East-West Gateway Council of Governments (EWG) is now accepting project applications for the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program – Suballocated (STP-S). STP-S funds are available to eligible Illinois and Missouri sponsors. Please review this informational document to learn more about the STP-S application/scoring process.
Applications are due no later than 4:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, February 11, 2021.
Application Materials
The STP-S Project Development Workbook provides information on the STP-S program requirements and describes how to complete and submit an STP-S application. The STP-S Scoring Criteria Guide describes the criteria used to score STP-S projects. Sponsor information is required to download project applications. Click on the button below to download the project application forms.
Make sure to download the current materials. Do not reuse material from prior solicitations.
Supplemental Materials
- Estimate of Project Costs
- ITS Architecture Project Consistency Statement Form
- Safety Supplement
- Traffic Flow Supplement
- Operations and Maintenance Form
- Road Condition Evaluation Form
Additional Resources
- STP-S Frequently Asked Questions
- PEI Determination Request Form
- PEI Change Request Form
- Project Review Workshop Information Form
- Logical Termini Review Form
- Environmental Justice Map
- Population and Employment Index Map
- Industrial Site Areas Map
- Missouri Deficient Bridges – Local Roads/Rural Collector
- Missouri Deficient Bridges – Urban Collector – Arterials
Note: kmz or shapefiles for maps available upon request
Virtual Project Development Workshop
EWG hosted a virtual project development workshop to provide information on STP-S, including program eligibility and requirements, project applications, scoring criteria, and available funding. This workshop was held on November 17, 2020. The slide presentation is available for download. A recording of the workshop is below or click here to download it and view later.
Project Development Workshop Video
Virtual Project Review Workshops
EWG will host three project review workshops in mid-January for STP-S applicants. These workshops will use the Zoom virtual platform. The Illinois workshop will be on January 13, 2021. The Missouri workshops will be on January 15 and 22, 2021. At these workshops, applicants will receive feedback from a panel of experts with regards to their proposed application. This workshop is intended for applicants that have at the very least a specific project concept to present for review. Applicants are required to submit a Project Review Workshop Information Form or preliminary application, including a project location map, before the workshop so the panelists can gain some knowledge of the projects they will be reviewing. Each applicant will have a half-hour to discuss up to two projects. Attendance at this workshop is encouraged, but not required to submit a project application.
Registration for these workshops will be available starting in early December.
Logical Termini Review
Illinois project sponsors are required to have defined logical termini before a final application may be submitted. This means a project must have rational end points and have independent utility when completed. Illinois project sponsors must submit a Logical Termini Review Form, including a project location map, to EWG staff between November 6, 2020 and January 14, 2021. EWG, FHWA, and IDOT staff will review the form to determine if logical termini may be established based on the form or if a logical termini meeting is needed.
The logical termini review meeting consists of a 20-minute time slot for the project sponsor to discuss the project scope and for IDOT and FHWA to make a determination on termini. The logical termini reviews will be held virtually in December and January.
Registration for these meetings will be available starting in early December. If logical termini were established for a project application in a prior year and scope/limits have not changed, submit the approved Logical Termini Form from the prior year in the application.