Transit Assistance Program Designations Map
MassDOT uses two distinct funding streams to fund driver training. The MArtap funding stream is for transportation providers serving federally-designated rural areas, while the MAurbanTAP funding stream covers transportation providers in non-rural areas. Eligibility is based on the towns your transportation service serves. Some municipalities are eligible for both programs.
If you provide transportation in rural towns, you are eligible for training through MArtap. If you provide transportation in non-rural towns, you are eligible for training through MAurbanTAP. Use the map and list below to find out which training program you are eligible for.
In the map below, communities supported by MAurbanTAP are green, while communities supported by MArtap are blue. Scroll down further for a list of communities included in each program.
List of community designations
| Urban | Rural and Small Urban | Dual Eligible |
|---|---|---|
| ABINGTON | ACUSHNET | ASHBY |
| ACTON | ADAMS | BELCHERTOWN |
| AGAWAM | ALFORD | BERLIN |
| AMESBURY | AQUINNAH | BOLTON |
| AMHERST | ASHBURNHAM | BOXFORD |
| ANDOVER | ASHFIELD | BOYLSTON |
| ARLINGTON | ATHOL | CARLISLE |
| ASHLAND | ATTLEBORO | CARVER |
| AUBURN | BARNSTABLE | CHARLTON |
| AVON | BARRE | DOUGLAS |
| AYER | BECKET | DUDLEY |
| BEDFORD | BERNARDSTON | DUNSTABLE |
| BELLINGHAM | BLACKSTONE | ESSEX |
| BELMONT | BLANDFORD | FREETOWN |
| BERKLEY | BOURNE | GRANBY |
| BEVERLY | BREWSTER | GROTON |
| BILLERICA | BRIMFIELD | HADLEY |
| BOSTON | BROOKFIELD | HALIFAX |
| BOXBOROUGH | BUCKLAND | HAMILTON |
| BRAINTREE | CHARLEMONT | HAMPDEN |
| BRIDGEWATER | CHATHAM | HARVARD |
| BROCKTON | CHESHIRE | HATFIELD |
| BROOKLINE | CHESTER | IPSWICH |
| BURLINGTON | CHESTERFIELD | KINGSTON |
| CAMBRIDGE | CHILMARK | LAKEVILLE |
| CANTON | CLARKSBURG | LANCASTER |
| CHELMSFORD | COLRAIN | LITTLETON |
| CHELSEA | CONWAY | LUDLOW |
| CHICOPEE | CUMMINGTON | MANSFIELD |
| CLINTON | DALTON | MIDDLEBOROUGH |
| COHASSET | DARTMOUTH | MILLBURY |
| CONCORD | DEERFIELD | MONSON |
| DANVERS | DENNIS | NEWBURY |
| DEDHAM | EASTHAM | NORTH ANDOVER |
| DIGHTON | EDGARTOWN | NORTON |
| DOVER | EGREMONT | OXFORD |
| DRACUT | ENFIELD | PALMER |
| DUXBURY | ERVING | PELHAM |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | FAIRHAVEN | PEPPERELL |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | FALL RIVER* | PLAINVILLE |
| EASTHAMPTON | FALMOUTH | PLYMOUTH |
| EASTON | FITCHBURG | PLYMPTON |
| EVERETT | FLORIDA | ROWLEY |
| FOXBOROUGH | GARDNER | RUSSELL |
| FRAMINGHAM | GILL | RUTLAND |
| FRANKLIN | GOSHEN | SHIRLEY |
| GEORGETOWN | GOSNOLD | SOUTHAMPTON |
| GLOUCESTER | GRANVILLE | SOUTHBRIDGE |
| GRAFTON | GREAT BARRINGTON | SOUTHWICK |
| GROVELAND | GREENFIELD | SPENCER |
| HANOVER | HANCOCK | STERLING |
