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Leveraging Financial Resources Federal Highway Administration Funding. Shana V. Baker Office of Metropolitan Planning Federal Highway Administration Shana.Baker@fhwa.dot.gov. Overview. Formula Programs
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Leveraging Financial ResourcesFederal Highway Administration Funding Shana V. Baker Office of Metropolitan Planning Federal Highway Administration Shana.Baker@fhwa.dot.gov
Overview • Formula Programs • Formula Programs That Can Be Used to Leverage Transportation and Community and System Preservation (TCSP) Pilot Program Funds • Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program • Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program • Recreational Trails Program
Overview • Discretionary Programs • Discretionary Programs That Can Be Used to Leverage TCSP Pilot Program Funds • Bridge Program • Ferry Boat Program • Conclusion
Formula Programs • Programs in which funds are distributed based on a formula provided in law. • 7 Formula Programs • Interstate Maintenance Program • National Highway System Program • Surface Transportation Program • Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program • Recreational Trails Program • Metropolitan Planning
Formula Programs to Leverage TCSP Funds • Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program • Recreational Trails Program • Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program
Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program • To assist communities attain social, cultural, aesthetic and environmental goals, every state must reserve at least 10 percent of its Surface Transportation Program funds for designated transportation enhancement activities. • Proposed TE projects must demonstrate a relationship to transportation, and more specifically with surface transportation.
Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program • Each state administers its own program according to FHWA guidance. • TE projects must be one of the 12 designated TE activities and relate to the surface transportation system.
Recreational Trails Program • Provides funds to the States to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both nonmotorized and motorized recreational trail uses. • Trail uses include hiking, bicycling, in-line skating, equestrian use, cross-country skiing • Each State administers its own program.
Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program • CMAQ Program provides seed funds for transportation projects and programs in non-attainment and maintenance areas which reduce transportation related emissions. • Eligible Activities and Projects • Bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs • Outreach and rideshare activities • Marketing programs • Experimental Pilot Projects
Discretionary Programs • Programs that do not have a legislatively mandated distribution formula. • FHWA administers 12 Discretionary Programs • Bridge Discretionary Program • Ferry Boats
Bridge Discretionary Program • Projects have to be for the replacement or rehabilitation of a deficient bridge that is located on the Federal-aid highway and has an estimated cost of more than $10 million. • Yearly, FHWA solicits candidates from the States.
Ferry Boat Discretionary Program • Program provides funds for the construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities. • Only State transportation departments may submit applications for funding under this program.
Conclusion • To learn more about FHWA formula and discretionary programs: www.fhwa.dot.gov