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General Transportation Aids

The General Transportation Aids (GTA)   program enables local governments to receive state aid payments to offset the cost of county and municipal road construction, maintenance, and traffic operations. The funding sources of these aid payments are the fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees collected by the state. GTA is WisDOT’s second largest program.

In order to calculate and distribute aid payments, it is necessary to factor the amount that each local government spent on the roads and streets under its jurisdiction during each Calendar Year (CY). The amount each local government spent is taken directly from the Municipal Financial Report that each local government files annually with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

Aid payment schedules:

• Cities, Villages and Towns receive 4 payments annually:
  • the first Monday of January (25%), April (25%), July (25%), and October (25%)
• Counties receive 3 payments annually:
  • the first Monday of January (25%), July (50%), and October (25%)

Aid payment options:

1. Paper check
2. ACH (automated clearinghouse to your local government account)
3. ACH-INV (automated clearinghouse to your State Investment Pool account)

Please contact the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, attention Melanie Olson at (608) 261-5341, or melanie.olson@revenue.wi.gov, or FAX (608) 264-6887 to select or modify the payment option that best suits the needs of your local government.

On this web page, you will find recent payment totals, summary reports and informational pieces. If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact Josh Schultz at (608) 266-0254, or josh.schultz@dot.wi.gov. 

GTA News

• Governor Walker announces nearly $80.5 million in payments to local governments (Arpil 2, 2013)
• Transportation aids awarded to local governments (January 18, 2013)
• Governor Walker announces $104 million in payments to local governments (January 14, 2013)

CVT List

The spreadsheet below provides a listing of the unique, five-digit CVT code for each town, village, city and county in Wisconsin.

• CVT List A to Z

Calendar Year 2013 Totals by Year and by Quarterly Payments

• Calendar Year 2013 Totals 
• Calendar Year 2013 - January Payments
• Calendar Year 2013 - April Payments

Calendar Year 2013 Detailed Calculation Sheets

• Calendar Year 2013 - County Calculation Sheets
• Calendar Year 2013 - Municipality Calculation Sheets

Calendar Year 2013 – GTA Payment Reductions

The following report identifies the local governments that were not able to submit a complete and accurate annual Financial Report by the appropriate due date or filing extension deadline. Per s. 86.303(5)(e), Wis. Stats., the amount each local government receives for the year following a late submittal shall be reduced. The following report is a summary of the calculated reductions for CY 2013.

• Compute Penalty Report 2013

Previous Calendar Year Payments and Six Year Cost History

The following documents list the final GTA payments for each town, village, city, and county from 2007-2012:

Transportation Cost Data

GTA funds are distributed to all Wisconsin counties, cities, villages and towns based on a six-year spending average or a statutorily set rate-per-mile. Transportation cost data is annually provided to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue in a Financial Report Form.

The Cost Reporting Manual defines the eligible expenses and revenues used to calculate GTA payments. A fact sheet is included at the end of the manual identifying formulas and calculations for administration of GTA.

GTA Calculation 

The document below provides a general description of the calculation process along with defining the data inputs used in the calculation.

• Description of the calculation process and data definitions for GTA  

General Transportation Aids Brochure

The General Transportation Aids (GTA) brochure (584 KB) is available electronically, with limited quantities available in hard copy. The brochure discusses the importance of the program to local governments, how funds are distributed and describes the local role in transportation investments. To request a hardcopy color brochure, please contact your local governmental association or send an email to the GTA program manager.

GTA program manager: Josh Schultz, josh.schultz@dot.wi.gov or (608) 266-0254

You will need the Adobe Reader (provided free of charge) to view PDF files. For more information about getting your free copy of the Adobe Reader, visit WisDOT's Software information page.

Questions about the content of this page:
Josh Schultz, josh.schultz@dot.wi.gov
Last modified: April 30, 2013