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The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) is pleased to announce the opening of its electronic application system for the submission of FY2013 grant applications, a two-phase process consisting first of an Intent-to-Apply and, upon WVDOH acceptance of the Intent-to-Apply, a more detailed Application package. At this time you will only be able to complete and submit your Intent-to-Apply. The Application package is still under development, but will become available later in the fall as organizations complete and submit their Intent-to-Apply forms and receive authorization to complete and submit an Application package.
As some of you may be aware, a new transportation bill (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, or MAP-21) was enacted this summer resulted in deep changes to the WVDOH’s non-traditional grant programs. While WVDOH staff has read and attempted to interpret MAP-21, guidance has not yet been distributed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This has required the WVDOH to take a very conservative approach to the new bill; please be aware that future state and federal interpretations of MAP-21 may require revisions be made to WVDOH policies and procedures that are presently reflected in the Intent-to-Apply form.
The important changes that an organization needs to be aware of before beginning the application process are:
The Safe Routes to Schools Program (SRTS), which was a 100% federal program requiring no local funds, has been eliminated. A new eligible category under the Transportation Alternatives Program (more on that later) has replaced the SRTS program. Be aware that this now means, if you apply under the Transportation Alternative category similar to the former SRTS Program, a grant award must be matched at an 80/20 ratio, requiring a local match.
The Transportation Enhancement Program (TE) has been replaced by the Transportation Alternative (TA) Program. TE-eligible categories have changed as well. “Funding for Bicycle and Pedestrian Education”, “Acquisition of Scenic or Historic sites” and “Transportation Museums” are no longer eligible categories. The MAP-21 TA eligible categories include:
‘‘(A) Construction, planning, and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized forms of transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, traffic calming techniques, lighting and other safety-related infrastructure, and transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
‘‘(B) Construction, planning, and design of infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for non-drivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs.
‘‘(C) Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other non-motorized transportation users.
‘‘(D) Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas.
‘(E) Community improvement activities, including— ‘‘(i) inventory, control, or removal of outdoor advertising; ‘‘(ii) historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities; ‘‘(iii) vegetation management practices in transportation rights-of-way to improve roadway safety, prevent against invasive species, and provide erosion control; and ‘‘(iv) archaeological activities relating to impacts from implementation of a transportation project eligible under this title.
‘‘(F) Any environmental mitigation activity, including pollution prevention and pollution abatement activities and mitigation to— ‘‘(i) address stormwater management, control, and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff; or ‘‘(ii) reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats.’’
The Recreational Trails Program is the least changed of the WVDOH non-traditional grant programs. The major changes are that all grant funding is now lumped together under the TA Program when apportioned by the Federal Highway Administration; a portion is then set aside for the Recreational Trails Program (while the remaining Transportation Alternative Program funding goes to the other types of Transportation Alternative projects).
The application process itself has also changed. There is now one Intent-to-Apply format and one Application format. You will be asked if you are applying for Recreational Trails Program funding; if that box is checked, then a set of questions relating only to that program will appear. If you do not check the box, the application is recognized as a Transportation Alternative project.
In addition, the eligibility of organizations that have applied to the WVDOH non-traditional grant programs in the past has changed considerably. Eligible organizations include: local governments; regional transportation authorities; transit agencies; natural resource or public land agencies; school districts, local education agencies, or schools; tribal governments; any other local or regional governmental entities with responsibility for or oversight of transportation or recreational trails (other than a metropolitan planning organization or a state agency) that the state determines to be eligible. The most significant change is that the State DOT, state agencies in general and non-profits may no longer be eligible sponsors. The WVDOH encourages organizations that now find themselves ineligible under MAP-21 to partner with organizations that are eligible; this is the only way that ineligible organizations under MAP-21 can continue to participate in the non-traditional grant programs.
There is only one set of dates for the submission of the Intent-to-Apply and the Application package: all Intent-to-Applies will be due by November 15, 2012, and all Application packages will be due by February 15, 2013.
As with last year, Rhonda Banks will be assisting applicants with all aspects of the application process. You may contact her at (304) 558 - 9606, or email her at Rhonda.C.Banks@wv.gov.
*William C. Robinson*
*Grant Administration Unit Leader*
*State Trail Coordinator*
*Chairman, West Virginia Recreational Trails Advisory Board*
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