Administrative Item 4.
Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization- Revised 10/30/23
- Meeting Date:
- 11/02/2023
Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail “Request for Funding” Competitive Cycle - Until December 20, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
SUMMARY EXPLANATION/BACKGROUND:
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will solicit Request For Funding (RFF) projects by the Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail program for inclusion in the Work Program development cycle through Fiscal Years 2029/2030. Approved project phases will become part of the Adopted Work Program on July 1, 2025. The solicitation cycle opens September 27, 2023 and closes at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 20, 2023.
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must apply during the open solicitation cycle at www.flgap.com by submitting a complete RFF with all applicable project information, including required signatures and documentation for each eligible unfunded project phase, and the SUN Trail Cost Estimate through the Grant Application Process online system. Funding is limited to the provisions of Section 339.81, Florida Statutes, the Florida Department of Financial Services Catalog of State Financial Assistance Number 55.038, and the FDOT Work Program Instructions. FDOT will not accept nor consider late proposals or any RFF not meeting and satisfying the provisions and SUN Trail Eligibility Criteria. FDOT will consider all phases of project development, including feasibility/initial planning; project development and environment; design (PE); acquisition of real property/land/right-of-way; and new construction, reconstruction or resurfacing of trail surfaces or bridges and maintenance (e.g., obligations for pavement, drainage, land stabilization and safety controls). Eligible applicants include all municipal, county, state, Federal, and tribal governments; metropolitan planning organizations; or other public land agencies with responsibility for trails. It is estimated that over $200 million will be available for funding all phases.
For a training update, cost estimate template, and RFF form, please see Attachments 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Additional information regarding the SUN Trail program can also be found at http://floridasuntrail.com/.
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must apply during the open solicitation cycle at www.flgap.com by submitting a complete RFF with all applicable project information, including required signatures and documentation for each eligible unfunded project phase, and the SUN Trail Cost Estimate through the Grant Application Process online system. Funding is limited to the provisions of Section 339.81, Florida Statutes, the Florida Department of Financial Services Catalog of State Financial Assistance Number 55.038, and the FDOT Work Program Instructions. FDOT will not accept nor consider late proposals or any RFF not meeting and satisfying the provisions and SUN Trail Eligibility Criteria. FDOT will consider all phases of project development, including feasibility/initial planning; project development and environment; design (PE); acquisition of real property/land/right-of-way; and new construction, reconstruction or resurfacing of trail surfaces or bridges and maintenance (e.g., obligations for pavement, drainage, land stabilization and safety controls). Eligible applicants include all municipal, county, state, Federal, and tribal governments; metropolitan planning organizations; or other public land agencies with responsibility for trails. It is estimated that over $200 million will be available for funding all phases.
For a training update, cost estimate template, and RFF form, please see Attachments 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Additional information regarding the SUN Trail program can also be found at http://floridasuntrail.com/.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/PREPARER:
If you have any questions about this item, please contact Buffy Sanders at (954) 876-0046 or sandersb@browardmpo.org.
Attachments
- 1. Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail Program - Training Update
- 2. Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail Program - Cost Estimate Template
- 3. Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail Program - Request for Funding Form