Bicycle and pedestrian local and federal funding programs
TxDOT's Public Transportation Division administers federal funding programs, including Federal Highway Administration funds relating to TxDOT’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Program and Federal Transit Administration funds for transit in Texas. These funds are for specific purposes and have separate eligibility and funding requirements. The Public Transportation Division requests applications for specific funding sources through calls for projects.
Transportation Alternatives Set-aside (TA) Program
TxDOT administers TA funds for locally sponsored bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects in communities across the state. In large urbanized areas with populations over 200,000, TA funds are also distributed directly to Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) to administer according to their needs. MPOs and TxDOT are responsible for selecting projects independently of one another.
2025 TA call for projects
TxDOT is planning to open the TxDOT 2025 TA Call for Projects in January 2025. Additional information will be released in Fall 2024 with an opportunity to attend informational webinars. Look for more details from your local TxDOT District Transportation Alternatives Coordinator.
2023 TA call for projects
The 2023 TA program call ended on Oct. 26, 2023.
For this Statewide call for projects, new project categories expanded eligibility to include all population areas across Texas; additionally, non-infrastructure projects (active transportation plans) were eligible for funding awards. To explore the 2023 TA Program's awarded projects, visit the ArcGIS Online StoryMap below.
To explore the 2023 TA Program's awarded projects, visit the ArcGIS Online StoryMap below.
Technical assistance tools for application development
| Title |
| Unique aspects and overview of the TA Program (video) |
| Unique aspects and overview of the TA Program (web version of brochure) |
| Unique aspects and overview of the TA Program (printable brochure) - Print 11x17 double-sided (flip on short edge) as landscape and fold in half |
| Decision tree for determining project category |
| Tutorial for creating and sharing a google map |
| Tutorial for creating maps for TA Program project applications |
| Unique aspects and overview of the TA Program (video) |
| Unique aspects and overview of the TA Program (web version of brochure) |
| Unique aspects and overview of the TA Program (printable brochure) - Print 11x17 double-sided (flip on short edge) as landscape and fold in half |
| Construction Cost Estimate Assistance Tool |
| Guidance for Initiating Railroad Coordination |
Technical assistance tools for project initiation and development
TxDOT contacts
Materials from previous TA program calls
Supplemental materials
Past calls for projects
This call ended May 4, 2015.
Project activities were limited to construction of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure projects in population areas less than 200,000. Below is a link to the 2015 TAP Program Guide.
This call ended April 29, 2021.
This call ended October 28, 2021.
Project activities were limited to construction of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure projects in population areas less than 200,000. Below is a link to the TAP Program Guide.
This call ended October 26, 2023.
For this Statewide call for projects, new project categories expanded eligibility to include all population areas across Texas; additionally, non-infrastructure projects (active transportation plans) were eligible for funding awards. Below is a link to the TA Program Guide.
Conditional projects lists
- All projects selected for the conditional project lists have been awarded funds.
Awarded state projects
- TA 2023
- TA 2021
- October 2021; rural and small urban TA
- TA/SRTS 2019
- January 2020; rural TA and SRTS
- April 2021; rural and small urban TA, formally Conditional Project Lists
- TA 2017
- TAP 2015
- Small Urban; populated areas 5,001 – 200,000
- Rural; populated areas of less than 5,000