Tools and Programs

Innovative finance tools and programs have been designed to enhance the effectiveness of grant management techniques and bridge investment gaps between available resources and infrastructure needs. They comprise three primary mechanisms:

New York Tappanzee

Federal-aid Fund Management Tools

Increase states' flexibility in providing the required match for Federal-aid programs and advances the timing of Federal-aid fund reimbursement

Texas IH635

TE-045 Improving Federal-aid Financial Management

FHWA 1990 broad-based effort to test and evaluate innovative strategies for state DOTs to get the most from Federal highway grants has advanced many financial management tools that are now standard, such as advance construction, flexible matching, and toll credits.