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Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP)

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The purpose of the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) is to invest in planning, design, and construction projects that will help improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of active transportation networks and communities; improve connectivity between active transportation modes and public transportation; enhance the resiliency of on- and off-road active transportation infrastructure and help protect the environment; and improve quality of life in disadvantaged communities through the delivery of connected active transportation networks and expanded mobility opportunities. Program funds are authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

The DOT seeks to fund projects that advance the Agency’s priorities of safety, equity, climate and sustainability, and workforce development, job quality, and wealth creation as described in the DOT Strategic Plan, Research, Development and Technology Strategic Plan, and in executive orders.

Key Updates U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Funding Opportunity
Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP)

NOFO Release Date 03/19/2024
Application Due Date 06/17/2024 by 11:59p.m. EST via www.Grants.gov
# of Programs
  1. Planning and Design Grants; and
  2. Construction Grants
Total Funding Available  $44,550,000
Award Minimum Planning and Design: $100,000 (total project cost [i.e., award and matching funds])
Construction: $15,000,000 (total project cost i.e., award and matching funds])
Award Maximum Planning and Design: N/A (FHWA’s expected maximum award is $2,000,000)
Construction: $12,000,000 (award only) ($15M qualifying disadvantaged communities)
Recipient Cost-Share/Match Requirements:

Applicants must provide at least 20% of the total project costs.
*Projects serving a majority of communities with a poverty rate over 40% do not require matching funds.
Summary Planning and Design Grants may be used to fund:
  • Public engagement activities: community visioning, outreach to affected disadvantaged populations, or strategies for public input on project plans;
  • Design and planning: studies supporting development of a construction project such as traffic studies supporting an active transportation- outcome, network plan, connectivity analysis, asset inventory, or data collection of network gaps; and
  • Conceptual and preliminary engineering for projects in an approved plan
Construction Grants may be used to fund, among other things:
  • Property acquisition; site preparation, demolition, or development;
  • Payment of bonds/notes/fees tied to executing and financing the project;
  • Cost of studies, surveys, plans, permits, insurance, interest, financing, tax, assessments, and contractor fees;
  • Construction, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and land improvement costs;
  • Training and education related to safety of users as part of project.
Eligible Applicants
  • Local or Regional Governmental Organization;
  • Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO);
  • Regional Planning Organization or Council;
  • Multicounty Special District;
  • State;
  • Multistate Group of Governments; or
  • Indian Tribe
*Construction grants may include the full range of planning and design activities that may be undertaken as part of a Planning and Design grant.
** Applicants with an existing plan may also apply for a Planning and Design grant to update and further develop their plan.
Special Consideration

Active Transportation Networks Construction Set-Aside: at least 30%; or $12,465,000 of available funding
Active Transportation Spines Construction Set-Aside: at least 30%; or $12,465,000 of available funding
Planning and Design Grants Set-Aside: at least $3,000,000 of available funding
 
Applicants should note that while projects meeting the 20% cost-share requirement will be eligible, projects providing greater cost-share may receive a higher rating under Merit Criterion 4.
Notes Programmatic Merit Criteria:
1. Mobility and Community Connectivity
2. Community Support
3. Commitment to Increasing Walking, Biking, and Other Types of Active Transportation
4. Financial Completeness
5. Equitable Development
6. Other DOT Goals and Priorities
 
Priority Selection Considerations:
  • Projects that connect key community institutions through active transportation infrastructure, particularly schools; and
  • Projects that provide substantial benefits to disadvantaged communities within or around the project area.
Active Transportation Network: Facilities built for active transportation, including sidewalks, bikeways, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, that connect destinations within a community or metropolitan region.
Active Transportation Spine: Facilities built for active transportation, including sidewalks, bikeways, and pedestrian and bicycle trails that connect between communities, metropolitan regions, or States.
Contact Information Title: Agreement Specialist
Name: Kenan Hall (preferred)
Agency: USDOT - FHWA
Email/Phone: ATTIP@dot.gov (preferred); and (202) 366-1533
 
Title: Agreement Officer/Team Leader
Name: Hector Santamaria (alternate contact)
Agency: USDOT - FHWA
Email/Phone: ATTIP@dot.gov (preferred); and (202) 493-2402

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