Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP)

ITEP project application submittal cycle begins August 1, 2024 (8:00 am CST) and ends September 30, 2024 (5:00pm CST)

ITEP Application Account Setup Instructions

ITEP Guidelines

Project applications must be submitted through the ITEP application portal. Information must be complete and accurate. Sponsors are no longer required to submit a hard copy of the application.

ITEP is considered partially GATA exempt pursuant 30 ILCS 708/45(a)

GATA exempt grantees - Local Public Agencies must be registered through SAM.gov to accept a federal grant (show proof of an active UEI) and submit following documents/complete following processes at the time of the application submittal:

Required Attachments:

1. Resolution of Financial Commitment
2. Detailed Cost Estimate
3. Detailed Project Location Map
4. IDOT Allowance Letter (if applicable)
5. BoBS 2831 – Uniform Grant Agreement Affidavit of Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest - Grantee
6. BoBS 2835 -FY25 IDOT Subrecipient Risk Assessment
7. Programmatic Risk Assessment

Optional Attachments:

1. Public Involvement Documentation
2. Letters of Support
3. Pictures of Project Area

GATA non-exempt grantees – Universities/Community Colleges, State Agencies, Not-for-Profit entities must be registered through SAM.gov to accept a federal grant (show proof of an active UEI), be registered in GATA portal, and submit following documents/complete following processes at the time of the application submittal:

1. Resolution of Financial Commitment
2. Detailed Cost Estimate
3. Detailed Project Location Map
4. IDOT Allowance Letter (if applicable)
5. GATA Uniform Grant Application
6. GATA Uniform Budget
7. BoBS 2831 – Uniform Grant Agreement Affidavit of Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest - Grantee
8. GATA ICQ – FY25 GATA Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment completed in the GATA portal
9. Programmatic Risk Assessment

Optional Attachments:

1. Public Involvement Documentation
2. Letters of Support
3. Pictures of Project Area

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2024 Awarded Projects (Cycle 16)

2024 Non-Awarded Projects (Cycle 16)

2022 Awarded Projects (Cycle 15)

2022 Non-Awarded Projects (Cycle 15)

2020 Awarded Projects (Cycle 14)

2020 Non-Awarded Projects (Cycle 14)

Eligible sponsors are eligible entities with taxing authority that can guarantee matching funds to carry out the proposed project. Sponsors assume responsibility and accountability for the use and expenditure of program funds. Sponsors must be able to comply with all the federal and state laws and regulations, IDOT policies and procedures.

Under 23 U.S.C. 133(h)(4)(a), the eligible entities (project sponsors) to receive ITEP funds are:

• local governments
• regional transportation authorities
• transit agencies
• natural resource or public land agencies
• school districts, local education agencies, or schools
• tribal governments
• nonprofit entities
• MPO that represents an area with a population 200,000 or fewer
• a State, at the request of another eligible entity; and
• any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for oversight of transportation that the State determines to be eligible.

MPOs representing urbanized areas over 200,000 population are not eligible entities (23 U.S.C. 133(h)(4)(A)(ix)). State DOTs and MPOs may partner with any eligible entity project sponsor to carry out a project.

The project sponsor or sponsor’s representative is responsible for the following:

• Secure required sponsor match through cash, right-of-way donations, or other means
• Coordinate project with IDOT District ITEP Coordinator/staff; conduct kick-off meeting
• Provide a project milestone schedule
• Provide project status or timeline upon request
• Schedule start dates for all types of work according to the award notification letter and Sunset Clause
• Acquire local assurance from the proper authorities to ensure commitment
• Complete environmental documents, clearances, permits and mitigation
• Ensure necessary environmental studies and sign-off by appropriate federal, state and local agencies
• Enter into joint funding agreements
• Complete preliminary engineering
• Acquire necessary right-of-way and easements, if needed
• Prepare contract plans
• Perform utility relocations, as required
• Pay for the cost of all ineligible items
• Manage, administer, and implement the project; and
• Maintain the project after completion

1. Pedestrian/bicycle facilities (on-road and off-road); sidewalks
2. Conversion of abandoned railroad corridors to trails
3. Streetscapes (stand-alone landscape projects are ineligible)
4. Historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities
5. Vegetation management in transportation rights-of-way
6. Archaeological activities relating to impacts from implementation of a transportation project
7. Storm water management, control and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff
8. Reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality or restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats
9. Construction of Turnouts, Overlooks, and Viewing Areas

• Any work done prior to a notice to proceed or executed agreement will not be reimbursed.
• Operation and maintenance costs along with contingency and inflation fees are ineligible for ITEP funds. Road work (e.g., resurfacing) and parking lot improvements that support cars, trucks, and buses are ineligible for ITEP funds.
• See Section B: Program Categories in ITEP Guidelines for category specific eligibility.

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1. Resolution of Financial Commitment Example
2. Illinois Metropolitan Planning Organizations and IDOT MPO Managers
3. Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Implementation Guidance as Revised by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (March 30, 2022)
4. BIP-IIJA | FHWA | TA Set-Aside Fact Sheet
5. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
6. The Secretary of the Interior Professional Qualifications Standards
7. Federal-aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies
8. System Award Management (SAM.gov)
9. GATA portal
10. Active Transportation Alliance to view technical assistance webinars.