STBGP History for the Champaign Urbana Urbanized Area

The Surface Transportation Program is one of the core Federal-aid Highway Program categories. Surface Transportation Program-Urban (STPU) funds [recently renamed Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) in the FAST Act, heretofore referred to as STPU/STBGP] are suballocated to Urbanized Areas based on population in a graduated manner. The allocation formulas are determined by the FHWA, FTA, and the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the funds are administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Agreement among all jurisdictions through the use of the current Project Priority Review (PPR) guidelines and subsequent approval by the Technical and Policy Committees determines the best use of these funds.