Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The United States Department of Transportation has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to apply for $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. This program has replaced the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 made available $1.5 billion for National Infrastructure Investments, otherwise known as BUILD Transportation Discretionary grants, through September 30, 2020. For this round of BUILD Transportation grants, the maximum grant award is $25 million, and no more than $150 million can be awarded to a single state, as specified in the FY 2018 Appropriations Act. FY 2018 BUILD Transportation grants are for investments in surface transportation infrastructure and are to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant local or regional impact. BUILD funding can support roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, or intermodal transportation.
Eligible applicants for BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants are state, local, and tribal governments, including U.S. territories, transit agencies, port authorities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and other political subdivisions of state or local governments. Joint applications are permitted. Applications are due by July 19, 2018.
The City meets the criteria to be eligible to submit a BUILD Transportation Discretionary grant application. The Department of Public Service is working with the Department of Development, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), and the Ohio Department of Transportation regarding a potential BUILD Transportation Discretionary grant application in support of the ongoing I-70/I-71 Columbus Crossroads project and related local projects. The precise scope is still being finalized, but it would likely include the following p...
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