Regional flexible funding

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Metro allocates 2010-2013 flexible funds for transportation projects and programs in the region.

Program status

Metro Council has approved a list of projects to receive Regional Flexible Funds for the 2010-13 funding cycle. View the approved projects

As in past funding cycles, public comment was crucial to the selection process. To help Metro evaluate and improve the quality of public involvement in this process, the public was invited to complete a short evaluation questionnaire. The survey is now closed. Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate in this evaluation. View the survey results

Regional flexible fund program

Metro manages the regional flexible fund program whereby the Metro Council and the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) select transportation programs and projects for federal flexible funds. Flexible funds, though they comprise only about 4 percent of the transportation investment in our region, attract considerable interest because they may be spent on a greater variety of transportation projects than can most federal transportation funds.

Regional flexible funds come from two different federal grant programs: the Surface Transportation Program and the Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality Program. The regional flexible fund allocation process identifies which projects in the Regional Transportation Plan will receive funding. Regional flexible funds are allocated every two years.More about the RTP

Project and program applications may be submitted by jurisdictions, transportation or transit agencies within the metropolitan region for any transportation category except local street construction and projects must be listed in the Regional Transportation Plan or subsequently added if not already listed.

2010-2013 funding cycle

Projects and programs have been approved to receive 2010-2013 regional flexible funds. The process began with a policy update to the 2010-13 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) that directed staff to develop a two-step process for the allocation of regional flexible funds. The first step involved a recommendation of funding for certain regional programs, followed by the solicitation of applications for local projects. Public comment on the regional programs and local projects was sought from Oct. 13 - Dec. 1, 2008, to help develop a funding recommendation consistent with anticipated funding levels. On March 19, 2009 Metro Council approved the JPACT recommendation on a list of projects. View the approved project list

Schedule and key dates

August 2008
Draft technical rankings released

October 13 - December 1 2008
Public comment period

January 2009
Final recommendation of projects

February 2009
Public hearing on draft final recommendation

March 2009
JPACT and Metro Council final action on RFF allocation

August 2009
Full MTIP adoption with air quality conformity analysis

October 2009
Obligation of FY 2010 funding begins

2008-11 funding cycle

The final funding schedule for the 2008-11 cycle has been completed and incorporated into the 2008-11 MTIP document. The MTIP details the years each project phase will be funded over the four-year period.More about MTIP

During the 2008-11 cycle, Metro received 66 applications totaling $132 million in requested funding; approximately $45 million will actually be available. Of the 66 projects submitted, 32 projects were selected to receive regional flexible funds. The final list of approved projects is available for downloading below.

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