The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides funding for the Surface Transportation Block Program (STBG). This formula program provides flexible funding to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to preserve and improve the conditions and performance of any Federal-aid highway, bridge and tunnel projects on any public road, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and transit capital projects. ODOT has allocated a portion of STBG funding to the Regional Transportation Planning Organizations in Ohio. At current funding levels, about $290,000 per year will be available for the Darke-Preble-Shelby (DPS) RTPO. The RTPO Board of Directors approved the DPS RTPO Capital Program Policies and Procedures on December 5, 2024. The policy provides detailed information on qualifying projects and funding provisions.
DPS RTPO Capital Program Policy
DPS RTPO Capital Program Policies and Procedures PDF
DPS RTPO Capital Program Application
Materials to help in drafting a capital program application for RTPO STBG program funding cycles are below.
DPS RTPO Capital Program Application as a PDF
DPS RTPO Capital Program Application as a Microsoft Word Document
Download sample resolutions to submit with a funding application:
Reminder: All roads that are classified as a Major Collector Road (Functional Class 5) or higher can qualify for a potential project — Minor Collector Roads and Local Roads can additionally be considered for active transportation projects (examples are pedestrian/bicycle infrastructure improvements). For projects requesting funding in SFY 2027 or SFY 2028 all right-of-way for a project must already be owned/controlled by the applicant since the project development period is short.
RSTP Approved Project Funding
To date the DPS RTPO Board of Directors has approved the following projects with Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funds:
CY2026-A Recommended RSTP Projects