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Transportation Alternatives
Program (TAP)
NYS Department of Transportation
Local Programs Bureau
Mary Harding, Statewide Coordinator
March 2014
NYS Department of Transportation
Transportation Alternatives
Program
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century (MAP-21)
• Combined and consolidated specialized grant
programs from SAFETEA-LU:
• Transportation Enhancement Program (TEP)
• Scenic Byways
• Recreational Trails
• Safe Routes to School Programs
• Added Boulevards
Transportation Alternatives
Terminology
• Think of Transportation Alternatives as a new
program
• Former stand-alone programs are now
categories
• TEP is renamed Transportation Alternatives
• 6 eligible project types
• Similar to TEP eligible project types
Funding Structure
• States receive an apportionment of TAP funds
• Funds are set aside for Recreational Trails
Program at FY 2009 levels
• Separate solicitation through NYSOPRHP*
• New York will receive $50 million over the 2
year MAP-21
• Each Region receives a share
• All TAP funds are 80/20
*NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Funding Structure (cont.)
• 50% of funds are sub-allocated by population
• 50% are available for any area of the State
MAP-21 Transportation Alternatives Program
Funding Structure (cont.)
• Large Urbanized Areas (aka Transportation Management Area (TMA)
• Albany-Schenectady (CDTC)
• Bridgeport-Stamford (NYMTC)
• Buffalo (GBNRTC)
• New York-Newark (NYMTC)
• Poughkeepsie-Newburgh (OCTC, UCTC, PDCTC)
• Rochester (GTC)
• Syracuse (SMTC)
• Who Can Apply
• How to Apply
• Eligible Categories
• Requirements
• Deadlines
• All TAP projects must be selected via competitive solicitation
• NYSDOT and MPOs will convene joint review teams based on 11 NYSDOT Regions
Local Governments Regional Transportation Authorities State Natural Resource or Public Land Agency Transit Agencies Tribal governments Regional Planning Commissions Any other local or regional governmental entity
responsible for transportation or recreational trail oversight
NYSDOT, MPO, non profit organization, and School Districts cannot be Sponsors
• Project must:
• Relate to Surface Transportation
• Meet the intent of the Transportation Alternatives Program and qualify under one of the categories
• Benefit the public and have community support
• Have a 20% Local Match (including SRTS projects)
• Be submitted by the application deadline
• Be completed and have final construction inspection accepted within five years
Relates to Surface Transportation
• Includes transport both by land and water.
Transport by water encompasses features
such as canals, docks and piers connecting
to ferry operations
• With a transportation component—NOT
recreation
• TA project sponsor must illustrate the
project's relationship to surface
transportation in the project proposal
MAP-21 Transportation Alternatives Program
• Proximity to a highway or a pedestrian/bicycle
corridor
• Enhances the aesthetic, cultural or historic
aspects of the travel experience
• Serves a current or past transportation
purpose
MAP-21 Transportation Alternatives Program
Transportation Alternatives
Categories
• Transportation Alternatives (as a category)
• Safe Routes to School
• Recreational Trails
• Boulevards
MAP-21 Transportation Alternatives Program
• Pedestrian & Bicycle Facilities
• Safe Routes for Non-Drivers
• Conversion of Abandoned Railway Corridors to
Trails
• Scenic Turnouts and Overlooks
• Sub-categories
• Community Improvement
• Environmental Mitigation
• All eligibilities remain
• SRTS projects must be within 2
miles of a K-8 school
• 5 E’s
• No required percentage for
Non-infrastructure activities
• 80% reimbursable (20% match)
• Funds may be used for the planning, design, and
construction of Boulevards and other roadways
largely in the rights-of-way of former Interstate
System routes or other divided highways
Recreational Trails
• Continues to be administered by NYS Parks and
Recreation through a separate solicitation
• http://nysparks.com/grants/recreational-
trails/default.aspx
• Benefit a broad segment of the public
• Accessible to a broad segment
• ADA Compliant
• Maintenance (including snow and ice removal)
• Support from a broad segment of the
community, especially those in the vicinity of
where the project will be constructed
• Public outreach and documentation is required
for federal funds
• TAP funds require a local match
• Federal share is 80%
• Reimbursement of eligible items
• Local share is 20% minimum
• SRTS projects are subject to local match
requirements (100% under SAFETEA-LU only)
• Former eligible TEP categories that are no
longer eligible under TAP
• Pedestrian and bicycle education
• Only K-8 targeted education is available
under SRTS category
• Acquisition of scenic or historic
easements/sites
• Historic preservation unrelated to
transportation facilities
• Operation costs
• Transportation museums
• Sponsor:
• Primary contact and
responsible for project
oversight
• Enters into State-Local
Agreement with
NYSDOT
• Pays project costs then
seek reimbursement
• Required to attend a TAP
workshop and Federal
Aid 101 training
• Applicant:
• Partner with Sponsor to deliver the project
• Role will be clearly defined in agreement with Sponsor
• Required to attend a TAP workshop and Federal Aid 101 training
• To projects which receive federal financial assistance
and when property acquisition is required for a
Federal or federally-assisted project.
