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a. Approve submittal of a grant application under the Department of Transportation's National Infrastructure Investments, Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program, to request funding for the Davis Road Bridge Replacement and Road Widening Project;
b. Authorize the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks (PWFP), or designee, to act as the agent for the County in processing all documentation to secure these funds; and
c. Direct PWFP to return to the Board for approval prior to acceptance of any grant award(s).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve submittal of a grant application under the Department of Transportation's National Infrastructure Investments, Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program, to request funding for the Davis Road Bridge Replacement and Road Widening Project;
b. Authorize the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks (PWFP), or designee, to act as the agent for the County in processing all documentation to secure these funds; and
c. Direct PWFP to return to the Board for approval prior to acceptance of any grant award(s).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Grant Program Background
On November 30, 2023, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) published the Notice of Funding Opportunity announcing a total of $1.5 billion in available grant funding through its Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program. The RAISE discretionary grants were originally created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants and can be used to fund a wide variety of transportation projects with significant local or regional impact. The competitive Grant Program will fund surface transportation infrastructure projects that will improve safety, environmental sustainability, quality of life...
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