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Status Report on Locally Administered Projects (LAP) (5 minutes)
Colleen McGue, Planning Manager
Narrative
In October 2023 the Triangle West TPO Board adopted an update to the Federal Funding Policy, which guides the distribution of federal funds that flow through the TPO for local projects, such as Surface Transportation Block Grant Direct Attributable (STBGDA), Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ), and Carbon Reduction Program (CRP). By applying for federal funding for a project through the MPO's program, the applicant is committing to locally managing that project. The sponsor is responsible for all federal and state reporting requirements associated with the funding source applied to their project, as well as MPO reporting requirements.
The Triangle West TPO Federal Funding Policy states that recipients of federal funding will provide a brief report on the status of their locally administered projects (LAP) to the MPO Board twice a year. The attached information will form the basis of the first report for FY25, which will be provided to the TPO Board at their April meeting.
The FY 2025 UPWP includes a Local Project Delivery Initiative. This initiative is intended to assist our TPO, in partnership with our local jurisdictions and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (the Department), with obligating and delivering projects in the Triangle West area. Triangle West was awarded a Prioritization Process Pilot Program grant through USDOT in December 2024 to complete this work. This project is currently awaiting a grant agreement. Once the grant agreement is in place, a consulting team will be procured to conduct interviews with relevant stakeholders (the Department, our local jurisdictions, and TPO staff) to learn about current challenges and opportunities, and produce recommendations for improving our federal funding process and LAP program. A desired outcome of this study is pro...
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