Minnesota Transportation Alternatives Program Profile
Minnesota’s Paul Bunyan State Trail | Photo by TrailLink user gladbrook33
State DOT Program Staff
State DOT TA Coordinator
Noah Hansen
Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
395 John Ireland Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
Tel: 651-366-3742
Email: noah.hansen@state.mn.us
FHWA Division TA Coordinator
Scott Mareck
FHWA – MN Division
180 E Fifth Street, Suite 930
St. Paul, MN 55101
Tel: 651-291-6114
Email: scott.mareck@dot.gov
State DOT Website: MN DOT
TA Program Structure, Policies, and Procedures
- Application timeline: The 2025/2026 solicitation is for funding in year 2030. Please see website for more information.
- TA program structure: Starting with the 2025-2026 application cycle, all aspects of the application process will be managed by the ATPs. For more information, see the Transportation Alternatives Guidebook. The solicitation for Transportation Alternatives funding for the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties) is conducted by the Metropolitan Council and the Transportation Advisory Board. For more information about the metro area solicitation, visit the Met Council website.
- Application tips: In order to be eligible, applicants must first complete a letter of intent. Full information about creating and submitting an LOI are available from each ATP directly.
- Who is eligible to apply: Local government, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, natural resource or public land agencies, school district, local education agency, or school, non-profit partners, tribal governments, any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for, or oversight of, transportation or recreational trails (other than an MPO or a State agency) that the State determines to be eligible.
- Application components: Project sponsor, ability to provide match, TA project eligibility, inclusion in active transportation plan, MPO project evaluation (if applicable), project description and implementation plan, cost estimate, project maintenance plan, application checklist
- Project award minimum: None
- Project award maximum: None
- Match requirement: 20%
More information on Minnesota DOT’s Transportation Alternatives program can be found here.
