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A new cycle of grants is
currently underway for the Transportation Enhancement Program.
The deadline for applications is June 27, 2008.
Please read the information on this page and visit the NY
State DOT program website for more information and to determine
if the TEP is the right program for your needs and ideas.
TEP information, including
the TEP Guidebook can be found at: http://www.nysdot.gov/enhancementsprogram
TEP Description
Transportation Enhancement Program offers
communities funding opportunities to help expand transportation
choices such as safe bicycle and pedestrian facilities, scenic
routes, beautification, and other investments that increase
recreation, accessibility, and safety for everyone beyond
traditional highway programs. Communities may also use enhancements
funds to contribute toward the revitalization of local and
regional economies by restoring historic buildings, renovating
streetscapes or providing transportation museums and visitors
centers.
Prospective applicants and sponsors are encouraged
to review the program guidebook, become familiar with program
and federal requirements, and evaluate whether this program
is right for your project. Keep in mind that funding availability
does not mean that this is the right program for every project.
All funded projects must advance in accordance with Federal
and State laws, regulations, and procedural requirement .
TEP Schedule
The Department’s timetable for project
selection is as follows:
February 2008 - Call letters
distributed. (see
letter)
March 26, 2008 - TEP Workshop
and project specific questions and answers. 10:00 a.m. at
the Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District office,
7413 County House Road, Auburn, New York. (All potential applicants
are strongly encouraged to attend)
May 1, 2008 - Optional draft
application reviews (eligibility determination)..
June 27, 2008 - Application
submission deadline.
August 2008 - NYSDOT/ITCTC
rating & prioritization complete.
Fall 2008 -Transportation
Enhancement Advisory Council recommendations and selection
decisions complete.
December 2008
- Applicants/Sponsors notified of project awards.
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Project Eligibility
1. TEP projects must
fall under one or more of the following categories.
The list of qualifying transportation enhancement activities
provided by federal law is intended to be exclusive, not illustrative.
That is, only those activities listed
in the twelve category titles are eligible enhancement activities.
The following is a list of the twelve eligible
Transportation Enhancement categories (see the TEP Guidebook
for more information):
1. Provision of Facilities
for Bicycles and Pedestrians
2. Provision of Safety
and Educational Activities for Pedestrian and Bicyclists
3. Acquisition of Scenic
Easements and Scenic or Historic* Sites (including Historic*
Battlefields)
4. Scenic or Historic*
Highway Programs (Including the Provision of Tourist and
Welcome Center Facilities)
5. Landscaping and Other
Scenic Beautification
6. Historic* Preservation
7. Rehabilitation and Operation
of Historic* Transportation Buildings, Structures or Facilities
(including Historic* Railroad Facilities and Canals)
8. Preservation of Abandoned
Railway Corridors (Including Conversion and Use of the Corridors
for Pedestrian and Bicycle Trails)
9. Inventory, Control and
Removal of Outdoor Advertising.
10. Archeological Planning
and Research.
11. Environmental Mitigation
to address Water Pollution Due to Highway Runoff or to Reduce
Vehicle-Caused Wildlife Mortality while Maintaining Habitat
Connectivity
12. Establishment of Transportation-related
Museums
*Historic in the context of eligibility
requires either inclusion on the national Registry of Historic
Places or eligibility status for inclusion by the State Office
of Historic Preservation.
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