Funding


Possible Funding Sources for Bicycle and Pedestrian- Related Projects

Possible Funding Sources for Bicycle and Pedestrian - Related Projects

 

Funding Source

Stipulations

Contact Information

TEA-21

  • Transportation Enhancements Program
  • Offer communities the opportunity to expand transportation choices (Each project must relate to surface transportation and meet one of the 12 eligible activities)
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    TEA-21

  • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program
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  • Transportation projects
  • Programs to meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act [NYS DOT 1997;33]
  • TEA- 21

  • Hazardous Elimination Program
  • Funds activities to resolve safety problems at hazardous locations and sections, and roadway elements which may constitute a danger to motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists
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    Governor Traffic Safety Committee

  • Section 402
  • Funds for Local Health Unit staff in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the traffic safety projects by the New York State Department of Health Injury Control Program
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    Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS)/ Municipal Streets and Highway Program

  • Local highway and bridge capital improvements
  • Assists localities in matching federal funds for projects
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    Environmental Protection Fund (EPF)

  • Title 7
  • Title 9
  • Allocates funds to DEC and OPRHP for land purchases
  • Funds to local government and not-for-profit organizations to purchase, develop, and preserve park lands and historic resources
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    Land and Water Conservation Fund/ Municipal Parks Matching Grant Program

  • Allocates funds for walking and biking projects, and those protecting open spaces
  • Hudson River Valley Greenway

  • Allocates funds for planning and project implementation for those located within the geographic area of the Greenway, including efforts that support trails and bicycling
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    NYS Canal Corporation

     

  • Offer funds to communities along the canal system to facilitate the construction of local trails and other amenities
  • Empire State Development Corporation (Metropolitan Economic Revitalization Funds MERF)

  • Encourages private investment to create new development
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    Empire State Development: Economic Development Fund

  • Funding to large and small businesses for economic development
  • Division of Housing and Community Renewal (Community Development)

  • Provide funds to develop housing, for housing preservation, and development activities within communities
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    NYS Department of Health, Healthy Neighborhoods Program

  • Provide funds to promote environmentally healthy, safe neighborhoods (NYC, Clinton, Erie, Niagara, Cayuga, Onondaga, Rockland, Westchester)
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    NYS Department of Health, Healthy Heart Program

  • Funds programs that make it easier for New Yorkers to choose healthy lifestyles
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