Funding Federal-aid Highways

Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs

Publication No. FHWA-PL-17-011
January 2017

Appendix E. Sub-State distribution of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding

Step 1: Set aside funds for State Planning and Research (SPR) and Transportation Alternatives (TA) [23 U.S.C. 133(h) and 505(a)]
Step 2: Suballocate specified % based on population; remainder may be used anywhere in State [23 U.S.C. 133(d)(1) and (6)]
Step 3a: Suballocate funds into three categories Further subdivide the pop. > 200,000 category among individual areas [23 U.S.C. 133(d)(1)(A) and (d)(4)]
Step 3b: Set aside funds for off-system bridges (required) and border State infrastructure (optional); remainder may be used for any STBG purpose [23 U.S.C. 133(f) and § 1437 of the FAST Act]