Park Roads and Parkways PRP Program (PRP)
Public Lands Highway-Forest Highway Program (PFH)
Public Lands Highway Discretionary Program (PLH-D)
Refuge Roads Program (RR)
Indian Reservation Roads Program (IRR)
Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads Program (ERFO)
FLMA Funds (NPS, FS, FWS, DOD, ETC.)
Miscellaneous Department of Transportation (DOT) Appropriations (Misc)
Surface Transportation Program (STP)
National Highway Systems (NHS)
Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (HBRR)
Funding Sources for the Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP)
Park Roads and Parkways Program (PRP)
The PRP program of the FLHP is the primary funding source provided by the Highway
Trust Fund for the road network serving the National Park System. Park roads and
parkways are public roads that provide access within a National Park unit. The PRP
projects are grouped into three categories. Category I includes 3R and 4R for road,
bridge and safety projects. Category II includes completion of congressionally mandated
projects, and Category III includes Alternative Transportation Program projects.
The PRP program is jointly administered by the NPS and FHWA. PRP program funds are
distributed on a regional basis within the NPS in accordance with the 1983 FHWA/NPS
interagency agreement and the FLHP PRP Revised Funding Allocation and Project Prioritization
Criteria document. The NPS identifies program and project priorities and is responsible
for planning, environment and resource protection. The FHWA provides planning, engineering
and technical support for the NPS.
Public Lands Highway-Forest Highway Program (PFH)
The FH program of the FLHP is the primary funding source provided by the Highway
Trust Fund for the forest highway network serving the National Forest System (NFS).
FH funds may be used to fund projects on designated forest highways. Forest highways
are public roads that provide access to, through, or within a forest unit. There
is a designated network of forest highways. Forest Highways are primarily owned
and maintained by the State/local-governments. The FH program is a portion of the
Public Lands Highway (PLH) program. Sixty-six percent of the total PLH funds are
set aside for the FH program. The planning and programming of projects are performed
through tri-agency (FHWA/State/and Forest Service) agreements and annual program
meetings in each State.
The FH program funds may be used to fund transportation planning, research, engineering
and construction and reconstruction of any type of transportation project eligible
for assistance under Title 23. These include, but are not limited to roadway, bridge,
transit, pedestrian and bicycle facilities. FH program funds can be used as the
non-Federal share for national scenic byways activities.
Public Lands Highway Discretionary Program
(PLH-D)
The PLH-D of the FLHP program is a discretionary funding program within the PLH
program. Thirty four percent of the total PLH funds are set aside for select discretionary
projects. The FHWA administers the PLH-D program.
The FHWA issues annual calls for PLH-D projects. States submit project applications
to the FHWA. Projects are selected for PLH-D funding by the FHWA from those candidate
projects submitted by the States. Funds for selected projects are provided directly
to the State transportation departments. Through agreements with the State, FLMAs
may receive PLH-D funds directly from the FHWA if projects they submit through the
State are selected for PLH-D funding. The projects are selected on the basis of
need as determined by the FHWA. Preference is given to those projects that are significantly
impacted by Federal land and resource management activities. Preference is also
given to projects that are proposed by States that contain at least 3 percent of
the total public lands in the Nation.
Refuge Roads Program (RR)
The RR program of the FLHP is the primary funding source provided from the Highway
Trust Fund for the transportation network serving the national wildlife refuge system.
RR funds may be used to fund projects on refuge roads. Refuge roads are public roads
that provide access to or within a unit of the national wildlife refuge system and
for which title and maintenance responsibility is vested in the U.S. Government.
The FHWA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) jointly administer the program.
RRP program funds are distributed on a regional basis in accordance with the 1999
FHWA/FWS interagency agreement.
RR program funds may be used for maintaining, reconstructing and improving existing
refuge roads and bridges. RR program funds may be used for maintaining and improving
adjacent vehicular parking areas, pedestrian walkways, and bicycle pathways, and
for constructing and reconstructing roadside rest areas, including sanitary and
water facilities that are located in and adjacent to wildlife refuges. The FWS identifies
program and project priorities and is responsible for planning, environment and
resource protection. The FHWA provides planning, engineering and technical support
for the FWS.
