The Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program provides federal funding to promote and enable use of active transportation and for certain scenic and historic improvements, such as:

• Pedestrian/Bicycle/Non-motorized transportation infrastructure
• Abandoned railway corridors to trails conversion
• Safe Routes to School – construction and non-construction* 
• Historic transportation facility preservation and rehabilitation 
• Scenic and environmental improvements 

*SRTS non-construction funding will now be available annually through the SRTS Planning & Programming opportunity that opens in April. 

The 2026 Call for Projects is now OPEN!

A Concept Paper is the first step in determining project and applicant eligibility and enables our team to provide feedback to help strengthen your application.

To complete the Concept Paper on the Qualtrics site, click here.

A word document with the questions from the Concept Paper is available here. Use this to prepare your responses prior to submitting them into Qualtrics. 

Repeat webinars will be held February 6, 10 and 11 at 10am using Teams. The link is the same for all 3 webinars; click here to join.

The time table for the 2026 Call for Projects is below:

Starting in 2020, Project Concepts became a requirement prior to application. This allows for eligibility determination and feedback from KDOT staff prior to submitting a full application.

Eligible Entities

• City 
• County 
• Tribes 
• Schools & school districts 
• State agencies 
• Non-profits 
• Small MPOs (Metropolitan Planning Organization) 
• Non-urbanized areas of WAMPO (Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) and MARC (Mid America Regional Council) regions. Visit the FHWA HEPGIS mapping tool for more information on FHWA adjusted urban and non-urbanized areas within MPOs.

Note on MPOs: Project sponsors within the Urbanized areas of the Wichita and Kansas City metropolitan regions are not eligible to apply for TA funding through KDOT. These regions receive their own portion of TA funds directly from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which they program independently of this call for projects.

Transportation Alternatives 2026

Key Documents

• Example Resolution of Support
• Sample 14-month Schedule
• KDOT District Maps and Area Office Contacts
• Highway Letting Information
• Quality-Based Selection Process for Design Solicitations
• Pre-Qualified Consultants for Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Design
• Contractor Pre-Qualification

More information on the Transportation Alternatives Program can be found on the Federal Highway Administration’s website and on the latest Guidance Document.

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