• If Federal funds are used in any phase of the program
or project, the rules of the Uniform Act apply.
• Even when Federal dollars are not used specifically for
property acquisition or relocation activities.
• To any recent acquisition, regardless of whether
federal funds are used for the purchase. Contact the
Regional Right of Way Office if you have any questions
or need specific guidance.
• Administration and oversight of Federal-
aid projects under Stewardship
Agreement with FHWA
• Regional Local Project Liaison (RLPL)
• Provides support to Sponsor to ensure
project success
• Ensure all federal and state rules and
regulations are followed
• Seeks and should regularly receive project
status updates from Sponsor
• $200,000 Minimum federal share request
• Equals $50,000 Sponsor Local Match*
• $250,000 Total Project Cost*
*minimum-Sponsor may choose to provide a higher match
TAP funds/federal share is capped at amount requested
TMA/Urbanized Areas over 1 million population:
• $2.5 million Maximum federal share request • Equals $625,000 Sponsor Local Match*
• $3.125 million Total Project Cost*
All other areas of the State:
• $1.6 million Maximum federal share request • Equals $400,000 Sponsor Local Match*
• $2 million Total Project Cost*
*minimum-Sponsor may choose to provide a higher match
TAP funds/federal share is capped at amount requested and limited to reimbursement for eligible items only
Planning Targets
◦ Funds proportionately provided to each
NYSDOT Region based on population and
lane miles.
◦ While the TAP funding maximum request is
$1.6 million, the total amount of available
funds in your NYSDOT Region may be less
◦ Region CANNOT fund projects higher than
their target
◦ Regional staff will provide this information at
workshops in their regions
• Must be detailed
• By phase
• preliminary engineering
• final design
• right of way acquisition
• construction (by project elements)
• construction inspection
• Identify source for estimated costs
• Survey costs, if needed
• Contingencies to account for inflation from now until time project is constructed
• Must be detailed
• Thresholds (all from date of funding award unless otherwise stated)
• Execute State Local Agreement within 6 months-
1 year
• Design work (receive NYSDOT approval of
Contract Bid Documents) within 2 years
• Project constructed, completed and final
construction inspection received within 5 years
• Close-out initiated within 3 months from receipt
of construction inspection acceptance
• MUST be complete and have all required attachments • Comprehensive application will allow rating and ranking
team to sufficiently review project
• Criteria: • Sponsor’s Ability to Deliver
• Project’s Relationship to TAP and Surface Transportation
• Public Benefit
• Alignment with Transportation Plans and Systems
• Budget Accuracy and Scope Detail
• Efforts to reduce cost
• Local match availability
• Schedule and Process
• Strongly recommend Pre-Review for
Sponsors who have never implemented
or applied for a federal aid transportation
project before
• Pre-review opportunity • Due to Regional Office by Wednesday, May 7th
• Complete Applications only!
• Feedback will be returned in time for incorporation of recommendations by the final due date
• All applications due by Wednesday, June 11, 2014 • Complete Applications only!
• No additional submissions after this date
• Incomplete applications will be ineligible and will not be scored
• Electronic submission • Region may also require paper copies
• February 10, 2014: TAP Program Announced
• March – April: Workshops and FA 101
Training
• May 7, 2014: Applications due for preliminary
review
• June 11, 2014: Final Applications Due
• September 10, 2014: Project Lists due to
Main Office
• October 8, 2014: Announce awards with
Walk to School Day
TAP Guidebook and Application
Regional TAP Coordinator Contact Information
https://www.dot.ny.gov/tap
Mary Harding
Statewide TAP Coordinator
Local Programs Bureau
518-485-8291
Questions?