New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 1 - TRANSPORTATION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SUBMISSION AND EVALUATIONS OF GRANT FUNDING APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING/STUDY PROJECTS FROM LOCAL TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
Section 18.1.4.9 - APPLICATION FORMS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Each application should be submitted in letter size fileable format, and it must address each of the issues listed below with sufficient information upon which the STA can base an evaluation of the answer.
A. Planning study description: Describe the planning study for which the TDD is currently seeking grant funds. Include a scope of work statement in sufficient detail that it can be used by the STA to evaluate the merits of the grant application. The scope of work should include a schedule for completing the work with major milestones listed. Include the anticipated cost of the planning project and feasible ways to phase" the planning project in the event full funding is not immediately available.
B. Matching Requirements: The applicant TDD must provide a minimum of 10% cash match for the project from local, state, federal or other sources. Applicants may request a partial or full waiver of the cash matching requirement if documentation can be provided which demonstrates both:
In the event the TDD funding application is approved by the STA, the TDD may be allowed to fully or partially offset its 10% cash match by producing copies of paid invoices to consultants for research and preparation of the TDD's application proposal for STA funding.
C. Certification of notice to other political entities: The TDD must submit as part of its application a resolution from the Board of Directors approving the grant application or applications. The application must also include certifications from either the Board of Directors, or its chief of staff, that all Indian tribes, Indian pueblos and municipalities within the boundaries of the TDD, and all incorporated counties adjacent to the TDD, have been sent a written notice by certified mail (return receipt requested) containing a clear description of the proposed planning study for which grant funding is being requested.
D.` Project Justification: Each application for STA grant funding must contain justification on the merits of the project whether in the form of an Impact Analysis or a Scope of Work/Needs Statement. [ ]
E. Scope of Work/Needs Statement If the TDD is applying for funding a planning study which will not have an anticipated physical impact on the environment, the application must contain a well-supported Scope of Work/Needs Statement in lieu of a detailed Impact Analysis.