Transportation Alternatives Data Exchange
VIRGINIA
Transportation Alternatives Program Profile
Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail | Photo by TrailLink user resifenceinc
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— Obligated — Rescinded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 Virginia.
State DOT Program Staff
State DOT TA Coordinator
Pam Liston
Local Assistance Division
Department of Transportation
1401 E Broad St
Richmond, VA 23219
Tel: 804-786-2734
Email: Pamela.Liston@VDOT.virginia.gov
FHWA Division TA Coordinator
Richard Duran
FHWA - VA Division
400 North 8th St, Room 750
Richmond, VA 23240
Tel: 804-775-3381
Email: Richard.duran@dot.gov
TA Program Structure, Policies, and Procedures
- Application timeline: Please see website for more information.
- TA program structure: Projects must go through a competitive selection process. TA applications are accessible through VDOT's Smart Portal. Applicants can access program guidance on the Local Assistance website.
- Who is eligible to apply: Local governments, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, natural resource or public land agencies, school districts or local education agencies, tribal governments, applicants within Large Urbanized Areas (MPOs/RPCs)
- Application information: The application can be found online, all applicants must first complete a pre-application.
- Application components: Project sponsor, ability to provide match/funding plan, TA eligibility, project description, LAP certification, cost estimates, public involvement, sketch, readiness to proceed, local resolution of support and MPO endorsement if applicable.
- Selection criteria: Funding plan, readiness to process, project benefit
- Is there an advisory committee?: Yes
- Advisory committee members: All applications are reviewed by VDOT staff. Commonwealth Transportation Board members make selections for non-TMA funding
- Project award minimum: None
- Project award maximum: $1,000,000
- Typical local match: 20%
- Matching policies: VDOT allows the use of third-party contributions
More information on VDOT's Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside is available 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.
