Transportation Alternatives Data Exchange
DELAWARE
Transportation Alternatives Program Profile
Delaware's Georgetown-Lewes Trail | Photo by TrailLink user jmcginnis12
State DOT Program Staff
State DOT TA Coordinator
Ann Gravatt
Planning Supervisor
Planning Division
Department of Transportation
PO Box 778
Dover, DE 19903
Tel: 302-760-2254
Fax:
Email: ann.gravatt@state.de.us
FHWA Division TA Coordinator
Nick Blendy
TE Program Contact
FHWA
300 South New St
Dover, DE 19904
Tel: 302-734-2966
Fax:
Email: nick.blendy@dot.gov
Eric Savage
Realty Specialist
FHWA
DelMar Division
10 South Howard St
Baltimore, DE 21201
Tel: 410-779-7155
Fax: 410-962-4054
Email: Eric.Savage@dot.gov
State DOT Website:
http://deldot.gov/information/community_programs_and_services/te/index.shtml
TA Program Structure, Policies, and Procedures
- TA program structure: The program is run through a state-level TE Office. The state uses a non-competitive selection process, and funds are distributed directly by the TE Office.
- Who is eligible to apply: Municipality, County, State agency, and NGOs.
- Application information: The application begins with a letter of interest to the Delaware TE coordinator. The requirements for this letter of interest are described on http://deldot.gov/information/community_programs_and_services/te/apply.shtml.
- Application timeline: Applications are accepted on a yearly basis.
- Application components: Who: the sponsor of the project, a primary contact, and any co-sponsors contributing expertise or resources. What & Where: a project narrative describing the motivation for the project, what is included in the project, the location, and the community of interest groups or stakeholders who have been involved in the project. How: a justification of why the project is eligible is required, including what TE category the project falls under and how it relates to surface transportation. Also, the source for matching funds must be identified.
- Selection criteria: The state considers applications for all 12 TE categories. Selection criteria include: anticipated benefits for the community, anticipated number of users/beneficiaries, whether the project is eligible under multiple TE categories, level of public support, linkage to transportation system, maintenance commitment, relationship to other projects, and secured matching funds.
- Application tips: The TE program funds conceptual planning, project development and design, construction and construction management activities.
- Is there an advisory committee?: No.
- Advisory committee members: N/A
- Project award minimum: None.
- Project award maximum: $1,000,000
- Typical local match: 20% for <$1,000,000, 18% for <$900,000, 16% for <$800,000, 14% for <$700,000, 12% for <600,000, 10% for <$500,000, 8% for <$400,000, 6% for <$300,000, 4% for <$200,000, 2% per $100,000
- Matching policies: The state accepts in-kind match for donated labor and donated right-of-way.
- Once your project is funded: Written guidelines for project implementation are available. TE projects must be completed within three years unless otherwise approved in writing.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's Transportation Alternatives Data Exchange (TrADE) is the nation’s go-to transportation funding data source for trails and active transportation, tracking Transportation Alternatives (TA) spending for tens of thousands of projects. Since the inception of Transportation Enhancements in 1991, renamed Transportation Alternatives in 2012, RTC has monitored how these dedicated funds have been invested in order to help stakeholders at the federal, state, and local level better understand and implement this program. From 1996 to 2013, TrADE operated as the National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse, as a partnership between RTC and the Federal Highway Administration.
