Highway Safety Improvement Program
Solicitation Status: OPEN
Solicitation Deadline: Nov. 27, 2024
Application Information
FY 2026-2029 Guidebook.
FY 2026-2029 Application.
More information can be found HERE.
The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a core Federal-aid program with the purpose of achieving a significant reduction in fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. The Minnesota HSIP program is structured to:
- Encourage widespread deployment of safety countermeasures.
- Engage local and state agencies.
- Emphasize effective treatments.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT’s) Office of Traffic Engineering (OTE) is conducting the HSIP solicitation for years 2026 through 2029. Funding targeted for the Central Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership (ATP-3), which includes the Saint Cloud APO, is as follows:
- FY 2026: $673,000.
- FY 2027: $1,988,000.
- FY 2028: $3,255,500.
- FY 2029: $4,700,000.
All HSIP projects require a minimum 10% local match with some projects – such as low-cost, multi-county and districtwide safety projects – being eligible to be funded at 100% of the eligible construction costs. The maximum funding award per project is $750,000.
For projects occurring in the APO’s planning area, the APO’s Policy Board MUST provide a letter of support for the project. This letter MUST accompany any application submitted within the APO’s planning area.
The following is a list of APO-specific deadlines related to HSIP. These will help ensure projects will be able to be submitted prior to the Nov. 27 deadline.
Reactive Projects
(for those safety projects in response to a known crash problem that typically are at one location)
Date | Task to be Completed |
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Oct. 21, 2024 | Application (as complete as possible) must be submitted to APO Senior Transportation Planner Vicki Johnson (ikeogu@stcloudapo.org) by no later than noon. |
Oct. 31, 2024 | The APO’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) will meet to discuss and recommend a prioritization ranking for reactive projects. |
Nov. 14, 2024 | The APO’s Policy Board will meet to discuss and approve a prioritization ranking for reactive projects. A letter of support will be developed/signed by the APO’s Policy Board Chair. |
Nov. 15, 2024 | APO staff will provide a letter of support to prospective applicants. This letter of support will also be sent to MnDOT OTE staff. |
Proactive Projects
(for those safety projects designed to prevent crashes that are typically deployed systemwide)
Date | Task to be Completed |
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Oct. 21, 2024 | Concept should be identified and submitted to APO Senior Transportation Planner Vicki Johnson (ikeogu@stcloudapo.org) by no later than noon. |
Oct. 31, 2024 | The APO’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) will meet to discuss the proposed proactive projects. |
Nov. 4, 2024 | Application (as complete as possible) must be submitted to APO Senior Transportation Planner Vicki Johnson (ikeogu@stcloudapo.org) by no later than noon. |
Nov. 14, 2024 | The APO’s Policy Board will meet to discuss and approve proactive projects to continue with the HSIP application process. A letter of support will be developed/signed by the APO’s Policy Board Chair. |
Nov. 15, 2024 | APO staff will provide a letter of support to prospective applicants. This letter of support will also be sent to MnDOT OTE staff. |
Additional application assistance will be provided through MnDOT’s Office of Traffic Engineering. Feedback on draft applications will be available through the end of October 2024.
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program
Solicitation Status: CLOSED
Transportation Alternatives
Solicitation Status: CLOSED
Carbon Reduction Program
Solicitation Status: CLOSED
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation Formula Program
Solicitation Status: CLOSED
Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants
Letter of Intent Status: OPEN
Letter of Intent Deadline: Oct. 18, 2024
Solicitation Status: CLOSED
Letter of Intent Information
More information can be found HERE.
The Active Transportation (AT) Infrastructure Grant program is designed to:
- Connect communities and key destinations within them.
- Boost public health by creating safer environments for people to walk, bike, or roll to their destinations.
- Mitigate safety hazards related to interacting with vehicular traffic.
Funding for this program is appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature. There is up to $12.502 million available during the 2024 AT solicitation statewide – excluding the seven-county Twin Cities metro. Prospective applicants can request between $50,000 and $1 million in funding. This program does not require any local match and can only be used for capital construction costs. Entities eligible to apply for this program include:
- Greater Minnesota counties.
- Greater Minnesota State Aid (populations over 5,000) and Non-State Aid cities.
- Greater Minnesota Townships.
- Greater Minnesota 501(c)(3) Registered Non-Profits.
- Greater Minnesota Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
Eligible projects must:
- Improve safety and ability of people to walk, bike, or roll throughout their community.
- Have a full resolution from applicant governing board supporting the project and application (does not apply to Tribal projects).
- Have a full resolution from sponsor supporting project and establishing sponsorship relationship (if required).
- Have a letter of support from the District Engineer if impacts to trunk highway right-of-way are proposed.
- Have an effective service life of at least 10 years.
- Be ready for construction in calendar year 2025 or 2026.
- Not have received an earmark for the same project.
Projects will be separated into three “selection pools” in which they will be competing. An equitable distribution among the three pools and MnDOT Districts will be taken into consideration.
- Greater Minnesota Counties and State Aid Cities.
- Greater Minnesota Non-State Aid Cities and Townships.
- Greater Minnesota Federally Recognized Indian Tribes.
The full AT application will be available on or around Nov. 4, 2024.
Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Grants
Letter of Intent Status: OPEN
Letter of Intent Deadline: Oct. 18, 2024
Solicitation Status: CLOSED
Letter of Intent Information
More information can be found HERE.
The Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) Infrastructure Grant program is designed to:
- Create safer environments for students to walk, bike, and roll to school.
- Provide infrastructure improvements that are comfortable to use.
- Mitigate safety hazards related to interacting with vehicular traffic.
Funding for this program is appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature. There is up to $8.5 million available during the 2024 AT solicitation statewide. Prospective applicants can request between $50,000 and $1 million in funding. This program does not require any local match and can only be used for capital construction costs. Entities eligible to apply for this program include:
- Counties.
- State Aid (populations over 5,000) and Non-State Aid cities.
- Townships.
- Schools and School Districts.
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribes.
Eligible projects must:
- Improve safety and ability of people to walk, bike, or roll throughout their community.
- Have a full resolution from applicant governing board supporting the project and application (does not apply to Tribal projects).
- Have a full resolution from sponsor supporting project and establishing sponsorship relationship (if required).
- Have a letter of support from the District Engineer if impacts to trunk highway right-of-way are proposed.
- Have an effective service life of at least 10 years.
- Be ready for construction in calendar year 2025 or 2026.
- Not have received an earmark for the same project.
Projects will be separated into five “selection pools” in which they will be competing. An equitable distribution among the five pools and MnDOT Districts will be taken into consideration.
- Minnesota Cities of the First Class (Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Rochester, Duluth).
- MnDOT Metro District Communities (excluding Minneapolis and Saint Paul).
- Greater Minnesota Counties and State Aid Cities (excluding Rochester and Duluth).
- Greater Minnesota Non-State Aid Cities and Townships.
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribes.
The full SRTS Infrastructure application will be available on or around Nov. 4, 2024.