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Name: Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program Community Planning Grant Application July 2024 Page: 2 Additional RCP Notes • Funding award size = $2M maximum • Awardees must provide at least a 20% matching share of the total project cost. • Awards are typically announced 4-6 months after the deadline. • The proposed project must address an “eligible facility,” which is defined as a highway or other transportation facility that creates a barrier to community connectivity, including barriers to mobility, access, or economic development, due to high speeds, grade separations, or other design factors. • Planning grants may be used to fund: o Community engagement activities o Planning studies to assess the feasibility of removing, retrofitting, or mitigating an existing eligible facility to reconnect communities (for example: mobility, safety, environmental and public health impacts etc.). o Conceptual or preliminary engineering or design o Other needs including land-us and zoning reform, transit-oriented development, housing supply, among others. Scope of Services Our scope includes the development of an RCP Community Planning grant application and the development of an associated project information handout. The application will request funding for engineering, public engagement, planning, and environmental review associated with the proposed pedestrian bridge over Interstate 35E and the surrounding sidewalk/trail system. The application will build off the recently submitted Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) and includes the following support from the Bolton & Menk Transportation Funding Team. Our team will provide the following application support: Application Coordination Estimated Task Fee = $2,000 The application team will coordinate and attend up to two meetings with city staff for a debrief of the key goals, a transfer of knowledge that can help populate key points within the application, and a review of application progress and needs to complete a competitive request. Bolton & Menk will also coordinate with the U.S. DOT on any program-specific inquiries and draft letters of support and necessary resolutions. Narrative Estimated Task Fee = $6,000 Bolton and Menk will draft an application narrative that competitively responds to the following criteria: • Overview • Location and Map • Responses to Merit Criteria: Equity and Justice40; Access; Facility Suitability; Community Engagement, and Community-based Stewardship, Management, and Partnerships; Equitable Development; Climate Change Mitigation and/or Adaptation and Resilience; Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity; and Planning Integration Required Attachments and Submittal Estimated Task Fee = $1,500 In addition to drafting and refining an application narrative, the team will also assist with the creation of all necessary funding application submittal forms (such as the SF 424). This will include virtual assistance with submitting the application to Valid Eval.