News/Announcements

Good afternoon Region Partners,

We are pleased to announce PACOG’s  Multimodal Transportation and Mitigation Options Fund (MMOF) call for projects is now open for our region.  Please see the  attached “2022 MMOF Call for Projects”  to see a snapshot of requirements and project criteria along with the submission schedules and deadlines.  For more in depth information please see all other documents. 

Please note: Completed application should be done in the fillable pdf form.  Do not print, write, then rescan this document. 

Other important information:

CDOT Link:

https://www.codot.gov/programs/planning/grants/mmof-local

Call for Projects Schedule:

• Transportation Advisory Commission MMOF Discussion of Application and Criteria, March 08, 2022
• Transportation Advisory Commission MMOF Notice for Call for Projects March 11, 2022
• Request for Information: March 25,2022
• Applicant Q&A Workshop: April 13,2022, 2pm-3:30pm, CDOT Region 2 San Isabel Conference Room
• Consultation with CDOT Region 2 and Draft application: April 29, 2022
• Final Applications Due: Friday May 27,2022 5pm.
• Scoring and projection selection workshop: June 9,2022,2pm
• Recommend approval and inclusion in TIP to TAC: June 14,2022
• BOD approval and inclusion in TIP: June 23, 2022

If you are planning on attending the  Applicant Q&A workshop on April 13, 2022, please let me know and I can send you a calendar invite.

Please call me if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Eva Cosyleon

Planner

719-553-2248

See attachment below for more information.

Dear Planning Partners, 

Some exciting news! The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program to provide $5-6 billion in grants over the next five years. Funding supports regional, local, and tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. The SS4A program supports the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy and a goal of zero deaths and serious injuries on our nation’s roadways.  Attached is a draft flyer with information on program goal, eligible applicants and activities, and funding availability.  A DOT department wide group led by the OST Office of Policy and FHWA is working on the grant program details. While States are not eligible to apply, qualified applicants can partner with States. The Department of Transportation expects to release the notice of funding opportunity in May of 2022 for Round 1 funding.  DOT is planning informational webinars soon and launching a dedicated web page. We will keep you informed of these events.

The size of the awards is not yet finalized, but it is likely to be significant.

There are several specific behavioral interventions noted: 

• Address alcohol-impaired driving along key corridors through education, outreach, and publicized sobriety checkpoints on weekends and holidays.
• Street design changes informed by culturally competent education and community outreach.
• Creating safe routes to school and public transit services through multiple activities that lead to people safely walking, biking, and rolling in underserved communities. 

But it is not limited to these concepts so no need to be overly restrictive.

What can you do now?

 Send this email and flyer to contacts at:

·        Cities

·        Counties

·        Towns

·        Metropolitan Planning Organizations (Vision Zero groups, etc.)

·        Tribal Governments

2. Develop partnerships to apply for funding (States can be a part of the partnership)
3. Encourage partners to
   • Develop ideas and concepts towards:

                                                               i.      planning grant (developing an action plan)

                                                             ii.      implementation grant with hard outcomes

• • Think big – this is not likely to be a micro-grant and may be fulfilled by broad and diverse partnerships fulfilling large strategic goals
  • Tee up questions – we expect many

Many thanks!

Joe

Joseph Livingston

Regional Program Manager

Department of Transportation

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Region VIII

12300 W. Dakota Avenue, Suite 149

Lakewood, CO 80228

Office/Cell: 720-438-0984