TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 

2019 

SUMMARY DATA REPORT 
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Background

The Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) is an important resource in a Tribe’s overall infrastructure investment strategy. The TTP provides funding to address the transportation needs 

of the 573 federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (Tribes). Tribes use 

TTP funds for construction, road and bridge maintenance, and other transportation related 

activities. 

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Federal Lands Highway and the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Division of Transportation jointly administer the program in 

accordance with a memorandum of understanding. Tribes directly receive all TTP funding 

except for a 5-percent statutory set-aside which the BIA and FHWA use for program 

management and oversight (PM&O). The TTP funding that Tribes received in Fiscal Year (FY) 

2019 includes: 

 the Tribal shares; 

 the 2-percent Planning funds; and 

 any TTP Bridge Program funds. 

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 

Century Act (MAP-21) established the TTP in 2012. 

Prior to MAP-21, the TTP was known as the Indian 

Reservation Roads (IRR) Program, established by 

the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 

1982. The statutory funding formula in Title 23, 

United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 202(b) 

determines the Tribal shares. Title 25 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 170 contains the 

policies and procedures for carrying out the TTP.

Program Management and Oversight

The PM&O funds are used to carry 

out stewardship and oversight of the 

TTP as well as other TTP activities that 

are deemed as inherently Federal 

in accordance with the appendix 

to Subpart E of 25 CFR Part 170. In 

FY 2019, $22,299,750 was made 

available to FHWA and BIA to carry 

out PM&O activities through the 

5-percent statutory set-aside. These 

funds were used for: 

ͦ payroll and travel of the FHWA and 

BIA TTP staff; 

ͦ office space and supplies; 

ͦ Information Technology support 

and equipment; 

ͦ maintenance of the National Tribal 

Transportation Facility Inventory; and 

ͦ other special TTP-specific and required 

studies, technical assistance and 

activities such as: 

ͦ Tribal Technical Assistance Program; 

ͦ carrying out Tribal program reviews; 

ͦ outreach on Tribal government recreation 

travel and tourism activities; and

ͦ conducting bridge inspections on 

the Tribal and BIA bridges across 

the country. 
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Program Funding 

2019 Funding Levels 

The FAST Act authorized the TTP in FY 2019 at a funded level of $495 million. After the application of a 9.9-percent 

obligation limitation, $445,995,000 remained for program activities. Of this amount, $8.919,900 was designated for 

each of the planning and safety set asides, $13,379,850 was designated for the Bridge Program and $22,299,750 

went toward PM&O funds. The net result was $392,475,600 of FY 2019 TTP funding made available to the Tribes as 

formula Tribal shares. Additional background information about the TTP is provided as Attachment A. 

FAST Act Funds Available 

for Programs $445,995,000

FY 2019 Tribal Shares $392,475,600

Program Management

& Oversight (administered by FHWA and BIA) $22,299,750

Bridge Program $13,379,850

Planning Set Aside $8,919,900

Safety Set Aside $8,919,900

Further review of the data contained in the three-chapter reports show that in FY 2019 the Tribes expended funds 

on more than 691 design or construction projects with a total estimated cost of approximately $1.9 billion. In 

addition, the reports show that in FY 2019, the Tribes leveraged and expended an additional $110 million in non-TTP 

funds on those projects as well.
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Data 

Collection 

DATA REQUIREMENTS 

The FAST Act included language in 23 U.S.C. 201(c)(6)(C) that called for the collection 

of data on the obligation and expenditure of TTP funds. Specifically, the language 

states:

Tribal Data Collection

In addition to the data to be collected under subparagraph (A), not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal 

year, any entity carrying out a project under the tribal transportation program under section 202 shall submit to the 

Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, based on obligations and expenditures under the tribal transportation 

program during the preceding fiscal year, the following 

data: 

(i) The names of projects and activities carried out by the entity under the tribal transportation program during 

the preceding fiscal year. 

(ii) A description of the projects and activities identified under clause (i). 

(iii) The current status of the projects and activities identified under clause (i). 

(iv) An estimate of the number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained by the projects and activities 

identified under clause (i). 

This Summary Data Report contains the data collected for FY 2019. 

