Local Public Agency (LPA)

In 2023, 41 percent of roadway fatalities occurred in rural areas, despite only 20 percent of the population living in rural America (NHTSA, publication 813728). To help address this, FHWA is launching a NEW Rural Road Safety Webinar Series in 2026...

LPA Consulting Partners, 

Thank you to all our partners for taking the time to submit your Letters of Interest (LOI) for the 2026-2029 LPA On-Call Consultant Program!  We received 423 LOI’s from 101 firms.  

Congratulations to all our selected...

The Office of the Secretary of Transportation has published the full FY 2026 BUILD NOFO on the program website at: https://www.transportation.gov/BUILDgrants/NOFO

Applicants will submit applications through ValidEval. There are two application...

Local Public Agency (LPA) consultants should not be surprised when they submit a pre-construction notification (PCN) to the Corps and receive a Nationwide Permit #23 regardless of the permit they applied for.  The Corps may be issuing NWP 23s for...

New guidance from USDOT on the October 3rd Interim Final Ruling regarding Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) eligibility criteria has been released.  Please review the updated guidance.  

For questions please email - dbe@modot.mo.gov.

Please see below regarding immediate changes to federal regulations that impact the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) supported by FHWA funding.

Effective December 22, 2025, the American Security Drone Act of 2023 (ASDA) and OMB Memorandum M-26...

Missouri’s Local Program representatives request the services of consulting firms to perform on-call professional services as described on the following pages. This solicitation is for Missouri’s Local Program (LPA) and not for MoDOT on-call services...

Application Period Open: 2026 Vison Zero for Youth Leadership Award

Has your community made walking and biking safer for youth? Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 Vison Zero for Youth Leadership Award. Any community advancing child and...

MoDOT’s LPA Program is pleased to announce the FY 2026 TEAP Project Awards.  This year, 14 applications were submitted requesting approximately $166,000, with available funding limited to $120,000. 

The Traffic Engineering Assistance Program (TEAP)...

Please see the linked letter from MoDOT regarding the USDOT’s published Interim Final Rule (IFR) that changes the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concessionaire (ACDBE) programs.

For questions please email - dbe@modot.mo.gov