Rural County Transportation Program (RCTP) Grants
Rural County Transportation Programs (RCTP) are county-led grant programs that provide funding to small cities to help implement non-federal aid transportation projects. Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, and Clinton counties have created RCTP programs. The counties distribute RCTP funds to cities through a competitive application process. The counties have agreements with RPA 8 staff to administer the program and help cities with writing applications.
FY 2026 Program Guidelines
Each county has established its own program guidelines. The program guidelines set the rules for the application process, project raking, and how funds awarded. The guidelines also set the application timelines and identify which cities are eligible to apply. Fiscal year (FY) 2026 guideline documents and a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for each county are provided below.
Clinton County - Guidelines - NOFO
Delaware County - Guidelines - NOFO
Dubuque County - Guidelines - NOFO
Jackson County - Guidelines - NOFO
Apply
Use the questionnaire below to apply for RCTP grants and submit supporting documents and applications.
Online Questionnaire
Sample Documents
The documents provided below include sample forms that are used in the application process.
Sample Resolutions
Sample Funding Agreement
RCTP Training
ECIA held an online training for FY 2026 RCTP grant applications on February 11, 2025. The training session recording is available at: https://youtu.be/5hlbj6p9LMM. Contact Dan Fox or Jack Studier by email for more information. Click here to view the training session slides.
RCTP History
Click here for a summary of past grant awards from the four county RCTP programs.
Completed FY 2025 Funding Cycle
The memos below provide a summary of the applications submitted and the results of the application ranking process for the completed FY 2025 funding cycle.
Clinton County Memo
Delaware County Memo
Dubuque County Memo
Jackson County Memo