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On August 17, 2026, the Bloomington-Monroe County Metropolitan Planning Organization (BMCMPO) will open a call for projects for the Fiscal Year 2028-2032 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which covers the time period of July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2032. All local public agencies (LPAs) within the BMCMPO metropolitan planning area (MPA) are welcome to apply. In order to be considered for funding, LPAs must have at least one certified ERC (Employee in Responsible Charge) on staff. Projects submitted for consideration are required to go through the Federal project development process.
Local Public Agency (LPA) applying for funding must submit their applications by 5:00 PM (EST) on Friday, September 18, 2026. Questions and applications should be submitted electronically to BMCMPO staff: [email protected] and [email protected].
The BMCMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a federally required, capital investment plan created by the Bloomington-Monroe County Metropolitan Planning Organization (BMCMPO) to guide and track over $20 million in federal funding that is anticipated to be granted to the BMCMPO across the next five years. A new TIP is created every two years, allowing for a re-evaluation of funds and projects for the region and the introduction of new projects into the five-year scope. Each year, BMCMPO receives around $4.5 million in federal transportation funding from FHWA, through the Indiana Department of Transportation. The BMCMPO allocates this funding to local public agencies (cities, towns, counties, and transit organizations) for multimodal transportation projects (roads, bridges, trails, and transit) with the MPA. Federal regulations require that transportation projects completed within the MPA and funded with U.S. Department of Transportation funds be included in BMCMPO's TIP.
Timeline
The anticipated timeline for the development and approval of the FY 2028-2032 TIP is as follows:
- August 17, 2026 - Issue Call for Projects
- September 18, 2026 - Call for Projects Applications due to BMCMPO staff
- October 2-4, 2026 - Publish Legal Advertisements
- October 2, 2026 - Thirty (30) Day Public Comment Period Begins
- October 2, 2026 - Submit Draft TIP to INDOT for initial review
- October 12, 2026 - Public Meeting (drop-in/open house) held at City Hall, 401 N Morton St, McCloskey Room, 5:30pm-7pm
- October 21, 2026 - First review (non-voting) of Draft FY 2028-2032 TIP by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)
- October 23, 2026 - First review (non-voting) of Draft FY 2028-2032 TIP by the Policy Committee (PC)
- October 31, 2026 - Thirty (30) Day Public comment Period Ends
- December 2, 2026 - Final review of Draft FY 2028-2032 TIP by Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) & vote to recommend approval by the Policy Committee
- December 4, 2026 - Final review of Draft FY 2028-2032 TIP by the Policy Committee (PC) & vote to adopt
- December 9, 2026 - Submit the FY 2028-2032 TIP Draft adopted by the PC to the Indiana Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit (FTA) for review and approval (no later than April 30, 2026)
- February 2027 - Receive approval letter for BMCMPO FY2026-2030 TIP from INDOT, FHWA, and FTA
Anticipated Funding Program Levels
The table below lists BMCMPO's anticipated FY2027 local share of the federal formula apportionments that are granted to the State of Indiana Department of Transportation broken down by the funding source. BMCMPO staff will program funding according to the spending authority shown in the second to last row in the table. Note that some of the money is already accounted for due to funding exchanges with other Indiana MPOs that were arranged during previous TIP periods, so the last line in the table shows the actual amount of funding available, which is the spending authority less/add any MPO exchange commitments.
| FY 2028 (estimate) | FY 2029 (estimate) | FY 2030 (estimate) | FY 2031 (estimate) | FY 2032 (illustrative) | |
| Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) + TIFIA STBG | $3,704,139 + $10,537 (75%) | $3,704,139 + $10,537 (75%) | $3,704,139 + $10,537 (75%) | $3,704,139 + $10,537 (75%) | $3,704,139 + $10,537 (75%) |
| Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) | $347,227 (7%) | $347,227 (7%) | $347,227 (7%) | $347,227 (7%) | $347,227 (7%) |
| Transportation Alternatives (TA) + TIFIA TA | $392,694 + 1,453 (8%) | $392,694 + 1,453 (8%) | $392,694 + 1,453 (8%) | $392,694 + 1,453 (8%) | $392,694 + 1,453 (8%) |
| Section 164 Penalty | $82,404 (2%) | $82,404 (2%) | $82,404 (2%) | $82,404 (2%) | $82,404 (2%) |
| Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) | $342,633 (7%) | $342,633 (7%) | $342,633 (7%) | $342,633 (7%) | $342,633 (7%) |
| PROTECT | $49,999 (1%) | $49,999 (1%) | $49,999 (1%) | $49,999 (1%) | $49,999 (1%) |
| Total Local Share of Federal Formula Apportionments | $4,931,086 | $4,931,085 | $4,931,085 | $4,931,085 | $4,931,085 |
| Spending Authority | $4,533,387 | $4,533,387 | $4,533,387 | $4,533,387 | $4,533,387 |
| Actual Total Funds Available (spending authority less/add MPO exchanges) | $2,153,387 | $2,533,387 | $5,504,387 | $4,533,387 | $4,533,387 |
Project Evaluation & Selection
BMCMPO staff will assess submitted project applications in accordance with the BMCMPO Complete Streets Policy, in-process projects that were programmed in previous and current TIP documents, INDOT/FHWA/FTA goals, public input, and committee reviews, as appropriate. BMCMPO staff will prepare a draft of the projects recommended for funding, which will be available for a 30 day public comment period and presented to BMCMPO Citizens and Technical Advisory Committee and Policy Committee for review and approval.