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A Guide To Federal-Aid Programs And Projects
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Program Administration

May 1999

TABLE OF CONTENTS
(By Program, Project, or Use)

PART I

CURRENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS


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INTRODUCTION

TITLE

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM:
National Highway System (NHS)

INTERSTATE:
Interstate Maintenance (IM)
Interstate Maintenance Discretionary (IMD)

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM:
Surface Transportation Program (STP)
STP Funds Suballocated to Urbanized Areas With Over 200,000 Population
STP Set-Aside for Safety Improvements
STP Set-Aside for Transportation Enhancements

BRIDGE:
Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (HBRRP)
Innovative Bridge Research and Construction
Bridge Discretionary Program
National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation
Bridges on Indian Reservation Roads (IRR)

CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY:
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ)

APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM:
Appalachian Development Highway Program

FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY PROGRAM:
Indian Reservation Roads
Nationwide Priority Program for Improving Deficient Indian Reservation Road (IRR) Bridges
Public Lands Highways (PLH) - Discretionary and Forest Highways (FH)
Parkways and Park Roads
Refuge Roads

PLANNING AND RESEARCH:
Metropolitan Planning Funds
National Corridor Planning and Development Program
Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program
State Planning and Research (SPR)

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY:
Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Infrastructure Deployment
International Highway Transportation Outreach Program
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Integration
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Research and Development
Seismic Research Program
Surface Transportation Research
Surface Transportation - Environment Cooperative Research Program
Surface Transportation - Research Strategic Planning
Technology Deployment Program

SAFETY:
State and Community Highway Safety Grants (402 Program -- formerly Highway Safety Program)
Operation Lifesaver
Safety Incentive Grants for Use of Seat Belts
Safety Incentives to Prevent Operation of Motor Vehicles by Intoxicated Persons
State Highway Safety Data Improvement Grants

EQUITY ADJUSTMENT CATEGORIES:
Minimum Guarantee

SPECIAL PROGRAMS:
Credit Assistance for Surface Transportation Projects
Emergency Relief Program
Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)
National Highway Institute
Recreational Trails Program
Puerto Rico Highway Program
Territorial Highways
Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot Program
Transportation Assistance for Olympic Cities
Value Pricing Pilot Program

SPECIAL USES OF HIGHWAY FUNDS:
Ferry Boat Discretionary (FBD) Program
National Scenic Byways Program
Railway-Highway Crossing Hazard Elimination in High Speed Rail Corridors

SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Alaska Highway (Shakwak)
High Priority Projects
Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects
Woodrow Wilson Bridge

PART II

OTHER ACTIVE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

TITLE

Additional Allocation--Wisconsin
Applied Research & Technology Program
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Control of Outdoor Advertising
Defense Access Roads
Demonstration, Priority, and Special Interest Projects (1970-1998)
Interstate Construction
Interstate Discretionary
Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) [formerly: Rural Technical Assistance Program (RTAP)]
Railroad-Highway Crossings Demonstration Program (19 Cities)
State Flexibility
Timber Bridge Research and Demonstration

PART III

OTHER PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS

TITLE

100% Federal Share for Safety ("G" Matching Ratio)
Advance Construction
Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways
Bond Issue Projects
Credit for Toll Expenditures
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services (DBE/SS)
Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program
On-The-Job Training
On-The-Job Training Supportive Services
Sliding Scale Rates
State Infrastructure Banks (SIB) Pilot Program (1998)
State Infrastructure Banks (SIB) Pilot Program (1995)
Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP)

PART IV

INACTIVE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

TITLE

90 Percent of Payment Adjustments
Access Highways to Public Recreation Areas on Certain Lakes
Alaskan Assistance
Bicycle Grants
Bikeway Demonstration
Bridge Replacement (Special)
Bridges on Federal Dams
Combined Road Plan
Commercial Driver's License
Consolidated Primary
Donor State Bonus
Elimination of Roadside Obstacles
Energy Impacted Roads
Funding Restoration
Great River Road
Hazard Elimination
High Hazard Locations
High Hazard Locations/Elimination of Roadside Obstacles
Highways Crossing Federal Projects
Hold Harmless
Innovative Technologies (Federal Share Increase)
Interstate 1/2 Percent Minimum Apportionment
Interstate 4R
Interstate Gap Closing
Interstate Reimbursement
Junkyard Control
Long-Term Monitoring (LTM)
Minimum Allocation -- 90 Percent
National High-Speed Ground Transportation Technology Demonstration Program
National Highway System High Priority Corridor Feasibility Study Discretionary Program
National Magnetic Levitation (MAGLEV) Prototype Development Program
National Ridesharing Demonstration Program
National Ridesharing Discretionary Program
Non-Urbanized Public Transportation
Off-System Roads
Pavement Marking Demonstration Program
Priority Primary
Priority Primary Discretionary
Rail Crossings Demonstration (Northeast Corridor)
Rail-Highway Crossings 203 Program
Rail-Highway Crossings--Off-System
Research and Development Administrative Funds
Right-of-Way Revolving Fund
Rural Primary
Rural Secondary
Rural Highway Public Transportation Demonstration
Safer Off-System (SOS) Roads
Safer Roads Demonstration
Safety Belts and Motorcycle Helmets
Secondary
Special Urban High Density
Temporary Matching Fund Waiver (FY's 1992-1993)
Temporary Matching Fund Waiver (FY's 1983-1984)
Traffic Control Signalization Demonstration
Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety (TOPICS)
Transition Quarter
Transportation Systems Management Demonstration
Urban System
Urban Extensions

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This document provides information on Federal-aid highway funding for various programs and projects. It is not intended to represent official policy or guidance. It is suggested that the reader contact the program offices listed with each entry for the latest official policy or guidance.

Electronic version of Publication No. FHWA-IF-99-006

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