Funding Information

Federal surface transportation law provides tremendous flexibility to States and MPOs to fund bicycle and pedestrian improvements from a wide variety of programs. Virtually all the major transportation funding programs can be used for bicycle and pedestrian-related projects.

Featured Resources

Pedestrian and Bicycle Funding Opportunities
- Frequently asked Questions and Answers Concerning Bike Sharing Relative to the United States Department of Transportation
Federal-Aid Highway Program Funding for Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities and Programs
- FY 1992 to 2015
- FY 1988 to 1991 (Pre-ISTEA)
FHWA/FTA Memorandum (February 6, 2006)
Flexible Funding for Highways, Transit, and Pedestrian and Bicycle Activities includes a summary of funding sources and options for transferring funds between FHWA and FTA programs.

Federal-Aid Highway Program Funding for Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities and Programs
FY 1992 to 2015 (Millions of Dollars)

Chart showing level of funding over time, from 1992 to 2015, for TE, SRTS & NTPP, ARRA, and Total Obligations. Amounts are shown in millions and range from $0 to $1400. For detailed description of funding please see: www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/funding/bipedfund.cfm.

Source data: FY 1992 to 2015 Obligations

* TAP/TE: TE funds available 1992-2015; TAP funds available beginning 2013.
RTP: Only a portion of RTP funds are counted as bicycle and pedestrian projects.

Financial Management Guidance

Allowable Costs and Procurement Procedures
- Allowable Costs/OMB Circulars
- Schedule of Equipment Rates from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Promotional Items Prohibition
- FHWA Policy on Indirect Costs, May 5, 2004
Federal Share, Payments, Donations (as amended by SAFETEA-LU)
- Memorandum: Information: Non-Federal Matching Requirements, December 29, 2009 (HTML / PDF 64 KB)
- Federal-Aid Guidance Non-Federal Matching Requirements (HTML / PDF 64 KB)
  This memorandum establishes uniform Federal-aid policy guidance for matching Federal-aid highway program (FAHP) projects.
  - See Attachment A: Examples of proper recognition of donations and costs incurred and treated as non-federal share.
- Memorandum: Information: Tapered Match on Federal-aid Projects, December 29, 2009 (HTML / PDF 23 KB)
- Federal Share, Payments, Donations Explanation
- FHWA Order 4551.1: Fund Transfers to Other Agencies and Among Title 23 Programs
- 23 U.S.C. 323: Donations and credits (HTML / PDF)
  - Volunteer Time for Donated Labor and Services. See rates at Independent Sector.
    - Volunteer Mileage Reimbursement and Deduction
  - Specialized Skills Donated. See rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Applicability of Prevailing Wage Rate Requirements to Federal-aid Construction Projects (Davis-Bacon Act)
- Applicability of Davis-Bacon For Transportation Enhancement Projects
Procurement of Federal-aid Construction Projects
- Procurement of Transportation Enhancement Projects
FHWA Order 5020.1 Repayment of Preliminary Engineering Costs
This directive provides policy direction on the repayment of Federal-aid funds expended on preliminary engineering (PE) projects when reasonable progress has not been made toward right-of-way (ROW) acquisition or construction. This directive also provides additional guidance clarifying when the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) can grant time extensions.