Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)

Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) is sponsored by Iowa Department of Transportation. Funds projects that improve the transportation experience for non-motorized users.

Transportation Alternatives (TA Set-Aside or TAP) | Department of Transportation Transportation Alternatives (TA Set-Aside or TAP) A Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) A Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Statewide Transportation Alternatives (TA Set-Aside or TAP) has been released. Applications are being accepted until October 1, 2025. Awards are anticipated in January 2026 with funds estimated to be available October 2026.

Please review the NOFO and application materials below to learn how to apply. NOFO for Supplemental Application Cycle for Statewide TA Set-Aside Program (205. 96 KB) .

pdf Iowa Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Guidance (Revised 8/5/2024) (397. 38 KB) . pdf Application for Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Funds Parts A through F (Revised 8/5/2024) (74.

19 KB) . docx Application Part G Checklist and Certification (47. 44 KB) .

docx (Revised 8/5/2024) Form 105101 Minority Impact Statement The Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA Set-Aside or TAP) Program is a new iteration of the former Transportation Enhancements (later Transportation Alternatives) program that has been in existence since 1991. The most recent transportation authorization act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), was enacted in 2021.

Implementation of this act formally allows Iowa DOT to suballocate funds to Iowa’s Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Planning Affiliations (RPAs) for competitive selection of projects according to federal and state guidance.

Eligible project activities continue to include a variety of smaller-scale transportation projects such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities, recreational trails, safe routes to school projects, and community improvements such as historic preservation, vegetation management, and some environmental mitigation related to storm water and habitat connectivity. View detailed information about the program (397. 38 KB) .

pdf . Funding for eligible projects can be accessed in two ways: The Statewide TA Set-Aside program will receive applications for projects with a statewide and multi-regional impact, that will complete significant trail linkages, or that will assist safe routes to school efforts. Applications for this program will be submitted directly to the Iowa DOT.

A Notice of Funding Opportunity will be released when Iowa DOT is accepting applications. Access to funding for smaller, local projects is dependent on geographic location. In support of the state’s history of encouraging regional planning through these organizations, a majority of funding is distributed to Iowa’s MPOs and RPAs to directly select projects through a regional competitive project selection process.

The Iowa DOT will retain $5 million from each federal apportionment year to administer a Statewide TAP program while the remaining funding is suballocated to the MPOs and RPAs. The map below will provide application submittal deadlines for MPO or RPA competitive application cycles based on the project location.

To find your MPO or RPA and submit an application for a regional TA set-aside project, zoom in on the map below and click on your project location. Contact information will appear for your local MPO or RPA along with a link to the organization’s website and any announced deadline for applications from your area. Statewide TAP Application Summary and Funding Cycles October 2025 (2.

06 MB) Archived . pdf October 2024 (1. 78 MB) .

pdf November 2023 (3. 47 MB) . pdf Reimbursement claims must be accompanied by an original signed reimbursement claim form 240007 , copies of all invoices, listing the beginning and end of the invoice billing period, pay estimates, and proof of payment totaling 100% of actual costs for which the reimbursement is being requested.

Further instructions on supporting documentation can be found in the Required Documentation for Reimbursement document (177. 22 KB) . pdf .

Claims, including required documentation, shall be emailed to [email protected] .