Technical Assistance Program

The TLC Technical Assistance Program provides focused consultant assistance to local jurisdictions working on creative, forward-thinking and sustainable plans and projects. Any local jurisdiction in the Metropolitan Washington region that is a member of the TPB is eligible to apply, and technical assistance may include a range of services, such as:

• Public involvement facilitation
• Development and utilization of visualization techniques
• Streetscape and infill design assistance
• Assistance with scoping longer term planning studies
• Help with other challenges related to strengthening transportation and land use coordination

The deadline for applications for the FY 2008 TLC Technical Assistance Program was January 15, 2008. For information about projects chosen for the FY 2008 program and other ongoing projects, please see Current Projects. For information on the projects completed as part of the FY2007 pilot program, please see Completed Projects.

Recipients are eligible to receive technical assistance up to a value of $20,000 for a project. Recipients do not receive direct financial assistance. Technical assistance is provided by consultants who are contracted on an individual project basis. COG/TPB has developed a list of pre-qualified consultants to provide technical assistance. Using this list, COG/TPB works with jurisdictions to identify potentially appropriate firms, organizations and individuals to provide the approved technical assistance, and seeks quotes and availability from consultants to determine who should be contracted to conduct the service or task in accordance with the required schedule.