Indian Reservation Roads Program (IRR)
The IRR program of the FLHP is the primary funding source provided from the Highway
Trust Fund for the IRR system. IRR program funds may be used to fund projects on
IRRs. Indian reservation roads are public roads that are located within or provide
access to Native American reservations, land, communities, or to villages of Alaska
natives. There is a designated network of IRRs. Approximately 50 percent of these
roads are State and locally owned. The remaining 50 percent are Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) owned. The FHWA and BIA jointly administer the program.
IRR program funds may be used to fund transportation planning, research, engineering
and construction or reconstruction of any type of transportation project eligible
for assistance under Title 23 that provides access to or within the American Indian
reservations, lands or communities or to native Alaskan villages. These include,
but are not limited to, roadway, bridge, transit, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
OTHER FUNDING SOURCES
Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads Program (ERFO)
The Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) Program provides assistance
to roads that have been defined as Federal roads. These are roads providing access
to and within Federal and tribal lands. They include Forest Highways, Forest Roads,
Park Roads and Parkways, Refuge Roads, Indian Reservation Roads, Public Lands Highways
(including Refuge Roads) and Public Lands Development Roads. This is similar to
the Emergency Relief Program for Federal aid highways.
The intent of the ERFO Program is to pay the unusually heavy expenses to agencies
that manage road systems, for the repair and reconstruction of Federal roads to
pre-disaster conditions. These Federal roads were damaged by a natural disaster
over a wide area or by a catastrophic failure from any external cause. The ERFO
Program is intended to supplement the commitment of resources by Federal agencies
to help pay unusually heavy expenses resulting from extraordinary conditions.
The Federal share for the repair of Federal roads is 100 percent under the ERFO
Program. Funds for the ERFO Program are provided from the Highway Trust Fund. ERFO
funds are not to duplicate assistance under another Federal program or compensation
from insurance, cost share, or any other source.
The ERFO Manual provides detailed program guidance and instructions on how Federal
agencies, State transportation departments, Indian tribal governments, and local
highway authorities can apply for ERFO funding for road damage.
FLMA Funds (NPS, FS, FWS, DOD, ETC.)
Internal Federal agency funds (non-Title 23) are used often to supplement FLHP program
funds for transportation projects. These funds are received through the federal
agency's appropriations bill and can either be line-item construction, operations
and maintenance, or other internal fund sources. In some cases a project may be
entirely funded from this source. The funding prefix shown on projects indicates
the abbreviation of the Federal agency (ie. NPS-National Park Service, FWS-Fish
and Wildlife Service, FS-Forest Service, DOD-Department of Defense, etc.). The predominant
funding type is always shown first.
Miscellaneous Department of Transportation (DOT) Appropriations
(Misc)
New highway authorization legislations and annual DOT appropriation bills include
congressional authorizations or earmarks for special projects from the Highway Trust
Fund (Title 23) or General Fund. These funds can only be used for the specific project
designated. Often times these projects may be supplemented with FLHP program funds.
If the FHWA provides a specific prefix for these funds that prefix is used. If none
is given, the prefix MISC is used at the beginning of the project number.
Surface Transportation Program (STP)
The EFLHD assists various states with the delivery of the State’s Federal-aid
program. It is the States’ responsibility to develop a STIP that includes projects
utilizing this funding category or other programs under Federal-aid highway program.
For information relative to this funding source please visit the following web page:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/factsheets/stp.htm
National Highway Systems (NHS)
The EFLHD assists various states with the delivery of the State’s Federal-aid
program. It is the States’ responsibility to develop a STIP that includes projects
utilizing this funding category or other programs under Federal-aid highway program.
For information relative to this funding source please visit the following web page:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/factsheets/nhs.htm
Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (HBRRP)
The EFLHD assists various states with the delivery of the State’s Federal-aid
program. It is the States’ responsibility to develop a STIP that includes projects
utilizing this funding category or other programs under Federal-aid highway program.
For information relative to this funding source please visit the following web page:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/factsheets/bridge.htm
For additional information, please contact Chris Jaeschke, Acting Planning Engineer,
at 703-404-6306. You may submit your comments by email to
EFLHD.TIP@fhwa.dot.gov
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