DATE: May 23, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Retroactive Approval of FY 2023 RAISE Discretionary Grant Application
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Retroactively approve and authorize Director of Public Works and Planning's previous submittal of a grant application to the United States Department of Transportation's FY 2023-24 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Discretionary Grant Program ($4,189,000).
REPORT
To meet the grant application filing deadline, the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) submitted the Grant Application on February 28, 2023 for the FY 2023-24 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant, contingent upon your Board's approval. The application evaluation and approval by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) is scheduled between the spring and summer of 2023. Grant awards are scheduled to be announced by August 31, 2023. If the grant is awarded, the Department will return to your Board with the necessary agreement required for grant acceptance. This item pertains to a project in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the Department will withdraw the grant application, and the project will no longer be considered for RAISE funding under the current FY 2023-24 cycle.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County cost associated with the recommended action. The $4,189,000 RAISE grant would reimburse 100% of the costs for much needed road repairs and sidewalk connectivity within the community of Tranquillity, which qualifies for these funds as it is in a rural area, a historically disadvantaged community, or an area of persistent poverty.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of the RAISE discretionary grant is to provide funding for surface transportation infrastructure projects that will have a significant local or ...
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