CRP funding may be used on a wide range of projects that support the reduction of on-road CO2 emissions.
An eligible project sponsor must be a local government in the Ogden/ Layton or Salt Lake/ West Valley Urbanized Area, the Utah Department of Transportation, or the Utah Transit Authority. Other entities can partner with eligible applicants.
Funds must be used to reduce on-road CO2 emissions, which may include projects and strategies for safe, reliable, and cost-effective options to reduce traffic congestion by facilitating the use of alternatives to single-occupant vehicle trips, including public transportation facilities, pedestrian facilities, bicycle facilities, and shared or pooled vehicle trips within the Urbanized Area. Examples of eligible projects include traffic monitoring management, advanced truck stop electrification systems, construction/ purchase of new public transportation facilities and equipment; construction of bicycle or pedestrian facilities, promotion of alternative travel modes, including ridesharing; Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS); certain traffic control measures such as traffic signal coordination, intersection improvements, and incident management; and certain types of projects to improve traffic flow that are eligible under the CMAQ program.
By population formula, the U.S. Department of Transportation currently apportions approximately $1,400,000 in CRP funds each year to the Ogden/ Layton Urbanized Area and approximately $2,600,000 in the Salt Lake/ West Valley Urbanized Area. Funds are programmed over a six-year period and applicants currently will be applying for funds available in federal fiscal year 2026.
In order for the WFRC staff to recommend whether a sponsor should submit an application, the “Letter of Intent” must include the project name, project limits, a brief project description, and an estimated total project cost. A list of all the projects appropriately submitted will be distributed to members of the Councils of Governments (COGs) and will be reviewed by WFRC to determine program eligibility. The list of “Letters of Intent” received during October 2023.
Letters of Intent were due September 28, 2023 electronically.
Sponsors of eligible projects will be notified and required to submit a new and/or updated Project Evaluation Concept Report, Cost Estimation Form, and Emissions Analysis Form for each project by December 7, 2023. These forms will be reviewed for completeness and supporting documentation. The projects will be evaluated and scored by the WFRC staff according to the approved criteria prior to presenting information to the WFRC Technical Advisory Committees for review and recommendation. After this, the projects and recommendations will be presented to the COGs for input, and then to Trans Com for recommendation to the Regional Council.
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Because the principal purpose of the CRP Program is to reduce on-road CO2 emissions, applicants are encouraged to submit a project that will generate a significant air quality benefit; however, other benefits of a project such as safety of all roadway users, congestion relief, and consideration of unique circumstances affecting community members’ mobility needs, or synergy with other improvements, are also considered.
Ben Wuthrich, bwuthrich@wfrc.org, (801) 363-4250 x1121