Pinellas county FY 2026/2027-2027/2028 upwp ; transportation planning; planning

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the State of Florida Department of Transportation $611,769 on June 22, 2026, to support transportation planning activities under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The funding covers Pinellas County's Unified Planning Work Program for fiscal years 2026/2027 and 2027/2028, with performance extending through December 31, 2029, and place of performance in Florida.

FDOT passes the funding to the Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization, operating as Forward Pinellas, to develop and execute regional transportation planning initiatives. Forward Pinellas uses the award to support comprehensive transportation planning activities, including development of the Unified Planning Work Program that guides regional transportation strategy and coordinates transportation initiatives across Pinellas County.

This is a formula grant under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning program, which allocates funding to states for statewide planning and pass-through by formula to Metropolitan Planning Organizations within their jurisdictions for urbanized area planning.