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204 ~ CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN <br />Federal Funding (competitive grants) <br />United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) <br />TIGER (TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT GENERATING <br />ECONOMIC RECOVERY) <br />TiGER is a highly competitive, annual discretionary grant program that funds <br />innovative, multimodal, and multi-jurisdictional transportation projects that <br />are difficult to fund through traditional federal programs. Successful TiGER <br />projects leverage resources, encourage partnership, catalyze investment and <br />growth, fill a critical void in the transportation system or provide a substantial <br />benefit to the nation, region or metropolitan area in which the project is <br />located. <br />Eligible projects for TiGER Discretionary Grants are capital projects that <br />include, but are not limited to: 1) highway or bridge projects eligible under <br />title 23, United States Code (including bicycle and pedestrian related <br />projects); 2) public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title <br />49, United States Code; 3) passenger and freight rail transportation projects; <br />4) port infrastructure investments (including inland port infrastructure); and 5) <br />intermodal projects. <br />Minimum/Maximum Grant Amounts: $5 Million/$100 Million <br />Required Local Match: 20% <br />Website: https://www.transportation.gov/tiger <br />State Funding* (competitive grants) <br />California Transportation Commission (CTC) <br />ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (ATP) <br />The Active Transportation Program was created to encourage increased <br />use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking. The <br />ATP consolidates various transportation programs, including the federal <br />Transportation Alternatives Program, state Bicycle Transportation Account, <br />and federal and state Safe Routes to School Programs, into a single program. <br />Program funding is segregated into three components and is distributed as <br />follows: 50% to the state for a statewide competitive program (25% of which <br />must benefit disadvantaged communities, 10% to small urban and rural <br />regions with populations of 200,000 or less for the small urban and rural area <br />competitive program (25% of which must benefit disadvantaged communities), <br />and 40% to MPOs in urban areas with populations greater than 200,000 for <br />the large urbanized area competitive program (25% of which must benefit <br />disadvantaged communities). <br />infrastructure Projects: SR2S that improve safety of children, Safe Routes <br />to Transit, Bikeways and walkways (new, improved, hazard elimination, <br />maintenance), Traffic control devices (new pedestrian signals, RRFBs, <br />protected left turn movements, road diets, etc.), Secure bike parking, Bikes on <br />transit; Recreational trails/trailheads, Park linkages to corridors, and Rails-to- <br />trails. Non-infrastructure: Educational Programs and other non-infrastructure <br />projects that demonstrate effectiveness in increasing active transportation. <br />SRTS Projects in accordance with Section 1404 of Public Law 109-59. Plans: <br />ATP, Bike, Pedestrian, and SR2S <br />Minimum/Maximum Grant Amounts: $250,000 minimum <br />Required Local Match: 11.47% <br />Website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LocalPrograms/atp/ <br />Appendix D: Funding Sources <br />342