The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), Highways Division is seeking applications for federal Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-aside funding (FY 2023) for specific activities that enhance the intermodal transportation system.
Donor Name: Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT)
State: Hawaii
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/01/2023
Details:
The State Department of Transportation, Highways Division (HDOT) Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program is a competitive federal-aid program overseen by the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA).
The intent of the TA Program is to encourage and enhance the use, access, and safety of alternative modes of transportation for all users.
The funding is for community initiatives, not HDOT programmed projects; however, both the TA Program and HDOT projects are consistent with the national priority to improve roadway safety and access for all roadway users.
The funded transportation projects will prioritize safety, comfort, equity, and connectivity to destinations for non-motorized users of our transportation networks, including pedestrians, cyclists, children, seniors, and the transit-dependent.
Funding Information
Funding Limits. None specified, but limited by funding availability. Suggested range: $100,000-$2 M.
Eligible Projects
The TA Program funds may be used for either non-construction or construction projects:
Non-Construction
Studies, plans, programs, training, salaries for SRTS Coordinators, and assessments with the following characteristics:
- No permanent facilities or infrastructure would be built.
- No discretionary permits or approvals would be required.
- Negligible ground disturbance (if any) and no adverse environmental impacts.
Non-Construction Projects
- Bicycle and Pedestrian / Non-motorized Transportation:
- Feasibility studies, early planning, alternatives analysis, and other activities to identify new or improved
- On-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized forms of transportation,
- Safe routes for non-drivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs.
- Activities in Furtherance of a Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment
- Safe Routes to School (SRTS) – Non-infrastructure
- Activities to encourage walking and bicycling to school:
- Public awareness campaigns and outreach to press and community leaders.
- Traffic education and enforcement in the vicinity of schools.
- Student sessions on bicycle and pedestrian safety, health, and environment.
- Funding for training, volunteers, and managers of SRTS programs.
Construction
New or improved multimodal physical infrastructure that involves multiple development phases, including:
- Planning: purpose and need, conceptual plan, work plan, public outreach
- Preliminary Engineering 1 (PE1): 30-60% design
- Environmental Compliance
- Right-of-Way/Utility Clearances
- Preliminary Engineering 2 (PE2): 100% design
- Construction
Characteristics include:
- Permanent/long-term change to physical environment
- Discretionary permits and approvals required
- Potential environmental impacts
Construction Projects
- Construction development phases for:
- On-and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized forms of transportation,
- Safe routes for non-drivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs.
- Conversion of Railroad Corridors for Trails/Greenways/Paths
- Construction of Turnouts, Overlooks, Viewing Areas
- Community Improvements:
- Historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities
- Vegetation management within highway ROW to improve safety, control invasive species, and erosion
- Archaeological activities related to impacts from a 23 USC transportation project
- Environmental Mitigation for Highway Transportation:
- Projects eligible under the Recreational Trails Program (23 USC 206)
- Safe Routes to School (SRTS) – Infrastructure:
- Multi-modal paths
- Pedestrian and bicycle route signals/signage/lighting
- Traffic calming techniques
- American Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance improvements
- Way finding/interpretive signs
- Secure bicycle parking/repair stations/bike-share
- Bus pads, shelters, benches, and lighting
- Sidewalk repairs, widening, and upgrades
- Crosswalk improvements
Eligibility Criteria
- Local governments (e.g., counties)
- Non-profits
- Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization (MMPO)
- Transit agencies
- Natural resource and public lands management agencies
- Schools, school districts, Department of Education
- HDOT, at the request of an eligible entity listed above
For more information, visit HDOT.
