Regional Transportation Authority

Eligible Applicants

Municipalities, counties, townships, councils of government / municipal associations, groups of two or more municipalities, and the RTA Service Boards (Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace) located within CMAP's seven county service region are eligible to apply to the Community Planning Program. The CMAP Region encompasses Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties in northeastern Illinois. Transit-oriented development and transit improvement plan applications submitted by applicants in Kendall County will be evaluated and—if selected—managed by CMAP.

Matching

Individual "not to exceed" project budgets are set by CMAP and RTA during the project development process. Project budgets should not be included as part of your application submittal.

For projects selected by the RTA, and as part of the Community Planning partnership between the RTA and the applicant, a local cash contribution of 20% of the total project cost is required for each project. In-kind services cannot be applied toward the 20% local contribution. Applicants are responsible for providing 100% of any project costs over the not to exceed budget set for the project.

For projects selected by CMAP, match contributions are not required. Applicants are responsible for providing 100% of any project costs over the not to exceed budget set for the project.