In 1991, Congress initiated a number of reimbursable grant programs, including the TEP, designed to enhance America's "Livable Communities" through the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) and continued by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21).
In West Virginia, all governmental bodies are eligible applicants. To be eligible, a project must: (1) have a relationship to surface transportation; and (2) must be one of twelve qualifying activities set by law. For more information on eligible projects and "match" requirements, please read our TEP Guidelines/Manual.
The DOH has implemented a new electronic process for TEP project applications. This process may be found at http://dohgrants.wv.gov. This year an applicant may complete and submit a digital Intent-to-Apply (ITA) form for a proposed TEP project through December 15, 2011.
In past grant cycles, immediately following DOH approval of their paper ITAs, applicants could begin work on their paper applications. Using the new electronic process, the digital application form will not be available to applicants until December 15, 2011. Applicants will then have until February 15, 2012 to complete and submit their digital application forms.
This highly successful program has been continued and expanded through the passage of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) and the passage, in 2005, of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
TE funds are made available to the DOH, which administers the TE program, by the
Federal Highway Administration