1. Funding Methodologies: Road Maintenance & Road Construction
Tribal Interior Budget Council
November 8, 2016

2. Road Maintenance Funding Methodology
Annual Appropriations under Department of the Interior
Budget Category: Tribal Government
Tribal Priority Allocations
Funds made available to Regions via a formula
10 of 12 Regions receive RM funding
Based on historic percentage
Allocations to tribes/agencies are determined at the Region level are based on data specific to those regions

4. Steps of allocation of RM funding

6. Tribal Transportation Program
Authority: Title 23 USC 202
Legislation: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act, PL )
Funding availability:
FY16: $465 M FY17: $475 M
FY18: $485 M FY19: $495 M
FY20: $505 M
Allocation based on statutory formula under 23 USC 202 (b)
Allocation: 20% (FY2011 $) + [ 27% (Miles (2004 and 2012) + 39% (AIAN Population (NAHASDA)) + 34% (Historic Percentages avg, FY05-FY11)] + [$82,500,000; plus 12.5 percent of the total TTP in excess of $275,000,000; allocated to make whole tribes in which tribal shares in first two terms compared against FY2011 allocation]

7. Tribal Transportation Program (cont.)
Eligible activities identified in 23 USC 202(a)
4 Set asides not subject to main formula
Tribal Planning (2%)
Safety (2%)
Deficient Bridges (3%)
Program Management and Oversight (Feds only) (5%) (BIA and FHWA)

8. TRIBAL
TRANSPORTATION