2026 MPO unified planning work programs (upwp)

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the Wisconsin Department of Transportation $180,086.82 on December 22, 2025, under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to support 2026 Metropolitan Planning Organization Unified Planning Work Programs across Wisconsin.

The funding flows through WisDOT as a formula grant to nine regional and local sub-recipients for metropolitan transportation planning activities: County of La Crosse, City of Madison, East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (two sub-awards), West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, County of Brown, Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission, Marathon County Social Services, and City of Beloit. Each sub-recipient began performance on January 1, 2026.

The award period runs through December 31, 2026, with place of performance statewide in Wisconsin. The assistance type is a formula grant, allocated by the state to eligible metropolitan planning organizations and planning bodies for development of long-range transportation plans, metropolitan transportation improvement programs, and related technical planning activities with heavy reliance on public input for project selection. WisDOT administers the state's apportionment under the Section 5305(d) formula distribution methodology established in cooperation with affected MPOs.

Project description

2026 metropolitan planning organization (MPO) unified planning work programs (upwp)