Public transportation planning and research
Public Transportation grants - state and FTA
The Statewide/Nonmetropolitian and Metropolitian Planning Programs (49 USC, Section 5304 and 5303) provide funds to Metropolitian Planning Organizations, Rural Planning Commissions, Councils of Governments, and other regional public transportation coordination planning lead agencies for multimodal transportation planning, inculding transit, statewide planning and research.
- Regionally coordinated Public Transportation Planning website
- Public Transportation Planning regions in Texas
Funding
Federal funds may be used to defray up to 80% of the cost of eligible expenditures. The local share is 20% 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.