County Incentive Grant Program (CIGP)
The Legislature created the County Incentive Grant Program(CIGP) within the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to provide grants to counties to improve transportation facilities located on the State Highway System or that relieve congestion on the State Highway System. In order to encourage local governments to take a regional perspective, transportation facility improvements in all counties are eligible for state funding at 60% for projects on the Florida Intrastate Highway System, 50% for projects on the State Highway System; and 35% for projects on the local highway system that are demonstrated to relieve congestion on the State Highway System. Projects for the CIGP are selected by FDOT based on criteria including: projects must be consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with local metropolitan planning organization plans and local government comprehensive plans; the extent to which the project will encourage, enhance, or create economic benefits; the likelihood the assistance would enable the project to proceed at an earlier date than the project could otherwise proceed; and other criteria as determined by FDOT.
Small County Outreach Program (SCOP)
The Small County Outreach Program (SCOP) within FDOT is to assist small county governments in resurfacing or reconstructing county roads or in constructing capacity or safety improvements to county roads. County road improvements in counties with a population of 150,000 or less based on the most recent population estimate, are eligible for state matching of 75% of the project costs. Projects are selected by FDOT based on criteria including: whether the county has attempted to keep county roads in satisfactory condition; the physical condition of the road as measured by FDOT; whether a road is used as an evacuation route; whether a road has high levels of agricultural travel; whether a road is considered a major arterial route; whether a project is considered a feeder road; and other criteria as determined by FDOT. For more information, view FDOT's Work Program Instructions.
Small County Road Assistance Program (SCRAP)
The purpose of the Small County Road Assistance Program (SCRAP) is to assist small county governments in resurfacing and reconstructing county roads. Beginning in FY 2000, until FY 2010, up to $25 million annually may be used for the purposes of funding SCRAP. Per Section 339.2816, F.S., the term “small county” means any county that has a population of 75,000 or less according to the 1990 federal census data. Small counties shall be eligible to compete for funds that have been designated for the program for resurfacing or reconstruction projects on county roads that were part of the county road system on June 10, 1995. Capacity improvement on county roads shall not be eligible for funding under the program. This program is fully funded by FDOT including any supplemental agreements and overruns. For more information, you may visit FDOT's website.
For more information on these issues contact Eric Poole, Assistant Legislative Director, at (850) 922-4300.