FY 2026 LRSI and Section 5310 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
TARCOG is here to help with current transportation funding opportunities. Contact us soon as deadlines are in July!
LRSI (Due 5 p.m., July 25, 2025)
Applications are open for the FY 2026 Local Road Safety Initiative (LRSI) Program. ALDOT will allocate federal funds in the amount of $4.5 million for the LRSI program to be paired with a 10% local match for a total program amount of approximately $5 million towards safety improvement projects for local agencies.
This initiative is available to cities and counties for both rural and urban non-State maintained roadways with significant safety risks. Applications submitted through this initiative must be in accordance with the most recent Alabama Strategic Highway Safety Plan and applicable Local Road Safety Plans if one has been developed by the county that the location falls within.
The High Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) Special Rule has been triggered for FY 2026.
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SECTION 5310 (Due 5 p.m., July 31, 2025)
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), Local Transportation Bureau, is now accepting Applications for funding consideration through the Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides funding for transit services that assist the State’s population of seniors and individuals with disabilities.
The following organizations are eligible to submit an application for the Section 5310 program:
- Nonprofit organizations
- Public bodies/Governmental Authorities that certify to the Governor that no nonprofit corporations or associations are readily available in the proposed area to provide the service
- Public bodies/Governmental agencies approved by ALDOT to coordinate transit services for seniors and individuals with disabilities
Federal funds administered through ALDOT are only extended to agencies providing transit services in the small urban and rural areas of the State.
Available federal capital funds for the Section 5310 program are approximately $ 1,908,558 for small urban areas and $ 2,551,285 for rural areas. A local match of 20 percent is required.
For more information or any questions or information requests about either opportunity, please contact TARCOG Economic Development & Planning Staff at 256-830-0818.
