Small Cities Municipal Bridge Local Major Bridge Jeff Peyton Office of Local Programs Local Funding Programs

Small Cities Program $8 M Annual Allocation No individual project funding limits 80% Participation for Construction & Construction Admin costs Funds may be used for any roadway or safety project on the federal aid system

Small Cities Program Eligibility Criteria Federal funding to Small Cities with populations between 5,000 to 25,000. Must be outside of an MPO. Currently 54 eligible cities

Small Cities Program Applications solicited annually, Jan 1 st – March 1 st submit online Proposed projects are scored, and selections are made based on cumulative score and District recommendations. ADT PCR Crash Data Selections finalized and announced in June applications received requesting $32.7m Awarded funding to 5 applicants $8m

Requests for Funding - Historical

Announcement Process Small City Program Notification sent out to all Districts, they contact the eligible LPA’s in their district Announcement placed on the OLP website – Program guidelines – List of eligible cities – Link to the on-line application

Municipal Bridge Program $8 M Annual Allocation Federal funding to municipalities for eligible on and off-system bridge rehabilitation and replacement projects 80% Participation for Construction & Construction Admin costs $2.5m individual project funding limit

Municipal Bridge Program Eligibility Criteria Open to vehicular traffic Meet the federal definition of a bridge 1258 bridges eligible last round (on and off system)

Municipal Bridge Program Applications solicited annually, Jan 1 st – March 1 st submit online Proposed projects are scored, and selections are made based on cumulative score and District recommendations. ADT General Appraisal & Sufficiency Rating Economic Health Selections finalized and announced in June applications received requesting $21.5m Awarded funding to 8 applicants $11.3m

Requests for Funding - Historical

Announcement Process Municipal Bridge Program Notification sent out to all District LPA Managers Notification sent out to all LPA’s via ListServ Announcement placed on the OLP website with list of target bridges, guidelines and link to the on-line application

Local Major Bridge Program Federal funding to local governments for the rehabilitation or replacement of eligible Local Major Bridges 80% Participation for Design, ROW, Construction & Construction Admin $25m Annual Allocation – No individual project funding limits Applications solicited annually in mid-July. Awards in late fall.

Local Major Bridge Program Eligibility Criteria >35,000 sq. ft. deck area or movable / lift structure Currently 56 eligible bridges

Announcement Process Local Major Bridge Program Notification sent out to all District LPA Managers Announcement placed on the OLP website with list of target bridges, guidelines and link to the on-line application Phone call to eligible LPA to inquire as to their intentions

Application Process Upcoming FY programs are announced in December (Local Major Bridge – Mid August) Electronic applications accepted Jan 1st – March 1 st – New Process, Adobe Forms

Application Process Cont. Old Process – Up to 2013, paper submittal by applicant – Very cumbersome, often lacked necessary info

Application Process Cont. New Process Cont. – Began accepting electronic applications in Jan 2014 – Online submission by applicant using Adobe Forms – Ability to attach up to 20MB – Allows info on application to be dumped into Excel – Required fields – Submittals are time stamped

Possible Future Enhancements Give all applicants the opportunity to present their project – Allow 15 minutes – Can conference call in from nearest District office Make some data field “required”