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

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the State of Florida Department of Transportation $770,477 on June 23, 2026, under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to support transportation planning activities in Hillsborough County for fiscal years 2026/2027 and 2027/2028.

The funding supports a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for Hillsborough County encompassing transportation planning and planning activities. The award carries an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2029, with place of performance in Florida.

FDOT, functioning as the pass-through entity, sub-awarded the full $770,477 to Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Hillsborough County Bocc Grants Management Division) on June 24, 2026, to execute the local planning work. The Metropolitan Transportation Planning program assists states and Metropolitan Planning Organizations in developing transportation improvement programs, long-range transportation plans, and related planning activities with reliance on public input for transportation system design and project selection. Formula allocations flow from FHWA to states, which then distribute funds to MPOs within their jurisdictions for urbanized area planning.