Wisconsin Transportation Alternatives Program Profile

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.