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FY24 Call for Projects - Recommended Projects for Funding (15 minutes)
Kelly Fomenko, LPA Staff
Narrative
The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) invited member agencies to submit applications for federal funding from the Regional Flexible Funding (RFF) and local discretionary programs in November 2022. Funding applications were due on December 9, 2022. FY24 is the last year that jurisdictions will receive a direct allocation of local discretionary funds and these funds must be obligated by FY26.
The RFF pool for FY24 consists of four funding sources that come directly to the DCHC MPO: Surface Transportation Block Grant Direct Attributable (BGDA), Transportation Alternatives Program Direct Attributable (TAPDA), Carbon Reduction Program Direct Attributable (CRPDA), and Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ). The call for projects that was conducted by MPO staff is consistent with federal requirements for CMAQ and TAPDA funds, and can be applied to all funding sources.
MPO staff recommend funding ten projects or programs through this call. Five are existing projects that requested additional or continuing funding:
· Alston Avenue Sidewalks (City of Durham)
· Hillandale Road Bike & Pedestrian Improvements (City of Durham)
· Morenne Road Bike Lanes & Sidewalks (City of Durham)
· Bicycle Detector Loops (Town of Carrboro)
· Fordham Boulevard Sidepath (Town of Chapel Hill)
· Triangle TDM Program (TJCOG)
In addition, MPO staff recommend funding five new projects:
· Downtown Chapel Hill Bus Stop Improvements (Chapel Hill Transit)
· Orange County Bus Stop Improvements (GoTriangle)
· 805 Corridor/NC 54 Bus Stop Improvements (GoTriangle)
· Cameron Avenue Protected Bike Lanes/ Cycle Track (Town of Chapel Hill)
· Downtown Hillsborough Parking Study (Town of Hillsborough)
The draft recommendations were released to the public on February 13, 2023. The public comment period ended March 7, 2023.
CMAQ applications are due to N...
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