IA-2022-034

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE COMBINED FTA AND FHWA FUNDING SUPPORT FOR MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR IOWAS NINE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS (MPOS) AND 18 REGIONAL PLANNING AFFILIATIONS (RPAS) AS OUTLINED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PLANNING WORK PROGRAMS INTO A CONSOLIDATED PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION. PLANNING TASKS OUTLINED IN THE WORK PROGRAMS WILL INCLUDE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS SUCH AS LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING SHORT RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MONITORING AND DEVELOPMENT GENERAL AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROGRAM SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS AND OTHER VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION STUDY AND PLAN ACTIVITIES. THIS AWARD CONTAINS FUNDING OF $2616700 FROM FY 2022 FHWA PL $661327 FROM FY 2022 FTA 5305D $512324 FROM FY 2022 FHWA SPR AND $173923 FROM FY 2022 FTA 5305E FOR A TOTAL OF $3964274 IN FEDERAL FUNDING. MPO/RPA MEMBER DUES/ASSESSMENTS ARE THE FUNDING SOURCE OF LOCAL SHARE/MATCH. A DETAILED SUMMARY OF ALL FEDERAL PLANNING FUNDS BY SOURCE AND PLANNING AGENCY IS ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION.APPLICATION PROJECTS:PROJECT 1: FHWA PL FUNDING FROM FFY 2022 IN THE AMOUNT OF $2616700 MATCHED BY $654175 IN LOCAL FUNDING FROM MPOS FOR A TOTAL OF $3270875. (SEE LINE 1 OF ATTACHED TRANSFER MEMO: TR XXXX)PROJECT 2: FTA 5305D FUNDING FROM FFY2022 IN THE AMOUNT OF $661327 MATCHED BY $165332 IN LOCAL FUNDING FROM MPOS FOR A TOTAL OF $826659.PROJECT 3: FHWA SPR FUNDING FROM FFY2022 IN THE AMOUNT OF $512324 MATCHED BY $128081 IN LOCAL FUNDING FROM RPAS FOR A TOTAL OF $640405. (SEE LINE 2 OF ATTACHED TRANSFER MEMO: TR XXXX)PROJECT 4: FTA 5305E FUNDING FROM FFY2022 IN THE AMOUNT OF $173923 MATCHED BY $43481 IN LOCAL FUNDING FROM RPAS FOR A TOTAL OF $217404.TOTAL FEDERAL: $3964274TOTAL LOCAL: $991069TOTAL: $4955343ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE TRANSFERRED FHWA PL AND SPR FUNDS WITH THE FTA SECTION 5305(D) AND 5305(E) FUNDS WILL BE USED TO COVER ELIGIBLE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ACTIVITY EXPENSES AS OUTLINED IN THE MPO AND RPA WORK PROGRAMS. ACTIVITIES AMONG THE METROPOLITAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCIES WILL GENERALLY BE ATTRIBUTED ADDRESSING PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED THROUGHOUT THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS SUCH AS SHORT-RANGE AND LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING THROUGH DATA COLLECTION STUDIES PLANS GENERAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS AT THE AGENCIES AND CARRYING OUT SIMILAR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES AS PART OF THEIR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS FOUND IN UNITED STATES CODE.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE FUNDING WILL ALLOW THESE METROPOLITAN AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCIES TO CARRY OUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF A CONTINUING COOPERATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS FOR THEIR REGIONAL PLANNING AREA WHILE PERFORMING TRANSPORTATION-RELATED PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT PROJECTS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: POPULACE (RESIDENTS OF METROPOLITAN AND NON-METROPOLITAN AREAS SUCH LARGE AND SMALL CITIES COUNTIES) OF NINE MPO AND 18 RPA PLANNING AREAS (STATE OF IOWA).SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE 27 SUBRECIPIENTS HAVE CHOSEN TO UTILIZE FHWA PL FHWA SPR FTA 5305(D) AND FTA 5305(E) FUNDING TO CARRY OUT THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNITED STATES CODE WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED AS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED WITHIN THEIR INDIVIDUAL MPO AND RPA PLANNING WORK PROGRAMS. THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL GENERALLY INCLUDE WORK RELATED TO LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING SHORT RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING GENERAL AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROGRAM SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS AND VARIOUS OTHER STUDIES AND PLAN ACTIVITIES.

Iowa Department Of Transportation

20.505 - Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research

FTA Region 7 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

Iowa United States

State-Wide

None

Infrastructure $3,964,274 (100%) percent this Project Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.