Tribal Transportation Safety Program (TTSP)

Overview  Guidance  Application  Coordination  Issues to discuss

Guidance  Draft should be available there.  Developed for inclusion into the Program Delivery Guide.  Centers around last discussion with PCC  No regulations now – include in 25 CFR Part 170 update.  Format  Will discuss some specific issues shortly.

Application(s)  4 in one  Separate sections for: –Safety Planning –Enforcement and EMS –Education –Engineering Projects  Setting up so can fill out cover and one or multiple areas – but ranked separately.  Grounded in safety planning!  Discuss scoring in a moment  Not distributed today – need to resolve scoring, etc.

Coordination  NHTSA  BIA IHSP  Coordination of 402 initiatives  Inclusion in review panel?

Issues  Funding percentages  Review Panel make up  Scoring Criteria  Dates  Number of Solicitations  Other

Funding %’s  PCC Proposed: –40% Planning (360 apps) –30% Engineering Projects –20% Enforcement –10% Education and SMS  Would like to propose: –20% Planning (180 apps) –40 % Engineering Projects –20% Enforcement –20% Education and SMS

Review Panel  Drafted Guidance with: –FHWA –BIA –BIA IHSP (to coord with their prog)  Others to consider –Tribal Representative –SMS Steering Committee

Scoring Criteria  Safety Plans –All approved if no plan –Others based on time since last plan –No funding if less than 2 years old  Engineering projects –Does applicant have data to support –Is the project recommended in an RSA –Is the project recommended in a Safety Plan –Is the project on a BIA or Tribal FACILITY vs State/local  Higher score for BIA and Tribal –Are these funds leveraged with others –Are there other complimentary efforts that have been funded or are requesting TTSP funds.

Scoring Criteria  Enforcement Projects –Does applicant have data to support effort –Is the project recommended in a Safety Plan –Is the project recommended in an RSA –Are these funds leveraged with others –Are there other complimentary efforts that have been funded or are requesting TTSP funds. –Has the project been coordinated with other agencies  Education Projects –Does applicant have data to support effort –Is the project recommended in a Safety Plan –Is the project recommended in an RSA –Are these funds leveraged with others –Are there other complimentary efforts that have been funded or are requesting TTSP funds. –Has the project been coordinated with other agencies

Timeframes  Plan to have ready to distribute on Jan 1.  Time needed to keep application open? 90 days?  1 Solicitation this year  Following years – only one solicitation or multiple?  Dates due in following years?

Other Issues:  Other issues from PCC?

Craig Genzlinger