MDOT Office of Economic Development Michael B. Kapp, Administrator Grant Programs Overview Transportation Solutions for Vibrant Communities Upper Peninsula Collaborative Development Council Tier III February 1,

MDOT Office of Economic Development OED Programs OED Programs  Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program  Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)  Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF)  Category A  Category F  State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) 2

MDOT Office of Economic Development Safe Routes to School Program 3

MDOT Office of Economic Development  Federal funding  About $3 million each year  Available to all schools with at least one grade in the K-8 range  School-based comprehensive planning process is a prerequisite for funding Safe Routes to School Program What is it? 4

MDOT Office of Economic Development 5 Safe Routes to School Program 5 Grosse Ile Middle School, Parke Lane and Meridian Elementary Safety Improvements

MDOT Office of Economic Development 6 Safe Routes to School Program 6 Jackson Public Schools and City of Jackson Safety Improvements

MDOT Office of Economic Development Transportation Alternatives Program 7

MDOT Office of Economic Development 8 Transportation Alternatives Program What is it?  Federal funding for projects such as streetscapes in downtowns, bike paths, historic preservation and water quality improvements  Community tool for improving quality of life and creating the “place” where employees want to live and businesses want to locate 8

MDOT Office of Economic Development Transportation Alternatives Program Key Parameters  New program in MAP-21  Replaced the Transportation Enhancement Program  $6.5 million selected by large MPO’s with populations greater than 200,000  $16.5 million selected by MDOT  Minimum 20% match 9 Quick Fact: Michigan’s share of TAP funding represents about a $10 million reduction from SAFETEA-LU funding levels

MDOT Office of Economic Development Transportation Alternatives Program 10 Detroit Riverwalk at Milliken State Park  Pedestrian/Bicycle Facilities Sturgis US-12 Streetscape

MDOT Office of Economic Development Transportation Alternatives Program 11  Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for nonmotorized users. Southern Links Rail Trail, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties Traverse Area Recreational Trail

MDOT Office of Economic Development Transportation Alternatives Program 12  Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas M-25 White Rock Overlook, Huron County M-26 Great Sand Bay Overlook, Keweenaw County

MDOT Office of Economic Development Transportation Alternatives Program 13  Historic preservation of historic transportation facilities Houghton Historic Brick Street

MDOT Office of Economic Development Transportation Alternatives Program 14  Water quality improvements due associated with highway runoff Grand Rapids Plainfield Avenue Bio-retention Basins

MDOT Office of Economic Development Transportation Economic Development Fund 15

MDOT Office of Economic Development TEDF Funding Categories  Category A – Target Industries  Category C – Congestion Relief in 5 Urban Counties  Category D – All-season Roads in 78 Rural Counties  Category E – Forest Roads  Category F – Urban Areas in Rural Counties 16

MDOT Office of Economic Development TEDF - Category A Target Industry Job Creation Grants 17

MDOT Office of Economic Development TEDF - Category A TEDF - Category A Target Industries  Manufacturing  High Technology Research  Office Centers ≥ 50,000 sq. ft. (i.e. HQs)  Agriculture or Food Processing Operations  Tourism: year-round with out-of-state draw  Forestry  Mining 18

MDOT Office of Economic Development TEDF: Category A Road Commission for Oakland County, Silverbell Road bridge – GM, LLC 19

MDOT Office of Economic Development TEDF: Category A Road Commission for Oakland County, Silverbell Road bridge – GM, LLC 20

MDOT Office of Economic Development Village of L’Anse, South Main Street Bridge – CertainTeed TEDF: Category A 21

MDOT Office of Economic Development Village of L’Anse, South Main Street Bridge – CertainTeed TEDF: Category A 22

MDOT Office of Economic Development TEDF - Category F Urban All-Season Roads in Rural Counties 23

MDOT Office of Economic Development TEDF: Category F TEDF: Category F Program Objectives  Improve access to the state all-season road network  Category D routes  Other secondary all-season routes  State trunkline system  Improve all-season capabilities on routes having high commercial traffic  Improve the interchange potential between modes of transportation 24

MDOT Office of Economic Development Lapeer Road, Port Huron Township TEDF: Category F TEDF: Category F St. Clair County Road Commission 25

MDOT Office of Economic Development 26 TEDF: Category F KL Avenue, Kalamazoo County Road Commission 26

MDOT Office of Economic Development 27 TEDF: Category F Beecher Street, City of Adrian 27

MDOT Office of Economic Development Michigan State Infrastructure Bank Loan Program 28

MDOT Office of Economic Development State Infrastructure Bank Purpose  Limited amount of money for low-interest loans for eligible transportation improvements - approximately $17 million  Complements traditional funding techniques and serves as a tool to meet urgent project-financing demands 29

MDOT Office of Economic Development State Infrastructure Bank  Marquette County Road Commission  Silver Lake Flood 2003  SIB loan funded this project until Federal Emergency Relief Funds became available 30

MDOT Office of Economic Development 31 OED Grant Coordinators  Grant Coordinators are available to assist agencies by providing more information on the program, guidance on competitive projects, and how to best develop a competitive application.  Contact us at :  Alex Nikoloff Bay & North Regions  Mike Smith University & Grand Regions  Vince Ranger Metro Region  Matt Wiitala Southwest & Superior Regions

MDOT Office of Economic Development Program Websites For more information, please see our web sites at: 32

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