Small City Allotment Program

The Small City Allotment (SCA) program is an annual allocation of state funds for local transportation projects. Incorporated cities with populations of 5,000 or less are eligible to apply. As the need for this funding source far exceeds availability, grants are awarded via a competitive process. Projects are only compared against other projects within the same region.

Funding

The program is funded at $5 million per year, half of the funds are from an appropriation of highway funds for cities and the other half from funds available to ODOT from the State Highway Fund. To ensure an equitable distribution of funds across ODOT's five regions we use a formula that considers:

Percent of total eligible city population by region
Percent of total number of eligible cities per region
Percent of total number of applications received per region

Each region's average of these three values is equal to their share of the available funding.

2026 Grant Cycle Timeline

March 16 through April 30:

Applications will be accepted using the Cognito online application form. Please read the instructions prior to completing the form. Links available below.

May 1 through June 30:

Regional ODOT personnel will conduct onsite project evaluations. One person from each region conducts all the evaluations within their region to ensure consistency in scoring. Projects only compete against other projects within the same region.

July 1 through mid-July:

Program manager applies the regional distribution formula to determine how many projects can be funded in each region and compiles a ranked list of all the applications received per region and presents that information to the SCA advisory committee for their input and approval.

Mid-July:

Applicants are notified of the award results and ODOT begins drafting the funding agreements with the goal of having all agreements released to the successful cities for signature by mid-September. Cities must return the appropriately signed agreement within 90 days of receipt or risk forfeiture of funding.

After Agreement Execution:

Cities are required to complete their projects within two years of the agreement execution date. Cities may request an advance payment equal to 50% of their awarded amount. Balance will be reimbursed after project completion with submission of necessary documentation and upon ODOT issuing project acceptance. Cities must have all previously awarded SCA projects completed prior to being eligible to reapply.

Useful Links:

How to Apply:

Contact

Program Manager
Deanna Edgar
503-602-0494
SmallCityAllotments@odot.oregon.gov

Advisory Committee Meeting

Go to the SCAAC Web Page for additional information and upcoming meeting details.

Stay in the know!

We use GovDelivery/Granicus, an email distribution system, to keep eligible cities informed of important program information. Contact information you provide us (we only use your email address) is entered into the Small City Allotment distribution list, and you automatically receive updates about the program.

If in the past you have opted out of receiving GovDelivery/Granicus emails, your email address may be blocked from receiving our notices. To unblock your emails address, go to GovDelivery and re-sign up for our topic, "Small City Allotment" under the "Local Agencies" group.

Need to update the contact for your city? Want to remove or change your email address? Please contact Deanna Edgar at SmallCityAllotments@odot.oregon.gov