The Georgia Department of Transportation developed the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) program in cooperation with ACCG, GMA, and others to provide funding to local governments for local road projects. The LMIG program allows local governments greater flexibility and quicker project delivery while allowing GDOT to effectively administer the program with a reduced workforce and new funding match requirements.
The annual LMIG allocation is based on the total centerline road miles for each local road system and the total population of each county or city as compared with the total statewide centerline road miles and total statewide population. View FY 25 LMIG Formula Amounts
Review the Guidelines and Policies in full and be aware of the requirements for receiving the funding.
The following activities/projects will be eligible for LMIG funds:
- Preliminary engineering (including engineering work for R/W plans and Utility plans)
- Construction supervision & inspection
- Utility Adjustments or replacement
- Patching, leveling and resurfacing a paved roadway
- Grading, Drainage, Base and Paving existing or new roads
- Replacing storm drain pipe or culverts
- Intersection improvements
- Turn lanes
- Bridge repair or replacement
- Sidewalk adjacent (within right of way) to a public roadway or street
- Roadway Signs, striping, guardrail installation
- Signal installation or improvement
- Aggregate Surface Course for dirt road maintenance
Note: Cities that are not compliant with their audits should go ahead and complete the application in the portal. Please do not submit the application; leave it in draft form. GDOT can see which cities have completed the application (in draft form). And once your audit is completed and you are no longer disqualified, you can submit your grant application.
Match
- For jurisidctions in the River Valley Region, Central Savannah River Area, Heart of Georgia Region, or Southern Georgia Region: 10%
- All other regions: 30%
How to Apply
Grants are processed electronically through the GDOT GRANTS (LMIG) Application System. To begin your FY 2025 LMIG Application head to https://grants.dot.ga.gov/. For assistance with the GRANTS application system, head to https://www.dot.ga.gov/GDOT/Pages/GRANTSTraining.aspx.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding the LMIG Program, please contact your District State Aid Coordinator below or the Local Grants Office in Atlanta at (404) 347-0240. You may also email questions to LocalGrantsProgram@dot.ga.gov.
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DISTRICT COORDINATOR PHONE NUMBER
District One – Gainesville Charles (Skip) Arnhart (770) 519-0118
District Two – Tennille Matthew Sammons (478) 553-3383
District Three – Thomaston Brandy Spillers (706) 646-7505
District Four – Tifton Dennis Carter (229) 391-5438
District Five – Jesup Jeremy Barwick (912) 530-4396
District Six – Cartersville Joseph Ciavarro (678) 721-5293
District Seven – Chamblee Chartrae (Trae) Kent (770) 216-3880
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