Available Funding
Creek Road/Smith Street, Poughkeepsie, New York
For Moving Dutchess Forward, we estimated future available funding for three project categories: highway (which includes road, bridge, walking and bicycling projects), transit (which includes bus and rail), and planning.
See the adjacent tables for our available funding estimates by project category and source for the short-term (2027-2030), mid-term (2031-2040), long-term (2041-2050), and the full planning period (2027-2050).
Highway Funds
We estimated federal funding from core federal programs: the National Highway Performance Program (NHPP), the Surface Transportation Block Grant program (STBG) (which includes several sub-categories), the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), the Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality program (CMAQ) (non-competitive funds), the Bridge Formula Program (BFP), and the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP), based on the programmed funding amounts in our current 5-year TIP. We summed the annual average for each program, which totaled $30 million, and added a non-federal match of 20 percent ($6 million). Based on this, we estimate about $36 million annually in matched core federal funds, most through formula programs.
Dutchess County also benefits from competitive or discretionary federal funds awarded by NYSDOT, which include the STBG set-aside (also known as the Transportation Alternatives Program, or TAP), the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program, and a portion of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). (Note: we did not include the BRIDGE NY program, since it uses STBG off-system bridge funding, which is captured elsewhere). We estimated future competitive funding based on several years of past awards. We summed the annual average for each program, which totaled $4.7 million, and added a non-federal match of 20 percent (about $1 million). Based on this, we estimate about $5.7 million annually in matched competitive/discretionary federal funds.
NYSDOT also funds many multi-county projects in our region. These use a variety of federal funding sources and are typically system-wide maintenance projects. We estimated the annual average of our portion of these multi-county funds based on multi-county funding in the most recent 5-year TIP and the proportion of regional funds usually allocated to Dutchess County (about 15 percent). This results in about $16 million annually in multi-county funds for Dutchess. We added a non-federal match of 20 percent ($3 million), for a total of about $19 million annually in matched multi-county funds.
Finally, NYSDOT provides State Dedicated Funds (SDF) to our region. As with multi-county funds, we estimated the annual average of our portion of State Dedicated Funds based on SDF funding in the most recent 5-year TIP and the proportion of regional funds allocated to Dutchess County. This results in about $5 million annually in State Dedicated Funds for Dutchess.
To be conservative, we assumed flat funding levels over the planning period. Based on our annual estimates for core federal funds, competitive federal funds, multi-county funds, and State Dedicated Funds, we estimate a total of about $67 million annually. This results in about $266 million for the short-term, $666 million for the mid-term, $666 million for the long-term, and about $1.6 billion over the entire planning period.
Our highway funding estimates do not include the State’s Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) funds (provided annually to municipalities for road maintenance), PAVE-NY funds, or local general funds, as these are primarily used by local governments on the non-federal aid system.
Available Highway Funding
| Annual | Short term (2027-2030) | Mid-term (2031-2040) | Long term (2041-2050) | Planning period (2027-2050) | |
| Core federal programs | |||||
| NHPP | $ 18 | $ 72 | $ 179 | $ 179 | $ 430 |
| CMAQ | $ 0.8 | $ 3 | $ 8 | $ 8 | $ 19 |
| HSIP | $ 2.1 | $ 8 | $ 21 | $ 21 | $ 49 |
| STBG Flex | $ 2.4 | $ 10 | $ 24 | $ 24 | $ 59 |
| STBG Large Urban | $ 1.7 | $ 7 | $ 17 | $ 17 | $ 41 |
| STBG Off-system bridge | $ 2.3 | $ 9 | $ 23 | $ 23 | $ 56 |
| CRP | $ 0.3 | $ 1 | $ 3 | $ 3 | $ 6 |
| Bridge Formula | $ 2.7 | $ 11 | $ 27 | $ 27 | $ 65 |
| Sub-total | $ 30 | $ 121 | $ 302 | $ 302 | $ 725 |
| 20% non-federal match | $ 6 | $ 24 | $ 60 | $ 60 | $ 145 |
| Total with 20% match | $ 36 | $ 145 | $ 362 | $ 362 | $ 870 |
| Competitive federal programs | |||||
| TAP | $ 1 | $ 4 | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 24 |
| CMAQ | $ 4 | $ 15 | $ 38 | $ 38 | $ 91 |
| Sub-total | $ 5 | $ 19 | $ 48 | $ 48 | $ 115 |
| 20% non-federal match* | $ 1 | $ 4 | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 23 |
| Total with 20% match | $ 6 | $ 23 | $ 57 | $ 57 | $ 137 |
| Multi-county federal funds | |||||
| DCTC portion | $ 16 | $ 65 | $ 161 | $ 161 | $ 388 |
| 20% non-federal match | $ 3 | $ 13 | $ 32 | $ 32 | $ 78 |
| Total with 20% match | $ 19 | $ 78 | $ 194 | $ 194 | $ 465 |
| State Dedicated funds | |||||
| DCTC portion | $ 5 | $ 21 | $ 53 | $ 53 | $ 126 |
| Total (no match) | $ 5 | $ 21 | $ 53 | $ 53 | $ 126 |
| Total | $ 67 | $ 266 | $ 666 | $ 666 | $ 1,599 |
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Transit Funds
Dutchess County & Local Agencies
We estimated local transit funds based on the past several years of funding from federal, State, County, and local sources. For the core FTA programs (Section 5307/5340 and Section 5339), which fund capital purchases, operations, and maintenance, Dutchess County receives about $3.6 million annually. Historically, Dutchess has also received about $1.7 million annually in 5307 funding from the region’s unallocated balance.
