Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) Program - FY 2024-2026
Agency: | U.S. Department of Transportation |
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CFDA: | 20.205 |
Federal FON: | 693JJ324NF00027 |
Office: | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Federal Lands Highway |
Multipart Grant: | No |
Next Due: | 10/16/2024 (Multiple) |
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Solicitation Date: | 07/17/2024 |
Match Required: | Yes |
Match Type: | Cash/In-Kind |
Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
Range: | $165,000,000 (Max) |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to support projects of national significance for the construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of transportation facilities within, adjacent to, or providing access to federal or tribal lands.
Funding will support the construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of a single continuous project on one of the following types of eligible facilities, except that such facility is not required to be included in an inventory described under title 23, sections 202 or 203 of the U.S. Code (U.S.C.):
- Federal lands transportation facility: public highways, roads, bridges, trails, or transit systems that are located on, adjacent to, or provide access to federal lands for which title and maintenance responsibility is vested in the federal government
- Federal lands access transportation facility: public highways, roads, bridges, trails, or transit systems that are located on, adjacent to, or provide access to federal lands for which title or maintenance responsibility is vested in a state, county, town, township, tribal, municipal, or local government
- Tribal transportation facility: public highways, roads, bridges, trails, or transit systems that are located on, or provide access to, tribal land
Activities required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) must be complete for the proposed project.
Additional consideration will be given to projects that meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Are included, or eligible for inclusion, in the National Register of Historic Places
- Spans two or more states
- Serves land owned by multiple federal agencies or Indian tribes
In addition, the funding agency seeks to fund projects that advance the priorities of safety; equity; climate and sustainability; and workforce development, job quality, and wealth creation, as detailed on pages 29-34 of the NOFA file.
Eligible costs are costs for the construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of eligible transportation facilities.
Optional webinars are scheduled for this program. Refer to the Application section for details.
Program Office Notes:
The program officer stated that application documents submitted in .pdf format are preferred.
Last Updated: August 27, 2024
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are entities that are eligible to receive funds under the Federal Lands Access Program, the Federal Lands Transportation Program, the Tribal Transportation Program, and the Federal Lands Planning Program. Examples of eligible applicants include:
- Federal land management agencies (FLMAs)
- Tribal governments
States, counties, and units of local government are also eligible to apply, provided that these entities are sponsored by an eligible FLMA or federally recognized tribe, as detailed on page 10 of the NOFA file.
Proposed projects must be a single continuous project to be eligible for funding. If the project includes multiple sites, the applicant must demonstrate how the proposed project is a single continuous project. Projects may be located in urban or rural communities.
Projects that meet one or more of the following criteria will receive a higher rating during the application evaluation process:
- Are included, or eligible for inclusion, in the National Register of Historic Places
- Spans two or more states
- Serves land owned by multiple federal agencies or Indian tribes
In addition, the funding agency seeks to fund projects that advance the priorities of safety; equity; climate and sustainability; and workforce development, job quality, and wealth creation, as detailed on pages 29-34 of the NOFA file.
Applicants may apply for additional program funds during any or all fiscal year application periods. In addition, previous award recipients, including applicants that receive funding under an earlier fiscal year application period, are eligible to apply for additional funding to complete additional activities, phases, or components not covered by the previous awards.
Applicants may seek the same award amounts from multiple U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) discretionary opportunities or seek a combination of funding from multiple DOT opportunities. Applicants must detail any other DOT programs and opportunities they intend to apply for, or use if the federal funding is already available to the applicant, and what award amounts they will be seeking in the application.
Previous award recipients include:
- Poarch Band of Creek Indians (AL)
- Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (NC)
- Oregon Department of Transportation (OR)
- National Park Service (AZ)
- County of Tooele (UT)
Refer to the Award file for additional information regarding previous award recipients.
Eligible Applicants:
Local GovernmentConsortia
Native American Tribe
Other
State Government
Application Notes:
Applications must be submitted during the following submission windows:
- FY 2024: July 17, 2024, to 11:59 p.m. ET on October 16, 2024
- FY 2025: May 1, 2025, to 11:59 p.m. ET on August 1, 2025
- FY 2026: May 1, 2026, to 11:59 p.m. ET on August 1, 2026
Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.
Applications must include:
- SF 424
- SF 424C
- Certification regarding lobbying
- SF LLL
- Cover page
- Documentation of completed National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA activities
- Project narrative (10 pages max)
- Supporting documents supporting assertions or conclusions of the project narrative (optional), including:
- Documents that are compliant with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (recommended)
The project narrative is recommended to be formatted on single-spaced pages with one-inch margins using a standard 12-point font, such as Times New Roman. If possible, supporting documentation should be submitted as website links. The entire application is limited to 200 MB in size.
The program officer stated that application documents submitted in .pdf format are preferred.
The following are required in order to submit an application:
- Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
- SAM (System for Award Management) registration
Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam.
Optional webinars will be held for this program as follows:
September 4, 2024
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET
URL: teams.microsoft.com
Meeting ID: 219 061 877 289
Passcode: CGUqae
September 10, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
URL: teams.microsoft.com
Meeting ID: 259 198 131 209
Passcode: EVpJ2Z
Applications will be evaluated according to the following primary merit criteria:
- Funding agency goals
- Improvement of condition of critical transportation facilities
- Need for project
- Matched costs
- Projects included, or eligible for inclusion, in the National Register of Historic Places
- New technologies and innovations
- Support to construct, maintain, and operate the facility
- Projects spanning two or more states
- Projects serving land owned by multiple federal agencies or Indian tribes
After evaluating applications based on the above primary merit criteria, the funding agency will evaluate applications based on the following secondary merit criteria:
- Equity
- The Justice40 Initiative
- Climate change and sustainability
- Workforce development, job quality, and wealth creation
Project readiness will also be considered during the application evaluation process. Refer to pages 37-39 of the NOFA file for additional information regarding the application evaluation process.
Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.
Match Required: | Yes |
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Match Type: | Cash/In-Kind |
Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
Range: | $165,000,000 (Max) |
Match Notes:
Matching requirements will vary according to project type, as follows:
- Projects on a tribal transportation facility: matching funds are not required; however, applicants that provide additional cash and/or in-kind contributions will receive a higher rating during the application evaluation process
- Projects on all other facilities: applicants must provide at least 10 percent of the total project costs via cash and/or in-kind contributions
Projects that demonstrate a greater percentage of matching funds will receive a higher rating during the application evaluation process.
Eligible types of matching contributions include:
- Other federal funds
- Other private or public sources
- Donations of funds, materials, services, right-of-way acquisition, or utility relocation
Applicants may seek the same award amounts from multiple U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) discretionary opportunities or seek a combination of funding from multiple DOT opportunities. Applicants must detail any other DOT programs and opportunities they intend to apply for, or use if the federal funding is already available to the applicant, and what award amounts they will be seeking in the application.
Award recipients are encouraged to show on each request for reimbursement that at least 10 percent of the invoiced cost will count towards the match.
The following may not be used as a match:
- Previously incurred costs or previously expended or encumbered funds
- Preliminary engineering and project design activities
Funding Notes:
Up to approximately $165 million is expected to be available to support awards through this program. The total funding available through this program will be allocated according to fiscal year, as follows:
- FY 2024: up to approximately $47.74 million is expected to be available to support awards for FY 2024
- FY 2025: up to approximately $55 million is expected to be available to support awards for FY 2025
- FY 2026: up to approximately $55 million is expected to be available to support awards for FY 2026
There are no maximum or minimum award amounts; however, all eligible projects must have an estimated total eligible project cost of at least $12.5 million based on the results of preliminary engineering.
Applicants are encouraged to identify scaled funding options in case insufficient funding is available to fund a project at the full requested amount. If the applicant advises that a project is scalable, the applicant must provide an appropriate minimum funding amount that will fund an eligible project that achieves the objectives of the program and meets all relevant program requirements.
The total funding available for each fiscal year will be allocated as follows:
- 50 percent of the total funding available for each fiscal year will be allocated for eligible projects on federal lands transportation facilities and federal lands access transportation facilities, including at least one project that are in a unit of the National Park System with at least 3 million annual visitors
- 50 percent of the total funding available for each fiscal year will be allocated for eligible projects on tribal transportation facilities
Funds will be provided on a reimbursement basis. Award recipients will not generally receive lump-sum cash disbursements at the time of award announcement or the obligation of funds.
Funds will be obligated upon the execution of the award agreement. The type of award agreement issued through this program will vary according to applicant type, as detailed on page 8 of the NOFA file.
Funds provided for this program will remain available for a period of three fiscal years following the fiscal year for which the amounts are appropriated. Funds must be obligated by one of the following dates:
- FY 2024: September 30, 2027
- FY 2025: September 30, 2028
- FY 2026: September 30, 2029
Obligation of an award will occur when the award recipient enters into an award agreement with the funding agency and the funding agency authorizes the project to proceed. Refer to page 9 of the NOFA file for project period information according to applicant type.
Funds may not be used for:
- Activities covered by a previous award under this program
- Maintenance activities that are not construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation activities
- Developmental phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering, design, and other pre-construction activities
- Costs incurred prior to the obligation of funds for the project, unless authorized by the funding agency in writing
- Supporting or opposing union organizing, whether directly or as an offset for other funds
For FY 2023, a total of $88 million was distributed via five awards ranging from $11 million to $24.1 million through this program. For FY 2022, a total of $130,548,129 was distributed via seven awards ranging from $8,346,271 to $30,567,037. For FY 2021, two awards of $45,722,000 and $54,278,000 were distributed. Refer to the Award file for details.
Contacts:
Frances Ramirez
National Program Manager
NSFLTP-Program@dot.gov
Veronica R. Jacobson, P.E.
Grants Management Specialist
NSFLTP-Program@dot.gov
Agency Address
United States Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Federal Lands Highway
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20590
Contact Notes:
Questions should be directed to the program staff. Questions and answers will be posted online at highways.dot.gov/federal-lands and www.grants.gov.
Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
Files:
NOFA File: US16701_NOFA_FY2024-26.pdf (475.3 Kb)Other Pre-Award File: US16701_Webinar_FY2024-26.pdf (119.8 Kb)
Award File: US16701_Award_FY2024-26.pdf (846.5 Kb)
File Notes:
The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The Webinar file contains information regarding optional webinars scheduled for this program. The Award file contains information on previous award recipients. Additional program resources can be found online at highways.dot.gov/federal-lands.
August 27, 2024
Information regarding the scheduling of optional webinars for this program has been released and attached as the Webinar file. The Application section has been updated accordingly.
July 22, 2024
The program officer provided clarification regarding the application formatting requirements for this program. The Application section has been updated accordingly.
Project: | Ecusta Rail Trail: A Multimodal Gateway to the Pisgah National Forest and the Blue Ridge Parkway (32.3 Mb) |
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Applicant: | North Carolina Department of Transportation |
Summary: |
The purpose of this program is to support nationally significant projects to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate transportation facilities within, adjacent to, or accessing federal and tribal lands. The North Carolina Department of Transportation requested and received $21,412,044 for the construction and completion of the Ecusta Rail Trail, a shared-use path on a railbanked rail line that will connect the county seats of Henderson and Transylvania counties to Pisgah National Forest and the Blue Ridge Parkway, while also strengthening connections to the Qualla tribal lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The applicant will provide $32,118,067 to match the remainder of the project cost. |
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