Idaho Transportation Alternatives Program Profile 

State DOT Program Staff

State DOT TA Coordinator
Abby Peterson
Planning Services 
Idaho Transportation Department 
11331 W. Chinden Blvd 
Boise, ID 83714
Tel: 208-334-4455 
Email: tap@itd.idaho.gov 

FHWA Division TA Coordinator
Hydee Ruhle 
FHWA – ID Division 
3050 Lake Harbor Lane, Suite 126 
Boise, ID 83703 
Tel: 208-617-2132
Email: hydee.ruhle@dot.gov

State DOT Website: https://itd.idaho.gov/

TA Program Structure, Policies, and Procedures

• Application timeline: Applications close on 1/15/2026. Please see website for more information.
• TA program structure: The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) administers this program including the solicitation and awarding of projects. It is divided into two categories, infrastructure projects and non-infrastructure activity (formerly Safe Routes to School).
• Application tips: See TAP 2026 application guide for infrastructure projects.  See TAP 2026 application guide for non-infrastructure projects. 
• Who is eligible to apply: Local government, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, natural resource or public land agencies, school districts, non-profit partners, a metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or fewer, tribal governments, any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for or oversight of transportation or recreational trails (other than a metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area with a population of over 200,000 or a State agency) that the state determines to be eligible, consistent with the goals of 23 U.S.C. 133(h), and the state, at the request of an eligible entity listed above.
• Application components: Project name, sponsor, cost estimates, and information pertinent to the selection criteria including pre-application checklist, environmental screening form, TAP estimating worksheet, letter or resolution from your agency stating a match commitment, ROW certificate and agreement with the railroad (if applicable).
• Selection criteria: Project description, planning and readiness, mobility, safety, letters of support.
• Is there an advisory committee?: Yes
• Project award minimum: None.
• Project award maximum: For infrastructure projects, up to $500,000 for standard projects, and up to $1,000,000 for non-scalable projects.  Non-infrastructure awards are capped as follows: Vulnerable Road User Assessments, $25,000; Safe Routes to Schools Activities Rural Areas (Population areas less than 5,000), $60,000;  Safe Routes to Schools Activities Urban Areas (Population > 5,000 and < 49,999), $75,000;  Safe Routes to Schools Activities Metropolitan Areas (Population > 49,999), $100,000
• Matching policies: 7.34%; In-kind match is not permitted

More information on Idaho’s Transportation Alternatives program can be found here.