North Carolina Transportation Alternatives Program Profile
North Carolina’s Dunn-Erwin Rail-Trail | Photo by TrailLink user mirandakellyart
State DOT Program Staff
State DOT TA Coordinator
Leigh Wing, PE
Bicycle and Pedestrian Division
North Carolina Dept. of Transportation
1534 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Tel: 919-707-4639
Email: lmwing@ncdot.gov
FHWA Division TA Coordinator
Joe Geigle
FHWA – NC Division
310 New Bern Ave, Suite 410
Raleigh, NC 27601
Tel: 919-747-7007
Email: joseph.geigle@dot.gov
State DOT Website: North Carolina Department of Transportation
TA Program Structure, Policies, and Procedures
- Application timeline: The next application timeline is anticipated to be in the summer of 2027. Please see website for more information.
- TA program structure: The program is run through a state-level Local Programs Management Office. The state uses a mix of competitive and non-competitive selection processes, and funds are distributed directly by the NC Board of Transportation in accordance with departmental funding allocation procedures.
- Who is eligible to apply: Local government, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, natural resource or public land agencies, school districts, and tribal governments
- Application information: Interested applicants must work through their MPO, RPO or NCDOT to enter a project for selection. However eligible entities can submit projects to one of those agencies to be considered in the competitive scoring process. NCDOT does not maintain a formal application.
- Application components: Project sponsor, funding plan, TA eligibility, project description, cost estimates
- Selection criteria: NC has a legislatively mandated workgroup consisting of MPOs, RPOs, and other interested entities that determine selection criteria. Prior to a new cycle commencing, this workgroup may adjust the selection criteria as it see fit.
- Is there an advisory committee?: Yes
- Advisory committee members: League of Municipalities, NCDOT, Metropolitan Mayor’s Coalition, Assoc of County Commissioners, Regional Council of Governments, MPOs, RPOs, NC Rural Center
- Project award minimum: None.
- Project award maximum: None.
- Typical local match: 20%
More information on NCDOT’s Bicycle & Pedestrian programs can be found here.
