Funding Sources, Requirements, and Opportunities

1. Funding Sources, Requirements, and Opportunities Identify, access, and share funding to support road safety initiatives.

2. Main Topics • Federal Transportation Funding Structure and Resources • Sources of State and Local Revenue • Alternative Funding Opportunities • Best Practices and Barriers in Accessing and Sharing Resources • A Case Study in Resource Sharing

3. Federal Funding Structure Federal Highway Trust Fund (1956) • Fuel Taxes (90%) • Truck Sales Tax • Tire Tax • Heavy Vehicle Use Tax

4. Federal Funding Structure • FHWA Core programs • Interstate Maintenance • National Highway System • Surface Transportation Program • Highway Bridge and Bridge Maintenance • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality • Highway Safety Improvement Program • Equity Bonus • Other Federal Agencies

5. Federal Resources – FHWA Highway Safety Improvement Program • Core Funding Program • $5.1 Billion over 4 Years • High Crash Location Focus • Set Asides • Highway Rail Grade Crossings • High Risk Rural Roads • Safe Routes to School • Flex Program

6. Iowa’s Traffic Safety Improvement Program (TSIP) • Also known as "Traffic Safety Fund," "TSF," or "Half-Percent" Program • One half of one percent (0.5%) of Iowa’s Road Use Tax Fund (approximately $5 million per year) • $500,000 per year for Traffic Control Device projects. • $500,000 per year for Research, Studies and Public Information initiatives. • Remainder available for Site-specific projects. • Benefit/Cost Worksheet (tsipB-C.xls) • Includes B/C worksheets for both roadway segments and intersections/spot locations

7. Federal Resources – NHTSA State & Community Highway Safety Program • Nearly $900 million for Fiscal Years 2006-2009 • Safety problems related to human factors and the roadway environment • States plan for distribution of funds annually – Highway Safety Performance Plans • Certification – funds support national highway safety goals • National mobilizations • Sustained enforcement of impaired driving, occupant protection, and speed • Annual safety belt observation surveys • Statewide data systems

8. NHTSA – Section 408 • Purpose • Accuracy • Accessibility • Completeness • Integration • Timeliness • Uniformity • Grant Requirements

10. Other NHTSA Grant Funds • Safety Belt Incentive Grants • Grants to Prevent Racial Profiling • Impaired Driving Grants • Motorcycle Safety Grants • Penalty Transfer Funds

11. Federal Resources – FMCSA Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program • Reduce number and severity of CMV crashes and hazardous materials incidents • Promotes adoption and uniform enforcement of safety rules, regulations, and standards by interstate and intrastate motor carriers • Allocation of funds to states by categories • Portion of funds can be used for data collection and analysis and improvements to existing systems

12. Challenges to Future Financing • End of FY2009, Highway Account – Negative $4.3B • To Maintain Highway and Transit Systems – $50B Annual Gap • To Improve the Systems – $100B Annual Gap

13. Sources of State Revenue • Fuel Taxes • Vehicle Registration Fees • Motor Carrier Taxes • Tolls • General Fund Appropriations • Other Taxes and Fees • Bond Sales

14. Sources of Local Revenue • Motor Fuel and Motor Vehicle Taxes • Tolls • Property Taxes • Other Special Taxes • Bonds • General Fund Appropriations

15. Alternative Funding Opportunities • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety • Insurance industry • Auto clubs, such as AAA • In-kind Support

16. Funding Opportunities on the Web • Grants.Gov www.grants.govhttp://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/about_grants_gov.jsp • CDC Grant Funding Opportunity Announcements http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm • State Agency Websites – State Procurement, DOTs, Highway Safety Offices, Departments of Public Safety and Public Health

17. Best Practices for Accessing Funding • Identify Needed Resources • Identify Funding Sources • "Pitch" the Project • Make Your Case • Maintain Relationships • Professionally Appropriate Proposals

18. Opportunities to Share/Leverage Resources • Scan the environment • Similar or related programs/initiatives • Similar target or focus audiences • Cross-jurisdictional Initiatives • State support for local and regional efforts • Multi-jurisdictional enforcement teams • Data sharing

19. Barriers to Sharing Resources • Lack of Knowledge of Available Resources • Inadequate Communication • Lack of Respect or Trust • Institutional “Cultural” Differences • Different Missions and Priorities • Confidentiality/Legal Issues • Different Planning Cycles • Rigid Funding Criteria

20. Overcoming Barriers • Cross-train Stakeholders • Develop Information Sharing Strategies • Document Funding Arrangements • Ask Agencies to Adopt New Policies • Consider Non-traditional Resources

21. A Case Study in Resource Sharing The South Carolina Department of Transportation Work Zone Initiative • Department of Transportation • Department of Public Safety • Emergency Medical Services • Counties • Cities • Law Enforcement • Federal Highway Administration

22. The South Carolina Partnership • Marketing • Partnerships • Resources • All It Takes Is Everyone!

23. Review • Federal Transportation Funding Structure and Resources • Sources of State and Local Revenue • Alternative Funding Opportunities • Best Practices and Barriers in Accessing and Sharing Resources • A Case Study in Resource Sharing