FY26 compass metro planning

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the Idaho Department of Transportation $1,976,368.42 on October 1, 2025, under the Metropolitan Planning Program (CFDA 20.275) to deliver metropolitan planning organization planning services across Idaho through June 30, 2027. The award funds transportation planning activities included in the Unified Planning and Work Program, drawing resources from both the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration.

The Idaho Department of Transportation passed funding through to the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS), the metropolitan planning organization serving Ada and Canyon Counties, via three sub-awards issued on November 3, December 5, and February 20, 2026. COMPASS provides regional transportation planning coordination, long-range infrastructure strategy development, and stakeholder engagement in southwestern Idaho under these sub-awards.

The Metropolitan Planning Program establishes a cooperative, continuous, and comprehensive framework for making transportation investment decisions in metropolitan areas. Idaho DOT operates as the state's designated recipient for federal transportation formula grants and distributes assistance to five metropolitan planning organizations across the state, including COMPASS, along with transit operators, state law enforcement, local governments, and federal land management partners.

Performance occurs in Idaho.

Project description

Metropolitan planning organization (MPO) planning funds from the federal highway administration and federal transit administration which are included in the unified planning and work program. The projects provide transportation planning services to region.