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Funding Sources, Requirements, and Opportunities

Learn about the various funding sources, requirements, and opportunities available for supporting road safety initiatives. Explore federal transportation funding, state and local revenue sources, alternative funding options, best practices, and barriers in accessing and sharing resources. Gain insights from case studies and discover how to identify, access, and leverage funding for road safety projects.

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Funding Sources, Requirements, and Opportunities

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  1. Funding Sources, Requirements, and Opportunities Identify, access, and share funding to support road safety initiatives.

  2. Main Topics • Federal Transportation Funding Structure and Resources • Sources of State and Local Revenue • Alternative Funding Opportunities • Best Practices and Barriers in Accessing and Sharing Resources • A Case Study in Resource Sharing

  3. Federal Funding Structure Federal Highway Trust Fund (1956) • Fuel Taxes (90%) • Truck Sales Tax • Tire Tax • Heavy Vehicle Use Tax

  4. Federal Funding Structure • FHWA Core programs • Interstate Maintenance • National Highway System • Surface Transportation Program • Highway Bridge and Bridge Maintenance • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality • Highway Safety Improvement Program • Equity Bonus • Other Federal Agencies

  5. Federal Resources – FHWA Highway Safety Improvement Program • Core Funding Program • $5.1 Billion over 4 Years • High Crash Location Focus • Set Asides • Highway Rail Grade Crossings • High Risk Rural Roads • Safe Routes to School • Flex Program

  6. Iowa’s Traffic Safety Improvement Program (TSIP) • Also known as "Traffic Safety Fund," "TSF," or "Half-Percent" Program • One half of one percent (0.5%) of Iowa’s Road Use Tax Fund (approximately $5 million per year) • $500,000 per year for Traffic Control Device projects. • $500,000 per year for Research, Studies and Public Information initiatives. • Remainder available for Site-specific projects. • Benefit/Cost Worksheet (tsipB-C.xls) • Includes B/C worksheets for both roadway segments and intersections/spot locations

  7. Federal Resources – NHTSA State & Community Highway Safety Program • Nearly $900 million for Fiscal Years 2006-2009 • Safety problems related to human factors and the roadway environment • States plan for distribution of funds annually – Highway Safety Performance Plans • Certification – funds support national highway safety goals • National mobilizations • Sustained enforcement of impaired driving, occupant protection, and speed • Annual safety belt observation surveys • Statewide data systems

  8. NHTSA – Section 408 • Purpose • Accuracy • Accessibility • Completeness • Integration • Timeliness • Uniformity • Grant Requirements

  9. Other NHTSA Grant Funds • Safety Belt Incentive Grants • Grants to Prevent Racial Profiling • Impaired Driving Grants • Motorcycle Safety Grants • Penalty Transfer Funds

  10. Federal Resources – FMCSA Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program • Reduce number and severity of CMV crashes and hazardous materials incidents • Promotes adoption and uniform enforcement of safety rules, regulations, and standards by interstate and intrastate motor carriers • Allocation of funds to states by categories • Portion of funds can be used for data collection and analysis and improvements to existing systems

  11. Challenges to Future Financing • End of FY2009, Highway Account – Negative $4.3B • To Maintain Highway and Transit Systems – $50B Annual Gap • To Improve the Systems – $100B Annual Gap

  12. Sources of State Revenue • Fuel Taxes • Vehicle Registration Fees • Motor Carrier Taxes • Tolls • General Fund Appropriations • Other Taxes and Fees • Bond Sales

  13. Sources of Local Revenue • Motor Fuel and Motor Vehicle Taxes • Tolls • Property Taxes • Other Special Taxes • Bonds • General Fund Appropriations

  14. Alternative Funding Opportunities • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety • Insurance industry • Auto clubs, such as AAA • In-kind Support

  15. Funding Opportunities on the Web • Grants.Gov www.grants.govhttp://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/about_grants_gov.jsp • CDC Grant Funding Opportunity Announcements http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm • State Agency Websites – State Procurement, DOTs, Highway Safety Offices, Departments of Public Safety and Public Health

  16. Best Practices for Accessing Funding • Identify Needed Resources • Identify Funding Sources • "Pitch" the Project • Make Your Case • Maintain Relationships • Professionally Appropriate Proposals

  17. Opportunities to Share/Leverage Resources • Scan the environment • Similar or related programs/initiatives • Similar target or focus audiences • Cross-jurisdictional Initiatives • State support for local and regional efforts • Multi-jurisdictional enforcement teams • Data sharing

  18. Barriers to Sharing Resources • Lack of Knowledge of Available Resources • Inadequate Communication • Lack of Respect or Trust • Institutional “Cultural” Differences • Different Missions and Priorities • Confidentiality/Legal Issues • Different Planning Cycles • Rigid Funding Criteria

  19. Overcoming Barriers • Cross-train Stakeholders • Develop Information Sharing Strategies • Document Funding Arrangements • Ask Agencies to Adopt New Policies • Consider Non-traditional Resources

  20. A Case Study in Resource Sharing The South Carolina Department of Transportation Work Zone Initiative • Department of Transportation • Department of Public Safety • Emergency Medical Services • Counties • Cities • Law Enforcement • Federal Highway Administration

  21. The South Carolina Partnership • Marketing • Partnerships • Resources • All It Takes Is Everyone!

  22. Review • Federal Transportation Funding Structure and Resources • Sources of State and Local Revenue • Alternative Funding Opportunities • Best Practices and Barriers in Accessing and Sharing Resources • A Case Study in Resource Sharing

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