The Colorado department of Transportation (CDOT) is seeking applications for its Transportation Alternatives Program.
Donor Name: Colorado department of Transportation (CDOT)
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/24/2023
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TAP provides funding for programs and projects defined as transportation alternatives, including on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects for improving non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, community improvement activities, and environmental mitigation; recreational trail program projects; and projects for planning, designing, or constructing boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former Interstate System routes or other divided highways.
Eligible Transportation Alternative Activities
Bicycle/pedestrian, non-motorized forms of transportation activities
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, shared micro-mobility, lighting and other safety-related infrastructure, and transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC 12101 et seq.).
Examples of these projects can include the following:
- New or reconstructed sidewalks, walkways, or curb ramps;
- Bike lane striping;
- Wide paved shoulders;
- Bike parking and bus racks;
- New or reconstructed off-road trails; and
- Bike and pedestrian bridges and underpasses.
- Infrastructure related projects to provide safe routes for non-drivers. 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. Communities applying for TAP funding in this category should consider ways to improve the ability of non-drivers to access daily needs, such as schools, clinics, libraries, markets, and public transportation.
- Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other non- motorized transportation users.
Examples of these projects can include the following:
- Planning, designing, and constructing multi-use trails along a railroad right-of-way;
- Major reconstructions of multi-use trails along a railroad right-of-way;
- Developing rail-with-trail projects; and
- Purchasing unused railroad property for reuse.
Environmental mitigation transportation activities
- Address stormwater management, control, and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff.
- Examples of these projects can include the following:
- Detention and sediment basins;
- Stream channel stabilization; and
- Storm drain stenciling and river clean-ups.
- Reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats.
- Examples of these projects can include the following:
- Wetlands acquisition and restoration;
- stream channel stabilization;
- Wildlife underpasses or overpasses which may include bridge extensions to provide or improve wildlife passage and wildlife habitat connectivity; and
- Monitoring and data collection on habitat fragmentation and vehicle-caused wildlife mortality.
- Vegetation management practices in transportation rights-of-way to improve roadway safety, prevent invasive species, and provide erosion control.
- Examples of these projects can include the following:
- Clearing of low-hanging branches or other veget
- Landscaping to improve sightlines or other safety considerations;
- Planting grasses or wildflowers to manage erosion along transportation corridors; and
- Note TAP funds cannot be used for scenic beautification projects.
- Archaeological activities relating to impacts from implementation of transportation projects eligible. Examples of these projects can include the following:
- Research, preservation planning, and interpretation;
- Developing interpretive signs, exhibits, and guides;
- Inventories and surveys; and
- Note only projects related to the impacts of implementing a transportation project are eligible for TAP funding under this category.
Historic/Scenic transportation activities
- Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas.
- Note: TAP funds may not be used for the construction of visitor centers. Additionally, funds cannot be used for marketing or promotion not related to the scenic or historic highway program, nor can they be used for the staffing, operating, or maintenance costs of facilities. TAP funds also cannot be used for tourist and welcome centers.
- Inventory, control, or removal of outdoor advertising:
- Billboard inventories, including those done with GIS/GPS; and
- Removal of illegal and non-conforming billboards. Non-conforming signs are those signs that were lawfully erected but do not now comply with the Highway Beautification Act of 1965.
- Historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities:
- Restoration and reuse of historic buildings with strong link to transportation history;
- Restoration and reuse of historic buildings for transportation-related purposes;
- Interpretive displays at historic sites;
- Access improvements to historic sites and buildings;
- Restoration of railroad depots, bus stations, and lighthouses; and
- Rehabilitation of rail trestles, tunnels, bridges, and canals.
- Note: TAP funds may not be used for the sole purpose of replicating a historic building and cannot be used for the operation of historic sites.
Planning, designing, or constructing boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former Interstate System routes or other divided highways
Eligible “boulevard” projects should demonstrate some of the following elements:
- Traffic calming measures;
- Context-sensitive bicycle and pedestrian facilities;
- Compliance with accessibility requirements and guidelines;
- Promotion of transit corridor through additional protected stops and routes;
- Environmentally efficient lighting, landscaping, and water-saving systems; and
- Vulnerable Road user safety assessments.
- Note: CDOT does not anticipate any projects related to the construction of boulevards from divided highways or former interstates. To this end, if a proposed boulevard project is submitted, CDOT staff will determine the merits of that application on a case-by-case basis.
Eligible Applicants
- Local governments: any unit of local government below a State government agency, except for MPOs. Examples include city, town, or county agencies.
- Regional transportation authorities
- Transit agencies: any agency responsible for public transportation that is eligible for funds under the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
- Natural resource or public land agencies: any Federal, Tribal, State, or local agency responsible for natural resources or public land administration. Examples include state or local park or forest agencies; state or local fish and game or wildlife agencies; Department of the Interior Land Management Agencies; U.S. Forest Service.
- School districts, local education agencies, or schools. These may include any public or nonprofit private school.
- Tribal governments
- Nonprofit organizations (Non profit organizations must apply through a local government agency or quasi governmental agency for contracting purposes)
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations: that represent an area with a population of 200,000 or under.
- Any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for oversight of transportation or recreational trails that the State determines to be eligible, consistent with the goals of subsection (c) of section 213 of title 23 or at the request of another eligible entity.
- CDOT may partner with an eligible entity project sponsor to carry out a project at the request of another eligible entity.
For more information, visit CDOT.