| HANSON | HARDWICK | STOW |
| HAVERHILL | HARWICH | STURBRIDGE |
| HINGHAM | HAWLEY | SUTTON |
| HOLBROOK | HEATH | TOPSFIELD |
| HOLDEN | HINSDALE | TOWNSEND |
| HOLLISTON | HOLLAND | UXBRIDGE |
| HOLYOKE | HUBBARDSTON | WEST NEWBURY |
| HOPEDALE | HUNTINGTON | WILBRAHAM |
| HOPKINTON | LANESBOROUGH | WILLIAMSBURG |
| HUDSON | LEE | WRENTHAM |
| HULL | LENOX | |
| LAWRENCE | LEOMINSTER | |
| LEICESTER | LEVERETT | |
| LEXINGTON | LEYDEN | |
| LINCOLN | LUNENBURG | |
| LONGMEADOW | MARION | |
| LOWELL | MASHPEE | |
| LYNN | MATTAPOISETT | |
| LYNNFIELD | MIDDLEFIELD | |
| MALDEN | MILLVILLE | |
| MANCHESTER | MONROE | |
| MARBLEHEAD | MONTAGUE | |
| MARLBOROUGH | MONTEREY | |
| MARSHFIELD | MONTGOMERY | |
| MAYNARD | MOUNT WASHINGTON | |
| MEDFIELD | NANTUCKET | |
| MEDFORD | NEW ASHFORD | |
| MEDWAY | NEW BEDFORD | |
| MELROSE | NEW BRAINTREE | |
| MENDON | NEW MARLBOROUGH | |
| MERRIMAC | NEW SALEM | |
| METHUEN | NORTH ADAMS | |
| MIDDLETON | NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | |
| MILFORD | NORTH BROOKFIELD | |
| MILLIS | NORTHFIELD | |
| MILTON | OAK BLUFFS | |
| NAHANT | OAKHAM | |
| NATICK | ORANGE | |
| NEEDHAM | ORLEANS | |
| NEWBURYPORT | OTIS | |
| NEWTON | PERU | |
| NORFOLK | PETERSHAM | |
| NORTH READING | PHILLIPSTON | |
| NORTHAMPTON | PITTSFIELD | |
| NORTHBOROUGH | PLAINFIELD | |
| NORTHBRIDGE | PRINCETON | |
| NORWELL | PROVINCETOWN | |
| NORWOOD | REHOBOTH | |
| PAXTON | RICHMOND | |
| PEABODY | ROCHESTER | |
| PEMBROKE | ROWE | |
| QUINCY | ROYALSTON | |
| RANDOLPH | SANDISFIELD | |
| RAYNHAM | SANDWICH | |
| READING | SAVOY | |
| REVERE | SEEKONK | |
| ROCKLAND | SHEFFIELD | |
| ROCKPORT | SHELBURNE | |
| SALEM | SHUTESBURY | |
| SALISBURY | SOMERSET | |
| SAUGUS | STOCKBRIDGE | |
| SCITUATE | SUNDERLAND | |
| SHARON | SWANSEA | |
| SHERBORN | TEMPLETON | |
| SHREWSBURY | TISBURY | |
| SOMERVILLE | TOLLAND | |
| SOUTH HADLEY | TRURO | |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | TYRINGHAM | |
| SPRINGFIELD | WALES | |
| STONEHAM | WARE | |
| STOUGHTON | WAREHAM | |
| SUDBURY | WARREN | |
| SWAMPSCOTT | WASHINGTON | |
| TAUNTON | WELLFLEET | |
| TEWKSBURY | WENDELL | |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | WEST BROOKFIELD | |
| UPTON | WEST STOCKBRIDGE | |
| WAKEFIELD | WEST TISBURY | |
| WALPOLE | WESTHAMPTON | |
| WALTHAM | WESTMINSTER | |
| WATERTOWN | WESTPORT | |
| WAYLAND | WHATELY | |
| WEBSTER | WILLIAMSTOWN | |
| WELLESLEY | WINCHENDON | |
| WENHAM | WINDSOR | |
| WEST BOYLSTON | WORTHINGTON | |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | YARMOUTH | |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | ||
| WESTBOROUGH | ||
| WESTFIELD | ||
| WESTFORD | ||
| WESTON | ||
| WESTWOOD | ||
| WEYMOUTH | ||
| WHITMAN | ||
| WILMINGTON | ||
| WINCHESTER | ||
| WINTHROP | ||
| WOBURN | ||
| WORCESTER |