Categories Number and Name	Programming Authority	Usual Funding	Allocation Program (Yes/No), Responsible Entity	Ranking Index or Allocation Formula	Brief Summary, Restrictions, Etc.
2 Metropolitan Area Corridor Projects	Commission approval. Project-specific corridors selected statewide based on criteria to be determined. Projects scheduled by consensus of districts.	Federal 80% State 20% or State 100%	No, Commission	Funding target formula 32.63 % Total vehicle miles traveled (on and off the state highway system) 22.35 % Population 17.04 % Lane miles (on system) 14.22 % Vehicle miles traveled (trucks only) 7.04 % Percentage of population under the federal poverty level 6.72 % Fatal and incapacitating crashes.	Mobility and added capacity projects on major state highway system corridors which serve the mobility needs of the Metropolitan Areas Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
7 Metropolitan Mobility/ Rehabilitation	Commission allocation. Allocation based on population. Allocation  program to districts. Projects selected by MPO in consultation with TxDOT.	Federal 80% State 20% or Federal 80% Local 20% or State 100%	Yes, Districts	Population (2000 Census).	Transportation needs within metropolitan area boundaries with populations of 200,000 or greater. Projects selected by Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
11 District Discretionary	Commission allocation by formula. Allocation program to districts. Projects selected by districts. Minimum $2.5 million allocation to each district in compliance with 78(R), H.B. 1, Article VII, Rider 29.	Federal 80% State 20% or Federal 80% Local 20% or State 100%	Yes, Districts	Allocation Formula 70% on-system vehicle miles traveled 20% on-system lane miles 10% Annual truck vehicle miles traveled.	Projects selected at the district’s discretion. Dollars may not be expended to offset overruns on previously selected projects and may not be used for right of way acquisition.
12 Strategic Priority	Commission selection. Project-specific.	Federal 80% State 20% or State 100%	No, Commission	Selected by Texas Transportation Commission.	Commission selected projects that promote economic development, provide system continuity with adjoining states and Mexico, increase efficiency on military deployment routes or address other strategic needs as determined by the commission.
Source: Texas Department of Transportation.