07 RAISE CTOC Presentation 01_05_2023

RAISE Grant Application
presentation to CTOC – January 5th, 2023

RAISE Grant FY2023
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•Purpose of the presentation:
–Inform CTOC about the RAISE grant program
–Provide information about Glendale’s project
–Request CTOC support for the application

RAISE 2023 – what is it?
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•USDOT (federal) annual grant program
–Focus on surface transportation projects
•Rebuilding America with Sustainability 
and Equity (RAISE)
–Previously know as BUILD and TIGER grant program
–Authorized as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law
•$1.5 billion available in FY 2023
–Same amount as 2022; 166 project awarded

Glendale’s RAISE Project
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•Central Glendale Infrastructure 
Improvements
–Sidewalk infill (7.5 miles missing)
–ADA sidewalk ramps (384)
–LED street lighting conversion & infill (448 and 137)
•Request - $7.7 million
–Glendale match: $1.9 million
• Currently in the Transportation Department budget
• Will be applying for gap grant to cover some of the local costs
–Total project budget: $9.6  million

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Glendale’s RAISE Project
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•Submitted project in FY 2022
–Passed technical reviews and made it to the 
Secretary’s Desk
–Not awarded funding
–USDOT feedback provided
•FY2023 Application is in process
–Updated based on feedback from USDOT
–Submission date February 28, 2023
–CTOC support helps address evaluation criteria

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• Projects are evaluated 
on the following 
statutory criteria:
• safety
• environmental sustainability
• quality of life
• mobility/ community connectivity
• economic competitiveness/ 
opportunity
• state of good repair
• partnership & collaboration
• innovation
RAISE 2023 Criteria

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• Project is located in an 
Area of Persistent 
Poverty (APP) 
and
• …in a Historically 
Disadvantaged 
Community (HDC) 
• APP - consistently had greater 
than or equal to 20 percent of 
the population living in 
poverty
• HDC – factors determining 
HDC  include a combination of 
poverty rates, employment 
levels, housing costs, 
residential segregation, 
linguistic isolation 
RAISE 2023 Other Criteria

RAISE 2023 – CTOC
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•Action by CTOC:
Motion to support the FY2023 RAISE grant 
application for the Central Glendale 
Infrastructure Improvements Project