Good Afternoon
I wanted to make you aware of a new federal government grant opportunity, which was officially published in the Federal Registry this morning. You can find complete and detailed information
here
.
As you may know, the FY2018 Federal Omnibus (Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018), which was signed into law this past March, contained language providing for a new federal grant program regarding a new bridge bundling program, with $225 million in new funds allocated towards this effort. The funds will allow for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on public roads that demonstrate cost savings by bundling multiple highway bridge projects.
Counties have utilized state bridge-bundling programs in the past, and this new federal investment could allow counties (counties will have to work in tandem with their respective State DOT’s, as counties cannot apply directly) to pool their resources for greater buying power, providing much needed cost-savings for bridge projects. Eligible applicants for this competitive highway bridge program grants are State departments of transportation (State DOTs) from States that have a population density of less than 100 individuals per square mile based on the 2010 decennial census. The calculation of individuals per square mile is based on the land area, which is consistent with the practice of the U.S. Census Bureau. Per this requirement, eligible applicants are the State DOTs in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
The application deadline for this funding opportunity is Tuesday, December 4th. Again, more information can be found at the following
link
.
As always, if you have any questions regarding this or any other issue, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best,
