Transportation Alternatives Program

• Schedule    
• Project Selection Workshop
  • Workshop Video
  • Presentation Slides
• TAP Eligibility
• Evaluation Criteria      
• Financial Constraint Guidance
• Equity Guidance
• Resource Document for Screening Forms     
• Resource Document for Applications    
• Project Selection Resource Webmap

Project sponsors can access the 2023 TAP Screening Form and Application Portal with the same username and password used for prior PSRC funding competitions and monthly TIP amendments. Since the portal is in Formsite, please note that you will need to add a “#” symbol to the end of your WebApps password when signing in.

If you need any assistance with your sign-in information, please contact Nick Johnson at njohnson@psrc.org. Additional information is provided in the resource documents above.

Public agencies, including cities and towns, counties, transit agencies, tribes, ports, school districts, etc., and nonprofit entities are eligible to submit applications and be awarded grants.

However, in order to accept and manage the grant, the agency must have Certification Acceptance status. More information on the list of approved agencies and the requirements to become Certified can be found on WSDOT’s website.

There are three general categories of project activities eligible for funding under the Transportation Alternatives Program, including Pedestrian and Bicycle, Historic Resources and Environmental.  All projects must have a relationship to the transportation system, and the specific list of eligible activities may be found in the Call for Projects.

There are three primary requirements related to planning consistency that projects must meet.

• Projects must be in or consistent with the local comprehensive plan of the jurisdiction in which the project is located.
• The transportation element of the local comprehensive plan must be certified by PSRC.
• Projects must be in or consistent with the Regional Transportation Plan. Certain types and size of projects must be listed explicitly on the Regional Capacity Projects list in order to be eligible.

Details on each of these requirements may be found in the Resource Document for Applications provided in the Call for Projects.

Project sponsors may request up to $2.5 million per project. Funding requests are limited to two applications per agency.

Sponsors may request funding for any single phase.  Requests for more than one phase are limited to preliminary engineering plus the subsequent phase – e.g., PE + ROW, or PE + CN.  Requesting funds for both the right of way and construction phases is not allowed.

All project phases will have an obligation deadline of June 1st of the year awarded.

For the phase requesting PSRC funds, full funding of that phase must be reasonably demonstrated with the combination of PSRC and all other funds. Financial Constraint Guidance on secured, reasonably expected or unsecured funds may be found on PSRC’s website.

Additional details may be found in the Resource Document for Applications provided in the Call for Projects.