Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) – Category E - Forest Roads

The goal of the Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category E (Forest Roads) program is to aid in the safe and efficient collection and transport of forest raw materials. The program provides funding for transportation projects that increase access to forest resources harvestable over the next five years and increase the safety and efficiency of forest raw material transport.

Eligible recipients are county road commissions in each Michigan county in which a national lakeshore or national park is located or in which 34 percent or more is commercial forest land.

To be eligible for Category E funding, projects must be for road construction or reconstruction, must be located in one of the eligible counties, and must be directly related to the collection and transport of forest raw products. Eligible costs include expenses normally associated with highway construction projects. No local match is required.

There is no application process. Funds are distributed on a formula basis by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) directly to qualifying county road commissions. Projects are selected and administered locally by the respective county road commissions.