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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
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Small Cities Municipal BridgeLocal 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 1st – March 1st 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 • 2014 • 21 applications received requesting $32.7m • Awarded funding to 5 applicants $8m
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 1st – March 1st 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 • 2014 • 16 applications received requesting $21.5m • Awarded funding to 8 applicants $11.3m
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 1st • 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”