The Connecting Communities Planning Grant program is designed to provide communities with funding to develop transportation plans that will lead to the identification of projects eligible for AMATS funds.
The purpose of these plans will focus on the concept of livability. Plans should enhance neighborhoods by improving transportation connections and promoting alternative modes of transportation like walking, biking, and transit. Grant funding will be used to hire a consultant to study a general area of a community. The funds will not be used for preliminary engineering, but instead will be used to develop a plan containing analysis and recommendations. Recommended projects will then be eligible for inclusion in the Regional Transportation Plan.
The program makes $100,000 available with awards being limited to $50,000 per grant. No local funding match is required for this grant.
Grant Schedule
Notice of Funding Availability: August 17, 2011
Application: September 1, 2011
Applications Due: October 14, 2011
Award Announcement: December 7, 2011 Policy Committee Meeting
Questions may be directed to Heather Davis Reidl at 330.375.2436 or hreidl@akronohio.gov.