
- Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system
Additional information about the program can be found in FTA Circular 8100.1D Program Guidance for Metropolitan Planning and State Planning dated September 10, 2018.
Eligible Recipients & Subrecipients
Eligible recipients and/or subrecipients include:
- State Departments of Transportation (DOTs)
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
- Local governmental authorities and operators of public transportation systems may become subrecipients
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities for the 5304 Planning and Research Program include:
- Developing transportation plans and programs
- Planning and evaluating transportation projects
- Conducting technical studies
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Comprehensive intermodal transportation planning, including relationships among land use and transportation modes
Funding and Match Requirements
All projects funded under this program must be included in a locally developed coordinated public transit-human service transportation plan. More information about this requirement can be found in Circular 9070.1G.
| TYPE | FEDERAL: Local Match Ratio |
| Planning | 80:20 |
Eligible Matching Funds
Eligible matching funds may include:
- Local tax revenues, such as sales tax receipts
- Funds from other public agencies
- Private donations, excluding passenger donations in lieu of fares
- Advertising revenue
- Corporate or foundation grants
- State funds received from agencies other than the DOT
- In-kind goods and services, including donated labor (operating, mobility management and planning projects only)
- Revenue from other grants awarded to your organization
- Other funds from your organization not related to passenger services provided under the project (i.e., freight)
- Reserve funds or retained earnings from your organization
- Contract revenue
How to Apply
As a potential funding recipient, you should first determine whether your organization and project are eligible for the program, based on the descriptions provided in the previous sections and/or the related FTA circulars.
Next, please visit NDOT’s Transit Programs web page to view the informational webinar, sign up for a pre-application meeting, find links to other resources, and access the online application. This year’s application schedule is provided below. Thank you for your interest in this program.
