Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank (GTIB) Grant

Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank (GTIB), of the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA)

Agency: Foundation

GrantWatch ID #161598

Grant Description

Grants to Georgia municipalities for roadway projects that address high-priority transportation problems related to public mobility, congestion, and safety. Projects must be "motor-fuel tax eligible", have public benefit, and address one or more of the following areas:

Mobility, border-to-border and interregional connectivity, local connectivity to the state-wide transportation network, inter-modalism, congestion, reduction of accidents resulting in injury and loss of life, and/or any additional improvements in land-use or the environment.

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Eligibility:

Agency of the county or other local government
City or township governments
County governments
Local Governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)
Special district governments

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

An "Eligible Borrower" means a "government unit"; including a municipal corporation, county, community improvement district, or any public operator of transit, including combinations of two or more of these entities, acting jointly to construct, own or operate a qualified project, or any other state authority, board, commission, agency, or department which may construct, own, or operate a qualified project.

Pre-Application Information:

Application Fee: The current Application Fee is $250. A check must be made payable to the State Road & Tollway Authority (SRTA) and be received by the GTIB within 2 weeks of online application submittal. $50.00 of the Application Fee is nonrefundable. Once the analysis phase of the Application begins, the remaining $200.00 of the Application Fee becomes non-refundable.

It is strongly encouraged that matching funds be used for a portion of the project's financing. Preference may be given to projects that have a higher match and have managed to secure non-state funding sources.

The following materials must be delivered to the State Road & Tollway Authority within two weeks of submitting the Application by e-mail:

- A check for the Application Fee of $250 payable to the State Road & Tollway Authority
- Documents as described in Section 7, Required Documents, of Application*
- Hard copy of the Application (as submitted by email) with original signatures

Additional Funding Information:

Estimated Size of Grant:

Proposed project funding (including requested GTIB Grant) must be equal to the cost to complete the project.

-There is currently no minimum threshold for grant requests. There is a cap on grant requests above $2 million. For these grant requests, the maximum that can be applied for is 33 percent of the total project value.

- For grant requests under $2 million, there is no cap, however, applicants are encouraged to contribute as much local match as possible in order for the project to be competitive.

Contact Information:

GTIBinfo@georgiatolls.com

State Road & Tollway Authority
C/O GTIB/Marc Simmons
47 Trinity Avenue
4th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30334

RFP & Supporting Documents:

Full Grant Text RFP

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates / changes / addendums / conferences / LOIs.

161598_GTIB_Application_07.2015.docx