Transportation Alternatives Data Exchange
KENTUCKY
Transportation Alternatives Program Profile
Kentucky's Dawkins Line Rail Trail | Photo by TrailLink user amynstepp
Funding History
Distribution of Programmed TE & TA Funds by Category
Cumulative FY 1992 Through FY 2018
Combined TE/TA Funds by Fiscal Year
— Available — Apportioned
— Obligated — Rescinded
For help with this chart please see the TE Primer.
View all funded projects in Kentucky.
State DOT Program Staff
State DOT TA Coordinator
Kim TompkinsKentucky Transportation Cabinet200 Mero StreetFrankfort, Kentucky 40622Telephone: 502-782-4734E-Mail: kimberly.tompkins@ky.gov
FHWA Division TA Coordinator
Darrin Grenfell
FHWA - KY Division
John C Watts Federal Building
330 W Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40602
Tel: 502-223-6727
Email: darrin.grenfell@dot.gov
TA Program Structure, Policies, and Procedures
- Application timeline: Application timeline. Please see website for more information.
- Who is eligible to apply: Local governments, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, natural resources or public land agencies, school districts or local education agencies, tribal governments, non-profit partners, applicants within Large urbanized Areas (MPOs/RPCs)
- Application information: Applications are open biennially
- Application components: Project sponsor, ability to provide match/funding plan, TA eligibility, project description, project implementation plan, LAP certification, cost estimates, project status (permits, environmental clearance, etc.), right of way, project involvement, project maintenance plan, design specs, equity considerations, role in regional economic growth
- Selection criteria: Community need, connectivity, economic development, match and other funding sources, constructability, maintenance plan
- Application tips: Applicants are encouraged to partner with local government or regional transportation authority for efficient program administration.
- Is there an advisory committee?: Yes.
- Advisory committee members: Committee made up of KDOT staff
- Project award minimum: $100,000
- Project award maximum: None.
- Typical local match: 20%
More information on KDOT's Transportation Alternatives program can be found here.
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.
