Availability Timeline: Applications are reviewed and awarded in months following submission of the applications, funds are made available in the months following award
Restrictions on the use of funds: NEPA, final Design
Other Items of Note: May be used to purchase easements/land
4.3.4.6State Parks Access Grant – Utah Joint Highway Committee
Sponsor Eligibility: Government entity over transportation
Match Requirements: 50% match
Availability of Funds: Up to $500,000 per project
Application Timeline: The first week of January of each year if funds are available
Availability Timeline: Reviews and presentations in the spring of the year the application is submitted, and funds are made available in the fiscal year the project is funded (funds could be 3-5 years out)
Restrictions on the use of funds: Access to a State Park
Other Items of Note: Joint Highway Committee Management, parallel to TAP program
4.3.4.7Federal Lands Access Grant – Federal Highway Administration
Sponsor Eligibility: Government entity over transportation
This program has been changing and may continue to change in the future. Check the Federal Highway Administration website for more information.
Availability of Funds: Subject to federal funding approval, check FHA website
4.3.4.8Utah Permanent Community Impact Board
Sponsor Eligibility: Government entity over transportation
Match Requirements: Varies, typically at least a 50% match is required but that could be in loan form from the CIB.
Availability of Funds: Varies, based upon mineral lease funds and other infrastructure projects could take priority over recreation projects
Application Timeline: Trimesters, June 1, October 1 and February 1 of each year.
Availability Timeline: Applications will be presented to the board in one of the 3 months following the application deadline, if approved in the funding meeting following the presentations (first Thursday after the subsequent application deadline) funds made available after loan closing or grant paperwork completed
Restrictions on use of funds: Defined by the scope outlined in the application
4.3.4.9Transportation Investment Fund (TIF) and Transit Transportation Investment Fund
Sponsor: Prioritized and funded through the Utah Transportation Commission.
Eligibility: TIF funds can be used to fund highway capacity projects as well as stand alone active transportation projects. TTIF funds can be used to fund capital transit projects as well as active transportation projects with a direct connection to a transit station, also known as first & last mile projects.