The ATPs is a regional committee that oversees the expenditure of federal transportaion funding. MnDOT created Area Transportation Partnerships (ATPs) to emphasize greater public involvement, enhance regional planning and increase the development of our four-year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The UMVRDC has staff and board members that particpate in the ATP:
Southwest MN ATP – 8
(Lac qui Parle, Chippewa and Yellow Medicine Counties)
- John Berends – Yellow Medicine County Commissioner
- Bill Pauling – Chippewa County Commissioner
- Sam Muntean – Lac qui Parle County Engineer
- Southwest MN ATP 8 2023-2026 Proposed Project Map
- Southwest MN ATP 8 2023-2026 Proposed Project List
West Central MN ATP – 4
(Big Stone and Swift Counties)
- Harold “Rusty” Dimberg – Ortonville Township
- West Central MN ATP 4 2023-2026 Proposed Project Map
Resources
Local Partnership Program (LPP):
https://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/lpp.html
The Local Partnership Program (LPP) was created to offer chances for local agencies to work together on transportation projects and make improvements to highways in places that aren’t already planned for upgrades. The District State Aid Engineer (DSAE) oversees the program in the area, and a dedicated LPP team handles all communication and coordination with partners about the program.
Safe Routes to School (SRTS):
https://www.dot.state.mn.us/saferoutes/grants-funding.html
Construct infrastructure that improves access and safety on prioritized routes to and at schools. Past grants have included sidewalks to schools, trails along state highways, and improved crossings on school walking routes.
Active Transportation (AT):
https://www.dot.state.mn.us/active-transportation-program/
Program provides grants and technical assistance to make walking, biking, and rolling better. Our program aims to increase the number of people walking and biking to destinations.
Local Bridge Replacement Program:
https://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/local-bridge-replacement-program.html
This website shows a variety of resources available for local bridges including a section on township bridge replacement.
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP):
https://www.dot.state.mn.us/carbon-reduction-program/index.html
The primary intent of the CRP is to advance projects that reduce carbon from the surface transportation sector, the Minnesota CRS also advances goals of equity, safety, transportation access and public health. Examples of projects could be electric county vehicles, charging stations, trail projects, etc…
- Each ATP will solicit CRP projects.
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative Efficient and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) :
https://www.dot.state.mn.us/protect
Projects eligible for PROTECT funding will respond to a weather-driven, climate vulnerability. Eligible projects to be highways, public transportation facilities or services. “The purpose of the program is … to protect surface transportation assets by making the assets more resilient to current and future weather events and natural disasters, such as severe storms, flooding, drought, levee and dam failures, wildfire, rockslides, mudslides, sea level rise, extreme weather, including extreme temperature, and earthquakes.”
- Each ATP will solicit PROTECT projects.
Federal Land Access Program (FLAP):
https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/programs-access
The purpose of the FLAP is to provide safe and adequate transportation access to and through Federal Lands for visitors, recreationists, and resource users. This program supplements State and local resources for public roads, transit systems, and other transportation facilities, with an emphasis on high-use recreation sites and economic generators.
State Park Road Account Program (SPRA):
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/recreation/parkroads/index.html
This program exists to help local governments improve access to public recreation facilities. It provides financial assistance to improve county state-aid, county, township, and city roads which provide access to state parks, outdoor recreation units as defined in, public lakes, rivers, and state campgrounds.
- Applications are due in November.
BUILD Grants (previously called RAISE) are provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to help fund important transportation projects that have a big impact on local or regional areas. These grants are available to groups like state and local governments, Tribal governments, transit agencies, and port authorities, and they support projects that involve different types of transportation and areas, which can be hard to fund through other programs.
Corridors of Commerce (COC):
https://www.dot.state.mn.us/corridorsofcommerce/about.html
The Corridors of Commerce (COC) program was created in 2013 by the Minnesota Legislature. The goal of the COC program was to focus additional transportation investments in state highway projects that directly and indirectly foster economic growth for the State through the provisioning of construction jobs, enabling of goods to be transported through a commerce friendly network of corridors, and providing additional mobility to its citizens. The COC program is not part of MnDOT’s regular State Road Construction program and has very specific requirements regarding eligibility, scoring, and prioritization of the projects that are contained within the Statue.
Transportation Economic Development Infrastructure (TEDI):
https://mn.gov/deed/government/financial-assistance/business-funding/tedi/
Competitive grant program available to communities for road and public infrastructure projects that create jobs and support economic development. Funds must be used to fund predesign, design, acquisition of land, construction, reconstruction, and infrastructure improvements.
- Applications are due in September.