Reducing the Reporting Burden on Tribes

In order to meet FAST Act reporting requirements, FHWA and BIA worked closely with several Tribes to develop 

the TTP Online Reporting Tool (PORT) for gathering the required data. The PORT uses the MAX Survey platform on 

MAX.gov. The PORT is prepopulated with existing data to minimize the data entry work required of the Tribes. The 

Joint Agency Report System (JARS) is a Microsoft Access database used to collate and present the data 

collected in PORT with automated reports. The PORT data is broken into Construction Projects and NonConstruction Activities. 

Over 98 percent of the Tribes that received TTP funds during FY 2019 entered data into the PORT System. The BIA and 

FHWA provided data on the receipt and use of the PM&O funds
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Fiscal Year 2019 Reports

Several reports were generated from the collected data and are available for review 

in the attachments or on the TTP Website. Highlights are summarized below. The reports 

included as attachments to this report as well as the report itself are posted on the FHWA 

TTP Website at https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/programs-tribal/annual-report .

Chapter 1: National Financial Summary Report

The National Financial Summary Report shows the overall 

amount of TTP funding made available to and expended 

by each reporting Tribe in FY 2019, as well as the number 

of jobs created and the number of jobs retained through 

the projects and activities that were carried out. 

The Chapter 1 Report shows that in FY 2019, $350,915,1461

in TTP funding was made available to the Tribes that 

entered data into the PORT. The report also shows that 

these same Tribes expended $295,340,788 of TTP funds in 

FY 2019. The total funds available, $373,214,896, are the 

amounts reported by tribes, BIA and FHWA. The amount 

differs from the amount of TTP funds made available in FY 

2019, $445,995,000, because amounts reported by tribes 

may also include funds awarded from previous fiscal 

years or from other fund sources. 

In addition, the report shows that the TTP funded projects 

and activities in FY 2019 accounted for 1,456 permanent 

(retained) jobs as well as 4,278 other non-permanent 

(created) jobs. 

In many cases the difference between the funds made 

available and expended may be that the Tribes are saving 

up or carrying over their funding to undertake a future 

project that requires the use of several years of Tribal shares. 

Or, the BIA or FHWA have obligated funds on a contract but 

the work has not yet been started or completed. 

The Chapter 1 Report is included in this report as 

Attachment B.

1 Reports reflect only amounts submitted to PORT by Tribes, so differ from total amounts authorized to the program. Set 

asides and bridge program funds are included in reported amount

$17,545,000

TTP Funds Available to Tribes 

$350,915,146 

BIA PM&O 

$18,069,515 

FHWA PM&O $4,230,235 

Funds Expended Funds not Expended 

$295,340,788 

$55,574,358 

FHWA 

PM&O 

BIA 

PM&O 

Funds Expended Funds not Expended 

$3,621,924 

$608,311 

$524,515 

Funds Expended: Reported by Tribes

FY 2019 TTP Funds: $373,214,896 – As Reported 

Funds Expended: PM&O
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Chapter 2: Non-Construction Activities

This report contains overview information on all TTPfunded non-construction activities that were carried 

out by the reporting Tribes in FY 2019. The chart to 

the right summarizes the amounts expended in each 

non-construction category. 

The Chapter 2 Report is included in this report as 

Attachment C. The jobs associated with these 

activities are included in the overall information 

contained in the Chapter 1 Report. 

Chapter 3: Design and Construction Projects Report 

This report contains overview information on all the TTP-funded design and construction projects and activities 

that were carried out by the reporting Tribes in FY 2019. The Construction Projects include all construction-related 

projects and activities, including projects funded through safety and bridge set-aside funding. The information 

provided in the report includes:

• Federal Project Number; 

• Project Name; 

• Percent (%) complete; 

• Project Description; 

• Progress Reported by Tribe; 

• Estimated Project Cost; and 

• TTP Funds Expended this FY.

The report lists the Tribes in alphabetical order. The Chapter 3 Report is included in this report as Attachment D. 

Additional information/data on the specific bridge projects and safety projects contained in the Chapter 3 

Report are included in this report as Attachment E and Attachment F. 

The funding and jobs associated with these design and construction activities are included in the information 

contained in the Chapter 1 Report. 

Maintenance 

Administration 

Planning 

Transit 

Other 

Safety 

$56,158,506 

$44,745,621 

$14,387,178 

$6,368,662 

$3,982,610 

$1,950,496 

Non-Construction Spending 
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Timothy Hess 

Associate Administrator 

Office of Federal Lands Highway 

timothy.hess@dot.gov 

202-366-9472