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The Planning and Research
grants programs (49 USC, sections
5303 and
5304) provide funds to
metropolitan
planning organizations
for transit or highway planning and awards TxDOT monies for statewide transit
planning and research.
Funding
Federal funds may be used to defray up to 80 percent of the cost of eligible
expenditures. The local share is 20 percent for both Section 5303 and Section 5304.
Section 5303 funds are administered in partnership with the Federal Highway
Administration 112 planning funds through our Transportation Planning and
Programming Division. The Public Transportation Division monitors transit
activities and submits required reports to the Federal Transit Administration.
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