Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) - Category D - Secondary All-Season Roads

The goal of the Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category D program is to support economic development by establishing and integrating a local secondary all-season road network with the state trunkline system. Category D funding provides resources for transportation projects that complement the trunkline system on connecting local routes with high commercial traffic and minimize seasonal disruptions caused by spring weight restrictions. Eligible applicants are county, city, or village road agencies and transit agencies in counties with populations under 400,000. To be eligible, a project must be essential to creating an all-season road network, located on a rural primary road or major street in a small city or village with a population of 5,000 or fewer, meet all-season standards, and be eligible for federal aid on an existing hard surface road unless waived by the Rural Task Force (RTF). Priority routes must begin and end at an existing all-season road or highway or at a freight loading origin. There is no formal grant application process; Category D funds are allocated based on eligible road mileage. Eligible agencies submit proposed transportation projects to their regional Rural Task Force (RTF) for review and prioritization, and recommended projects are administered by the Michigan Department of Transportation or managed locally via the voluntary Direct Distribution Program.