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Transportation
Federal Transportation Enhancement Grants
Statewide project applications are due by November 1, 2005, at 4 pm
The purpose of the transportation enhancement program is to fund projects that allow communities to strengthen the local economy, improve the quality of life, enhance the travel experience for people traveling by all modes, and protect the environment. Projects must relate to surface transportation, and include at least one of the twelve (12) qualifying activities listed on the website www.wsdot.wa.gov/TA/ProgMgt/Grants/Enhance.htm or contact Dave Kaiser, H&LP Programming Engineer, 360-705-7381, KaiserD@wsdot.wa.gov.
Intersection and Corridor Safety program
Applications due: October 10, 2005
The Program is targeted at reducing the accident rates at intersections and within corridors. This program provides funding for safety projects that eliminate or reduce fatal or injury accidents at high accident intersections and within high accident corridors. All cities, towns, counties, ports, and tribal governments are eligible to apply for the $20 million available.
Grants may fund safety improvements such as:
- Intersection and roadway improvements
- Centerline or shoulder “rumble strips” that jar motorists when they stray out of their lanes
- Pavement marking and guardrail
- Roadside clearing to remove fixed objects and enable motorists to recover their vehicle if they run off of the road
Contact: Mike Horton, 360-705-7375, www.wsdot.wa.gov/TA/ProgMgt/Grants/Intersection_Corridor.htm.
Please Note: Transportation projects funded by the new gas tax are being put on hold, given the public vote on the gas tax issue in November. Some grants, including the Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Grant, could be affected if the gas tax is rescinded. However, the Department of Transportation is maintaining the original schedule for this grant and is advising cities to apply for the grant by the October 3, 2005 deadline.
Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Grants
Applications due: October 3, 2005
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety grants are available to all public agencies for projects that make pedestrian and bicycle improvements at accident locations, intersections, and transit facilities; construct paths; and improves safety for children, elderly, and people with disabilities.
For more information, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/TA/ProgMgt/Grants/Pedestrian_Bicycle.htm.
For the regional engineer in your area, go to: www.wsdot.wa.gov/TA/Staff/RegStaff.htm.
Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) “Small City Program”
Applications due: End of August, 2005
Small City Program projects preserve and improve the arterial roadway system consistent with local needs in cities with a population less than 5,000. The Small City Program has annual awards ranging from $5 million to $8 million using a competitive project selection process. There are no local match requirements.
An arterial must meet at least one of the following conditions to be eligible for TIB funding:
- Serves as a logical extension of a county arterial or state highway into the corporate limits
- Serves as a route connecting local generators such as schools, medical facilities, social centers, recreational areas, commercial centers or industrial sites
- Acts as a bypass or truck route to relieve the central core area
For more information see: www.tib.wa.gov/SmallCity/SCP.htm.
Impaired Motorcycle Operation Cooperative Agreement Program - Offered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Contracts and Procurement
Application Due: July 25, 2005
The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of up to three programs (with a law enforcement component) designed to reduce the incidence of impaired motorcycle riding and injuries and fatalities resulting from alcohol-related motorcycle crashes.
For more information, visit www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/DOT/NHTSA/NPO-220/DTNH22-05-H-05102/listing.html or contact Pete Shultz, Contracting Officer, 202-366-9561, pete.shultz@nhtsa.dot.gov.
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