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Transportation Alternatives

FY 2025 Solicitation

The New Jersey Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the NJTPA, is accepting applications to the FY 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program.

Pre-application meetings are required and must be scheduled by April 11, 2025.
Click here to schedule a pre-application meeting.

Recorded webinars are available on the NJDOT Local Aid Resource Center and the NJ Safe Routes Resource Center. Click on the following links to view a recorded webinar:
Grant training webinar: November 14, 2024
Grant training webinar: December 3, 2024

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The Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA Set-Aside) Program is funded through the Federal Highway Administration’s Federal Aid Program and is administered by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), in partnership with the NJTPA.

For further information click here to visit NJDOT's TA Set-Aside webpage.

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TA Set-Aside program provides federal funds for community based “non-traditional” surface transportation related projects designed to strengthen the cultural, aesthetic, and environmental aspects of the nation’s surface transportation intermodal system.

For this solicitation, eligible projects must fall into one the following 7 categories:

Design and construction of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation
Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized transportation users
Construction of scenic turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas
Historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities both land and water such as buildings, structures and canals
Community improvement activities, specifically: Streetscaping and corridor landscaping
Environmental mitigation to address stormwater management, control, and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff
Reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats

In addition to the traditional grant criteria, for this solicitation, consideration will be given to applications that provide additional benefits to vulnerable members of our communities, including low-income residents, minorities, those with limited English proficiency, persons with disabilities, children and older adults. Census data for these categories will be used to determine if a project meets the equity criteria. For information regarding equity, click here to visit NJDOT’s Local Aid Resource Center website.

The online TA Set-Aside handbook provides the necessary information for completing applications and answers questions regarding eligibility and program requirements.

For questions regarding this program, please contact:

Sascha Frimpong
Director, Local Programs and Project Development
973-639-8422
[email protected]