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More than $385 million available for roadway, transit, and bike and pedestrian projects

Applications for federal transportation dollars to help fund local roadway, transit, bike and pedestrian projects across northeastern Illinois are now being accepted until 5:00 p.m. on December 20.

Every two years, communities and transportation agencies can submit projects through the call for projects, which aligns with the federal fiscal year. This call is for 2026 – 2030 and includes $385 million in available funds.

As the region’s designated metropolitan planning organization, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) evaluates applications under these federal programs: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program, Surface Transportation Program Shared Fund (STP Shared Fund), Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), and Carbon Reduction Program (CRP).

Programming of federal funds through the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is one of CMAP’s primary MPO responsibilities. The TIP is the region’s five-year program for putting the long-range plan into action and includes more than 2,000 transportation projects across the counties and municipalities.

Additionally, CMAP created a series of fact sheets, organized by funding program, to help clarify eligible project types, requirements, scoring criteria, and milestone dates:  

Please contact your planning liaison for project-specific questions or for general inquiries reach out to transportation@cmap.illinois.gov.  

Mark your calendars! Call for projects webinar October 30