Input sought on grant award, administration guidelines

ITD is developing guidelines on how to award and administer funds to local communities for projects both on and off the highway system. Division of Transportation Performance staff developed draft guidelines based on federal requirements for funding, previous program guides (including Safe Routes to School, Scenic Byways and Transportation Enhancement) and input from the following individuals:

• Jim Coleman, ITD board member, District 1
• Julie DeLorenzo, ITD board member, District 3
• Lee Gagner, ITD board member, District 6
• Mike Edwards, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, CMAQ (congestion mitigation and air quality) committee
• Terry Heslin, BLM, Scenic Byway Advisory Committee (SBAC), designated representative by the SBAC Chairman Reid Rogers
• Toni Tisdale, Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS)
• Eric Kingston, Idaho Housing and Finance Authority, Idaho Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee
• Lori Porreca, Federal Highway Administration
• Elaine Clegg, Idaho Smart Growth, Safe Routes to School Committee
• Deb Smith, Community and Economic Development Association, Public Transportation Advisory Committee

ITD invites individuals to review and comment on the draft guidelines. Click here for a pdf of the guidelines. The deadline for returning comments to ITD is May 6, at 5 p.m. MST. Comments can be sent by email to itdpdteam@itd.idaho.gov or mailed to:

PD Team
P.O. Box 7129
Boise, ID, 83707
Phone: (800) 527-7985
Fax: (208) 334-4424

Published 4-26-13