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TPM Professional Capacity Building Assistance Request Form

The overarching goal of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Transportation Performance Management (TPM) Professional Capacity Building Program (PCB) is to ensure that federal, State departments of transportation (SDOT), metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), transit, and local partners are prepared to carry out performance-based transportation decision-making. Training and programmatic assistance is primarily provided through:

Training opportunities (.pdf, 0.2 mb)
TPM Workshops and Peer-to-Peer assistance (.pdf, 0.2 mb)
Direct programmatic assistance from FHWA, other partner agencies, and other organizations via phone calls, web conferences, emails, general instruction, or site visits.

Eligibility

Any public authority or transportation entity may apply for programmatic assistance for the TPM PCB assistance.

TPM Request Form

Please complete the form below to request TPM programmatic assistance. FHWA will respond to all requests with recommendations on options for support and assistance.

* Required Fields

*First Name:
*Last Name:
*Organization:
City:
*State:
Country:
*Work Email:
*Work Phone:
*How would you prefer we contact you?:	Email Phone
*Organization Type:	State DOT Metropolitan Planning Organization Regional Transportation Planning Organization Local Government Public Transportation Tribal Government Other
	If other organization, please explain:

*Assistance Type (check all that apply):	TPM State Workshop Facilitated Peer-to-Peer Assistance Rulemaking, Policy, and/or Guidance Interpretation Onsite Assistance Onsite Training Virtual subject matter expert or peer agency consultation Other
	If other assistance type, please explain:

Please select the TPM component/topic for assistance (check all that apply):	Strategic Direction The establishment of an agency's focus through well-defined goals and objectives, enabling assessment of an agency's progress towards meeting goals and objectives by specifying a set of aligned performance measures. Target Setting The use of baseline data, information on possible strategies, funding constraints, and forecasting tools to collaboratively establish targets. Performance-based Planning The use of a strategic direction to drive the development and documentation of agency strategies and priorities in the long-range transportation plan (LRTP) and other performance-based plans. Performance-based Programming The use of strategies and priorities to guide the allocation of resources to projects that are selected to achieve goals, objectives, and targets. Monitoring and Adjustment A set of processes to track and assess actions taken and outcomes achieved, thereby establishing a feedback loop to refine planning, programming, and target setting decisions. Provides key insight into the efficacy of investments. Reporting and Communication The products, techniques, and processes used to communicate performance information to different audiences for maximum impact. Organization and Culture Institutionalization of a TPM culture within the organization, as evidenced by leadership support, employee buy-in, and embedded organizational structures and processes that support performance management. External Collaboration and Coordination Established processes to engage with agency partners and stakeholders on planning/visioning, target setting, programming, data sharing, and reporting. Data Management The means by which an organization efficiently plans, collects, creates, organizes, uses, controls, stores, disseminates and disposes of data to ensure that the value of the data is understood and fully exploited. Data Usability and Analysis The existence of useful and valuable data sets and analysis capabilities, provided in usable, convenient forms to support TPM.

Please select the TPM Performance Area(s) for assistance (check all that apply):	Agency-wide (General TPM Practices) Safety Pavement Bridge Congestion Mobility System Performance On-road Mobile Source Emissions Freight Performance Plans (check all that apply) Metropolitan Transportation Plans Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). State asset management plans under the National Highway Performance Program (NHPP). State performance plans under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program. Strategic Highway Safety Plan State Freight Plan

Evaluations

FHWA will follow up after PCB assistance is provided to obtain feedback on the overall effectiveness of the assistance event/activity. FHWA may also work with the coordinator of the event approximately six months after the exchange to assess any benefits that have resulted from the assistance. This information will be useful to improve FHWA’s delivery of PCB assistance.