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2026 TRAC Program Funds

On May 1, 2026 ODOT will begin soliciting for Major New Capacity (TRAC) projects.  The Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) was established by the Ohio General Assembly in 1997, and charged with developing and overseeing a project selection process for major new transportation capacity projects, or projects in what is now known as the “Major New Capacity program.”  These are projects costing more than $12 million which add transportation capacity, and are critical to the mobility, economic development, and quality of life of the citizens of Ohio. 

The purpose of this process is for MVRPC to establish a prioritized list of projects which will be submitted as requests for TRAC funding.  The intent of this process is to present the list in a timely fashion in a format that is useful to the TRAC and contains projects that are eligible for funding.   

Procedure for Submitting Major New Capacity Projects and Existing Projects

The 2026 TRAC Application Cycle opens on Friday, Jun 26, 2026, and will close on Friday, July 17, 2026. TRAC Applications are web based, only available through the TRAC website.

As you all know, the TRAC team had paused this year’s cycle to determine if it would move forward at all this year.  After due consideration of the funding challenges the Ohio Department of Transportation faces and the potential funding impacts upon the Major New (TRAC) Program, a decision has been made to move forward with a limited cycle. 

This means:

  1. TRAC will only accept project development funding requests for existing projects.
  1. Tier I Construction funding requests will not be part of this year’s cycle.

This approach will reduce the funding request amount to approximately $30M to $60M, which will have a lower impact upon the next four-year budget (FY27-30). This decision also means an abbreviated schedule (see below) is needed to accommodate application submittal, scoring, regional presentations, etc.  

  • June 26-July 17, Application Submittal Period
  •  August 26, Regular Session (Application Review and Draft Scores)
  •  September 9, Regional Presentations (all day event)
  •  October 14, Working Session (Funding Recommendations)
  •  November 10, Working Session (Draft List; TRAC Vote)
  • December 16, Regular Session (Final List; TRAC Vote)

A full copy of the TRAC applications, supporting documents and all MVRPC PES scoring documents should be submitted electronically by the project sponsor to the respective ODOT Districts and MVRPC by July 17, 2026.  The original application and all other attachments are required in PDF file format.  Project sponsors must provide a resolution endorsing the submittal of the TRAC application.  If the resolution is not available by July 17, 2026, please coordinate delivery of the resolution as soon as possible following the next local council, commission, or trustees meeting.

2026 TRAC Project Submittal

Below are all documents necessary for TRAC project submittal.  Project sponsors who wish to submit TRAC requests are required to self-score their projects using the PES scoring system. 

Document for 2026 TRAC Project Submittal

1.    Online ODOT TRAC 2026 Application

Supporting Documents

1.       MVRPC TRAC Policy and Procedures: TRAC Policy

2.       PES Roadway: PES Roadway TRAC 2026

Click to access MVRPC’s PES Online Mapping service in order to complete the TRAC Roadway Project Evaluation System sheets.  For more information on ODOT TRAC’s Policy and Procedures, visit the TRAC website at: https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/business/funding/trac.

For Questions Contact:

ODOT District 7
justin.yoh@dot.ohio.gov
scott.schmid@dot.ohio.gov

ODOT District 8
Suzanne.Enders@dot.ohio.gov
scott.brown@dot.ohio.gov

MVRPC
bdaniel@mvrpc.org

REMINDER – As TRAC requires that any project advocate that lies within the boundaries of an MPO must prove acknowledgement of the application by the MPO, MVRPC must be copied on all TRAC application submittals.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Brad Daniel or Ana Ramirez at 937-223-6323.