Or. Admin. Code § 737-025-0092

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 737-025-0092 - Project Selection Criteria for Construction Grants

(1) The following criteria will be used to select projects for the Construction Competitive Grant Program:

(a) Technical Merit:

(A) Conformance to plan developed pursuant to ORS 195.115, state land use laws and appropriate federal, state and local planning and programming requirements;

(B) Adherence to appropriate design standards of methodology;

(C) Appropriate scope of work in relation to identified needs; and

(D) Ability to provide at least the minimum required cash match.

(b) Benefit:

(A) Potential to reduce or avoid child injuries and fatalities;

(B) Potential to improve the ability of students to walk and bicycle to school; and

(C) Potential to improve community outcomes, such as public safety (e.g., Priority Safety Corridor), equity (e.g., Title I schools), or livability.

(c) Project Characteristics:

(A) Proximity to a school;

(B) Relationship to ongoing or planned non-infrastructure work; and

(d) Support and Readiness:

(A) Support of the school district and governing body for the project as demonstrated by a letter of support and endorsement; and

(B) Readiness to proceed with the project as demonstrated by a proposed start date, identification of other available funding, or other indicators as provided by the applicant.

(2) The following criteria will be used to select projects for the construction Rapid Response Grant Program:

(a) All of the criteria for Competitive Program;

(b) A clear sense of urgency, including a compelling reason why the project cannot wait for the next selection cycle of the Competitive Grant Program, and why it was not submitted in the last cycle;

(c) Strong state, regional, or local support for advancing the project immediately; and

(d) Represents an immediate need or opportunity:

(A) An immediate "need" is considered a crash or several near-misses that have occurred within proximity to one another and a SRTS project is needed as soon as possible to address the safety problem.

(B) An immediate "opportunity" is considered a project that has started or is about to start where the project can exceed the minimum match requirement to significantly improve safety near a school.

(3) The OTC prioritizes projects within a two-mile radius of a public school that serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 or any combination of those grade levels. The OTC will establish additional priorities from the project selection criteria each solicitation cycle.

Or. Admin. Code § 737-025-0092

TSD 2-2018, adopt filed 06/28/2018, effective 6/28/2018; TSD 1-2024, amend filed 01/26/2024, effective 1/26/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 184.740, 184.741 & 184.742

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 184.741 & 184.742