Home Skip to main content

Transportation Glossary
Term Description

Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)

A state grant application to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) which includes a summary of all work programs for all modes of transportation to be undertaken within a state's metropolitan areas for the following 1-2 years. The UPWP includes the amount of financial assistance needed to complete those planning work programs; the amount the state intends to allocated to each activity; the organization responsible for completing each proposed activity; and the source of federal assistance requested. Typically, a UPWP is focused on a single metropolitan area and is developed by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in coordination with the state planning and operating agencies including highway, transit, port, and airport authorities. A UPWP should also include projects that will be funded entirely by state and local sources.

NDSU Dept 2880P.O. Box 6050Fargo, ND 58108-6050
(701)231-7767ndsu.ugpti@ndsu.edu