Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
Forecasted
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) supports Kentucky communities with pedestrian, bicycle, transit-access, and safe routes to school projects to improve mobility for people who do not drive.
Funder: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (OKI MPO application deadline)
Funding Amounts: 20% local match required
Summary: Federal funding for Kentucky pedestrian, bicycle, transit-access, safe routes to school, and other surface transportation alternatives projects.
Key Information: Federal requirements apply to the entire project, including portions paid with state or local funds.
Description
The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), administered in Kentucky by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), provides federal funding for surface transportation projects that improve walking, bicycling, access to public transportation, and mobility for people who do not drive. Supported work includes planning, design, and construction of on-road and off-road facilities, alongside community improvements, environmental mitigation, recreational trails, and safe routes to school activities.
Funding is available through state funding and separate Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) competitions. For areas with populations over 200,000, funds are suballocated to the MPO, which selects projects within its planning boundaries. Communities within those boundaries may be selected even if their own populations are below 200,000. Selected projects are administered through KYTC.
