DATE: September 19, 2024
TO: PPACG Transportation Advisory Committee
FROM: Danelle Miller, Sr Transportation Planner
SUBJECT: IIJA Updates
ACTION REQUESTED: Information Only
SUMMARY
The following information is being shared regarding funding programs and changes related to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). All information is also available on PPACG’s IIJA webpage at https://www.ppacg.org/funding-opportunities/
NOTE: It would be greatly appreciated if jurisdictions coordinate with Karen Rowe, the PPACG grant navigator, even if you don’t need her assistance for grant finding or writing. Having awareness of ongoing grant pursuits helps PPACG report to the Governor’s office, which funds the navigator program.
IIJA Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs)
In order to provide stakeholders with more visibility into upcoming funding opportunities, DOT is publishing a list of anticipated dates for NOFOs for key programs. This list is not comprehensive and will be updated periodically with new programs and dates. It is available here: https://www.transportation.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/key-notices-funding-opportunity
Note: BOLDED items in the table below are newly released since the last TAC meeting. and must be adopted in line with the LRTP. The active transportation plan does not and may be shifted as makes sense for that project.
| Opening Date | NOFO | Operating Administration / Office | Closing Date (to be added for each program after the NOFO is issued) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large Bridge NOFO: September 27, 2023 | Bridge Investment Program | Federal Highway Administration | Large Bridge: August 1, 2025 |
| Bridge Projects: December 20, 2023 Bridge Planning Grants: December 20,2023 | Bridge Projects Planning and other Bridge Projects | Federal Highway Administration | Bridge Project Grants: 11/1/2024 Planning Project Grants: 10/1/2024 |
| 5/30/2024 | Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Programs (includes NEVI) | Federal Highway Administration | 9/11/2024 |
| 6/25/2024 | National Culvert Removal, Replacement, & Restoration Grant Program | Federal Highway Administration | 9/23/2024 |
| 7/3/2024 | Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program | Office of the Secretary | 9/30/2024 |
| 7/11/2024 | Railroad Crossing Elimination | Federal Railroad Administration | 9/23/2024 |
| 8/27/2024 | Low-Carbon Transportation Materials Grants – Round 2 Non-State | Federal Highway Administration | 11/25/24 |
| September 2024 | Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) | Federal Highway Administration | |
| October 2024 | Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program | Office of the Secretary | |
| September 2024 | Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (National) | Federal Railroad Administration | |
| November 2024 | Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities | Federal Highway Administration | |
| November 2024 | Local and Regional Project Assistance Grants (RAISE) | Office of the Secretary | |
| Fall 2024 | Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Demonstration Program | Office of the Secretary |
Non-DOT Opportunities
Local Infrastructure Hub Bootcamps are free training programs designed to help municipal staff learn how to put together winning grant applications in key areas. Trainings this fall will focus on helping communities secure funding for hazard and flood reduction projects; clean energy projects; drinking water and wastewater management projects; and road, rail, transit, and port projects to enhance transportation networks. Classes began on September 9 – learn more and register here.
Inflation Reduction Act Funding Opportunities
- Community Change Grants Program
- Projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges
- Applications accepted on a rolling basis through November 21, 2024
State Funding Opportunities
- DCFC Plazas Program
- Due September 20 at 5:00 PM
- All applications must be submitted through the online application portal
- Colorado Safe Routes to Schools
- Due November 4, 2024 at noon
- Office of Innovative Mobility (OIM) Grants
- Another round funding will be available this summer.
- Grant Writing and Technical Assistance
- $1 million available; no deadline
- DOLA Local Match Program – provides local match to allow jurisdictions to pursue IIJA funding
- Revolving deadlines
- Revitalizing Main Streets
- Revolving deadlines
Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability & Accessibility Accelerator Program
CDOT has been awarded $8.3 million under the Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability & Accessibility Accelerator (EVCRAA) Program, a new federal program under the umbrella of the IIJA. Program funds may be used for the repair or replacement of existing but non-functional public EV chargers across the United States, with eligibility limited to those specific sites identified in a national list issued by the FHWA in October 2023. These funds will be used for repair or replacement projects at approximately 197 separate locations across the state. The intention is for the implementation of this project to be managed centrally at CDOT HQ by OIM staff with support from one or more EV charging installation contractors.
PROPOSED MOTION
For information only
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