When can you apply?
The application process for Transportation Enhancement projects begins in May/June of odd numbered years (e.g. May/June 2005, 2007, etc.) Applications are due to the RPC's by the end of July of odd numbered years. (e.g. July 2005, July 2007, etc.)

How Can you apply?
Applications are available at any Regional Planning Commission (RPC) office. Completed applications must be submitted to the RPC office within whose jurisdiction the project is located, by the end of August in odd numbered years. Here is a sample application and guidelines for application completion.

How are projects selected?
Once the applications are submitted to the RPC, they are examined for eligibility, completeness, and accuracy. The projects are then rated and prioritized by each RPC and submitted to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) for distribution to the Transportation Enhancement Advisory Committee (TEAC). The TEAC is comprised of representatives of the Executive Council, the NHDOT, Division of Historical Resources, Regional Planning Commission and designees from the Governor, Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED) and the Municipal Association. The responsibility of this committee is to recommend a list of projects and to monitor ongoing Transportation Enhancement projects.

The TEAC conducts a public hearing on the project applications during the winter of even numbered years (e.g. 2006, 2008, etc.). After the public hearing, members of the TEAC rate and prioritize the projects within anticipated funding constraints, to the NHDOT.

The NHDOT Commissioner then sends a recommended list of projects to the Governor's Advisory Commission on Intermodal Transportation (GACIT). Once the projects are approved by the GACIT they are placed in the State's Ten Year Transportation Improvement Program.

For more information about the TE selection process, please contact your Regional Planning Commission.

View Federal Highway Administration's " Transportation Enhancement Q&A's" webpage.

Who can apply for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds?
Cities, towns, state agencies, private industry and special interest groups can apply for CMAQ funding. Because CMAQ funds are intended to improve air quality, funds must be spent in nonattainment or maintenance areas. The only exception to this rule is that New Hampshire is allowed to spend approximately 5% of the total CMAQ apportionment for projects in attainment areas of if a project is in an attainment area but creates and air benefit for a non-attainment area, such as a Park and Ride near a non-attainment area. A nonattainment area is an area formally designated (in the Code of Federal Regulations) by the EPA as not meeting the NAAQS. A maintenance area is an area that was nonattainment but has subsequently attained the National Ambienant Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and was officially redesignated to attainment by the EPA. Federal funds will pay up to 80% of the cost of the project, with the applicant being responsible to provide the matching funds. Communities are encouraged to "Municipally Manage" their projects, allowing for local decision-making and scheduling to meet community needs. For more information about projects and their implementation, se "The Manual for TE and CMAQ Programs" or contact the NHDOT for a hard copy.

Whan can you apply?
The application process for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality projects begins in May/June of odd numbered years (e.g. May/June 2005, 2007, etc.)

How can you apply?
Applications are available at any Reagional Planning Commission (RPC) office. Completed applications must be submitted to the RPC office within whose jurisdiction the project is located, by the end of July in odd numbered years. Here is a sample application and guidelines for application completion.

When are application accepted?
The application process for CMAQ funds is a two-year cycle, beginning in March of each odd-numbered year (e.g., March of 2003, 2005, etc.)

How are applications made?
Applications are available at the Regional Planning Commission offices in your area. Completed applications must be submitted to the RPC office within whose jurisdiction the project is located, no later than the end of July of odd-numbered years (e.g., July of 2003, 2005, etc.). Applications must include documentation of air quality benefits resulting from the project proposed.

How are projects selected?
Once the applications are submitted to the RPC, they are examined for completeness, accuracy, eligibility and air quality benefits. The projects are then rated and prioritized by each RPC and submitted to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT). After NHDOT review, the applications are forwarded to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services/Air Resources Division for eligibility determinations. These agencies review the applications simultaneously for accuracy and potential air-quality benefits resulting from the project.

NHDOT then forwards the project applications to the CMAQ Advisory Committee. The CMAQ Advisory Committee (CMAQAC) is comprised of representatives from the RPCs, Department of Environmental Services and NHDOT. It is the responsibility of this committee to recommend a list of projects and to monitor ongoing projects.

The CMAQAC conducts a public hearing on applications. Hearings are advertised in newspapers during the winter of even-numbered years (e.g., 2006, 2008, etc.) Applications are due to the RPC's by the end of July of odd numbered years. (e.g. July 2005, July 2007, etc.)

The NHDOT Commissioner then submits a recommended list of projects to the Governor's Advisory Commission on Intermodal Transportation (GACIT). Once the projects are approved by the GACIT they are placed in the State's Ten Tear Transportation Improvement Plan.

For more information about the CMAQ selection process, please contact your Regional Planning Commission or the New Hampshire Department of Transportation:

View Federal Highway Administration's "CMAQ Program" webpage.