TIP Call for Projects
Each year, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization (IMPO) is allocated federal transportation funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) passed through the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). The IMPO allocates this funding to local public agencies—including cities, towns, counties, and transit organizations—to support local transportation improvement projects such as roads, bridges, trails, and transit. The IMPO’s planning area covers nearly 1,500 square miles, encompassing Marion County and parts of Boone, Hancock, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, and Shelby Counties. It serves 36 member jurisdictions and approximately 1.78 million residents.
About the Call for Projects
Working with local public agencies, the IMPO prioritizes, selects, and awards funding to projects that address needed transportation improvements. To select projects to receive the IMPO’s funding, the IMPO issues an annual “call-for-projects”. During the call-for-projects, local public agencies choose projects to submit for consideration by completing a data-driven application and committing to locally fund a portion of the project cost. Typically, the MPO funds up to 80% of construction and construction engineering costs with a 20% local match from the local public agency. The local public agency provides 100% of the funding for preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and other project costs. The process is highly competitive, with demand exceeding available funds.
The IMPO reviews all applications and develops a list of projects recommended for funding. This recommendation list is guided by the allocation goals of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, the requirements of federal transportation programs, and the scores of projects ranked through the IMPO’s TIP project selection (scoring) criteria. The recommendation list is then reviewed, amended as needed, and adopted as a TIP amendment by the Transportation Policy Committee, composed of representatives from member agencies.
Annual Call for Project Applications
The IMPO held a call for projects between August 1 and September 12, 2024. The IMPO expects to hold a new call for projects in the fall of 2025.
2028 Application Information:
Reference Materials:
- About the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
- Required Scoping Form (scoping form instructions)
- Optional Cost Estimating Tool
- CMAQ Emissions Calculator
- CMAQ Hybrid Bus Calculator
- Replica Traffic Data & Access Requests
- Guide to Road Safety Audits
- Road Safety Audit Landing Page
- 2023 Intersection Safety Studies Locations
- Functional Classification Map
- 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Project List
- Regional Freight Network Map
- Federal Fund Exchange Program Overview Presentation
- Federal Fund Exchange Program Training Video
- FFE Guidance Document
- TIP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Past Call for Projects Results Storymap
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