Wisconsin Transportation Alternatives Program Profile
Wisconsin’s Elroy-Sparta State Trail | Photo by TrailLink user dj123_45
State DOT Program Staff
State DOT TA Coordinator
William Keenan
TAP/CMAQ Statewide Program Manager
Bureau of Transit, Local Roads, Railroads & Harbors
Local Roads Programs and Finance Section
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
4822 Madison Yards Way
Madison, WI 53705
608-266-5402
Email: will.keenan@dot.wi.gov
FHWA Division TA Coordinator
Sandi Villiesse
FHWA – WI Division
525 Junction Road, Suite 8000
Madison, WI 53717
Tel: 608-829-7519
Email: sandra.villiesse@dot.gov
State DOT Website: Wisconsin Department of Transportation
TA Program Structure, Policies, and Procedures
- Application timeline: Please see website for more information.
- TA program structure: TAP projects within the jurisdiction of a Transportation Management Area (TMA) are selected at the regional level by TMAs, which are metropolitan planning organizations with a population over 200,000.
- Application tips: The Sponsor’s Guide to Non-Traditional Transportation Project Implementation (Sponsor’s Guide) provides information and instructions to Sponsors to help them successfully develop locally let federally funded transportation projects in accordance with Federal and State laws and regulations.
- Who is eligible to apply: Local governments • Regional transportation authorities • Transit agencies • Natural resource or public land agencies (see description below) • School districts, local education agencies, or schools • Tribal governments • Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) serving less than 200,000 population • Nonprofit entities • Any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for oversight of transportation or recreational trails (i.e., Regional Planning Commissions, Development Boards, etc.) • The State of Wisconsin, at the request of an eligible entity listed above
- Application components: Geographic population area, project sponsor, location, public agency contact, eligibility, project summary, project benefits (environmental, public health, economic justice, safety, economic development), local resolution of support, existing facilities and impact, school demographics (if applicable), cost estimate, project description and overview, project planning and local support, connectivity, project benefit, history of sponsor success
- Project award minimum: None
- Project award maximum: None
- Typical local match: 20%
More information on WisDOT’s Transportation Alternatives program can be found here.