Transit services in the county (provided by County Public Transit and human service agencies) are also supported by competitive federal funding awarded by NYSDOT, primarily through the Section 5310 program, which supports services for older adults and people with disabilities. Based on past awards, we estimate about $500,000 annually in these funds. New York State also provides about $6.4 million annually in State Transit Operating Assistance (STOA) to County Public Transit. In addition, the County provides about $1.8 million per year, and fare revenue provides about $1.4 million per year.
These sources together provide about $15.4 million annually to support local transit in Dutchess County. To be conservative, we assumed flat funding levels over the planning period. This results in about $62 million for the short-term, $154 million for the mid-term, $154 million for the long-term, and about $370 million over the entire planning period.
MTA/Metro-North Railroad
The MTA also receives federal funding that supports transit in our region. These funds are distributed to the urban area, which includes portions of several counties. Since the proportion used to support transit in Dutchess is not specified, we used the regional totals for our estimate. Based on the past several years of funding, we estimate about $15.5 million annually from core FTA programs (Section 5307/5340 and Section 5337) to MTA/Metro-North Railroad in our region. Assuming flat funding levels, this equates to about $62 million for the short-term, $155 million for the mid-term, $155 million for the long-term, and about $373 million over the entire planning period.
Available Transit Funding
| Annual | Short term (2027-2030) | Mid-term (2031-2040) | Long term (2041-2050) | Planning period (2027-2050) | |
| Dutchess County Public Transit | |||||
| Core federal programs | |||||
| 5307/5340 | $3 | $12 | $29 | $29 | $70 |
| Unallocated 5307 | $2 | $7 | $17 | $17 | $41 |
| 5339 | $1 | $3 | $6 | $6 | $15 |
| 5310 awards | $1 | $2 | $5 | $5 | $13 |
| State funds | $6 | $26 | $64 | $64 | $154 |
| County funds | $2 | $7 | $18 | $18 | $44 |
| Local fare revenue | $1 | $6 | $14 | $14 | $33 |
| Total | $15 | $62 | $154 | $154 | $370 |
| MTA/Metro-North Railroad | |||||
| Core federal programs | |||||
| 5307/5340 | $4 | $17 | $42 | $42 | $101 |
| 5337 | $11 | $45 | $113 | $113 | $272 |
| Total | $16 | $62 | $155 | $155 | $373 |
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Planning Funds
We receive annual planning funds from both FHWA and FTA. Based on recent funding levels, we estimate about $893,000 annually in federal planning funds. Both the County and State provide a match (5% and 15%, respectively) for an additional $330,000 annually. This results in an annual total of about $1.2 million in planning funds. In addition, we have about $460,000 in unused (or ‘carryover’) planning funds from previous years.
For future years, we assume flat funding and that we will spend our carryover funds in the short-term period. Based on these assumptions, we estimate about $5.4 million for the short-term, $10.7 million for the mid-term, $10.7 million for the long-term, and about $27 million over the entire planning period.
Private Funds
We did not include funding from private entities in our assumptions. However, we encourage private funding to be pursued whenever possible, particularly for improvements related to new development (such as intersection or signal improvements for large residential or commercial projects) and collaborative projects between public agencies and private entities.
Available Planning Funding
| Annual | Short term (2027-2030) | Mid-term (2031-2040) | Long term (2041-2050) | Planning period (2027-2050) | |
| FHWA | $0.7 | $3 | $7 | $7 | $18 |
| FTA | $0.2 | $1 | $2 | $2 | $4 |
| Sub-total | $0.9 | $4 | $9 | $9 | $21 |
| Carryover funds* | n/a | $0.5 | - | - | $0.5 |
| Matches | $0.3 | $1.3 | $2 | $2 | $5 |
| Total | $1.2 | $5 | $11 | $11 | $27 |
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*Assumes carryover funds are used in the short term
OTHER POTENTIAL FEDERAL FUNDS
here are several additional sources of federal transportation funding, but because they are unpredictable, we did not include them in our estimates. These include large, competitive grants such as BUILD grants and INFRA grants; Congressional member items (i.e. earmarks); and federal infrastructure programs. In addition, the next iteration of the federal transportation bill could include additional funding or new programs.