Planning and research grants
available through IDOT
$7 million available for activities that
advance long-range transportation goals
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[March 05, 2024]
The
Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that $7
million is available to distribute as grants for select projects and
activities that help advance the state’s long-range transportation
and planning goals. The deadline to apply is April 14.
“Helping local partners improves connections between communities and
strengthens transportation across the state,” said Illinois
Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. “The foundation of a safe,
reliable and accessible system of transportation is smart planning.
This funding opportunity only furthers IDOT’s mission under Gov.
Pritzker to get stakeholders the resources they need to improve the
lives of Illinois residents.”
Awards will be chosen based on the ability to study or implement a
goal, strategy or objective of IDOT’s Long-Range Transportation Plan
or one of the agency’s multimodal plans, such as the transit, rail,
bike, freight and highway safety plans. Eligible activities include
planning studies, data collection and analysis, research and program
development, performance management, and outreach efforts.
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Applicants can include local and
state agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, regional
planning commissions and nonprofit entities with public
sponsors. To receive the grants, successful applicants must
agree to provide a funding match of 20%. Proposals that benefit
disadvantaged or economically distressed communities will be
given priority consideration and are eligible for full funding.
To learn more and apply, visit
https://idot.click/lrtp.
The grants are made possible through federal Statewide Planning
and Research funds administered by IDOT. The funds are used to
establish a cooperative, continuous and comprehensive framework
for making transportation investment decisions and to carry out
transportation planning and research activities throughout the
state.
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