LTAP was established as the Montana Rural
Technical Assistance Program and began
operations January 1, 1983. It is one of the
original ten RTAP pilot centers. The pilot
program was designed to provide technical
assistance, training, and products to county
transportation agencies. It has gained solid
support from State governments and county
agencies. The program was expanded through the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
(ISTEA) of 1991 to serve urban and rural
municipalities and tribal governments. The name
was officially changed to Local Technical
Assistance Program, thus, LTAP.
LTAP is a success story! Each year
the centers put on training in areas relevant to
the needs of their state and clientele. Each
center has the flexibility to set its own
criteria for programs, workshops,
newsletters, etc, which is the reason for
its success.
