TxDOT officially opens its 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Call for Projects for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and planning. The TA program provides funding to plan for and construct a variety of alternative transportation projects that improve safety and mobility for non-motorized travelers and mitigate congestion by providing safe alternatives to motor vehicle transport.
Through TxDOT’s 2025 TA Call for Projects, the department will select projects for recommendation to the Texas Transportation Commission (commission) for FY 2027-FY 2029 federal appropriations consistent with anticipated funding levels associated with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and subsequent funding bills totaling approximately $250 million. Projects located in all areas of the state, regardless of population size, may be submitted under this call.
This Call for Projects features a two-step application process. The Preliminary Application (Step 1) provides high-level proposed project information to determine eligibility and funding opportunities. Following successful completion of Step 1, a Detailed Application (Step 2) provides more comprehensive project information. This two-step approach is intended to enhance the quality of project applications and to foster communication between prospective project sponsors and TxDOT District staff. Both steps must be completed in order for a project to be considered for funding under this program call.
TxDOT’s 2025 TA Program Guide and Preliminary Application (Step 1) are available on the department’s website at: https://www.txdot.gov/business/grants-and-funding/bicycle-pedestrian-local-federal-funding-programs.html. TxDOT’s 2025 TA Program Guide includes detailed information about eligibility requirements, specific procedures applicable to this Call for Projects, evaluation criteria, a map of the department’s district offices, a list of the District TA Coordinators, and a list of workshop dates for prospective project sponsors.
The completed Preliminary Application must be received by TxDOT via Box.com, as outlined in the preliminary application instructions, no later than 5:00 p.m., CDT, on Friday, February 21, 2025. The Detailed Application (Step 2) will be distributed to eligible project sponsors on or about April 16, 2025.
Please attend one of the upcoming workshops to learn more about this opportunity. Below is link to the workshop schedule and invite.