TAP Resource Center

Transportation Alternatives Program

The Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside from the Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Program provides funding for a variety of generally smaller-scale transportation projects such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities, recreational trails and safe routes to school projects.

Eligible Jurisdictions – Local sub-divisions of government, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, natural resource or public land agencies, school district, tribal government, metropolitan planning organization, nonprofit entity, any local or regional agency with responsibility or oversight of transportation or trails and state government at the request of any of the other listed agencies.

Eligible Projects – Per ITD Administrative Policy 5081, funds can be used for the design and construction for on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, traffic calming techniques, lighting and other safety-related infrastructure, and transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

TAP Manual (PDF)

TAP Non-infrastructure (NI)

The TAP Non-infrastructure Program is a subsidiary of TAP and funds non-infrastructure activities aimed at enforcement and/or educating the public about safely walking or biking to school.

Eligible Jurisdictions – Local sub-divisions of government (this includes law enforcement agencies), regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, natural resource or public land agencies, school district, tribal government, metropolitan planning organization, nonprofit entity, any local or regional agency with responsibility or oversight of transportation or trails and state government at the request of any of the other listed agencies.

Eligible Projects – School zone enforcement grants, or Safe Routes to School programs for a geographic area of Idaho.

TAP Applications

LHTAC typically opens calls for applications to the TAP Program every other year. These applications will fund projects or activities for 2-3 years in the future. The next call for applications will be the Fall of 2023.

Details for the 2023 Funding Workshops are available on the Programs page.

Application FAQs (posted after 2023 Fall Workshops)

TAP Infrastructure Application

Pre-application Checklist (Word)

Application (PDF)

TAP Project Schedule Template (PDF)

TAP Estimating Worksheet (XLSX)

Form ITD-1983, Local Public Agency’s Certificate of Completion of Right of Way Activities (PDF)

Environmental Screening (PDF)

TAP Non-infrastructure Application

Applications (PDF)

MPO Application