Texas Transportation Alternatives Program Profile

Texas’ Brays Bayou Greenway Trail in Hermann Park | Photo courtesy Bob Bohmer Photography

Funding History

Texas Distribution of TE & TA Funds chart by RTC

Texas Combined TE & TA Funds chart by RTC

State DOT Program Staff

State DOT TA Coordinator
Phillip Tindall
Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701-2483
Tel: (512) 486‐5972
Email: Phillip.Tindall@txdot.gov

FHWA Division TA Coordinator
Genevieve E. Bales
FHWA – TX Division
300 East 8th St Room 826
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512-536-5941
Email: genevieve.bales@dot.gov

State DOT Website: https://www.txdot.gov/business/grants-and-funding/bicycle-pedestrian-local-federal-funding-programs.html

TA Program Structure, Policies, and Procedures

Application timeline: Applications open in Oct. 2022. Please see website for more information.
TA program structure: TxDOT’s Public Transportation Division administers federal funding programs, including Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funds relating to TxDOT’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
Application tips: The call for Projects features a two-step application process. The Preliminary Application (Step 1) provides high-level proposed project information to determine eligibility and funding opportunities. Following successful completion of Step 1, a Detailed Application (Step 2) provides more comprehensive project information. This two-step approach is intended to enhance the quality of project applications and to foster communication between prospective project sponsors and TxDOT District staff. Both steps must be completed in order for a project to be considered for funding
Who is eligible to apply: Local governments, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, natural resources or public lands agencies, schools, tribal governments, nonprofits and any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for oversight of transportation or recreational trails.
Application components: Project sponsor information, population area and location, project description, project type, eligibility, cost estimates
Selection criteria: Safety, project readiness, geographic equity, connectivity and accessibility, community support and planning, demand
Is there an advisory committee?: Yes
Advisory committee members: TxDOT evaluation committee
Project award minimum: None
Project award maximum: None
Match requirement: 20%; in-kind contributions are not permitted

More information on TxDOT’s TA program can be found here.