This factsheet is intended to help public health practitioners interested in working with their state departments of transportation (DOT) to understand how to use available toll credits to reduce the local match to access TAP funds.

The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) is a key source of federal funding local communities can use to support walking, Safe Routes to School, and other projects to promote community environments that support physical activity across the country. To access these funds, communities must provide a local match (non-federal funding), typically 20 percent of the project’s total cost. With TAP projects costing on average $450,000, the local match may be a barrier for many communities, particularly small and rural places. However, there is an innovative approach that states are using to help communities access TAP—it’s toll credits, which can be used in place of local match!