FY 2026 metropolitan planning organization unified planning program- nctcog (dallas-fort worth)

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the Texas Department of Transportation $4,259,599.96 on December 12, 2025, under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to support the FY 2026 Metropolitan Planning Organization Unified Planning Program for the North Central Texas Council of Governments (Dallas-Fort Worth region).

The award funds metropolitan and state transportation planning activities, including development of transportation improvement programs and long-range transportation plans within the designated urbanized area. TxDOT administers the formula grant as the designated state transportation agency, passing funds through to the North Central Texas Council of Governments and other eligible Metropolitan Planning Organizations within Texas for urbanized area planning consistent with the program's requirement for heavy reliance on public input in transportation system design and project selection.

Performance spans the period from the award date through December 5, 2033, with work performed in Texas. The assistance type is a formula grant, allocated to the state for distribution to MPOs within its jurisdiction by statutory formula following decennial Census reapportionment.