Chapter 14: State Planning Research

Section 1: Overview

Purpose of the SPR Program

The State Planning and Research Program (SPR) funds States’ statewide planning and research activities. The funds are used to establish a cooperative, continuous, and comprehensive framework for making transportation investment decisions and to carryout transportation planning and research activities throughout the State.

Laws and Regulations regarding the SPR Program

SPR Program Frequency

The Transportation Planning and Programming Division (TPP) submits the SPR Part 1 Work Program on an annual basis. Changes during the program year are addressed through an amendment process.

SPR Program Location

SPR Part 1 Work Program is located in the Business Operations Section of the Transportation Planning and Programming Division. The approved program and final documents are stored on the TPP local drive, and
the TPP SharePoint, Grants & Administration Section, in Documents
.