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Local Road Improvement Program Solicitation Overview The Local Road Improvement Program established in Minnesota Statute 174.52 has three types of funding accounts which provide funding assistance to local agencies on transportation projects. The three accounts are the Trunk Highway Corridor Projects Account, the Routes of Regional Significance Account, and the Rural Road Safety Account. The Trunk Highway corridor project accounts provide funds to assist in paying the local share of trunk highway projects with local costs related to the trunk highway improvement. The Routes of Regional Account provides funds for the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county highways, or town roads with statewide or regional significance. The Rural Road Safety Account funds capital improvement projects on county state -aid highways that are intended primarily to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damages. The Local Roads Improvement Program was appropriated $54.356 million during the 2014 Legislative Regular Session from two laws passed to fund projects in the Routes of Regional Significance Account or the Rural Road Safety Account and specified projects. Applicants may request up to $750,000 for each proposed LRIP project. The Minnesota Department of Transportation State Aid for Local Transportation Office administers the Local Roads Improvement Program with guidance from the Local Road Improvement Program Advisory Committee. The process and criteria for prioritizing projects for the solicitation are established in the statute and recommended by the LRIP Advisory Committee. Funding Projects selected from this solicitation will be funded either with state bond funds or cash from the general fund. The following requirements are associated with the relevant type of funding. The maximum that an applicant may apply for their project is $750,000. The LRIP funds may be requested for the full cost of a project up the maximum or be leveraged with other funding sources on a project. Solicitation Schedule Solicitation Notice: September 15, 2014 Application Due Date: January 2, 2015 LRIP Advisory Committee convenes: February 2015 Award Notice*: March 1, 2015 *Subject to change depending on the number of applications submitted and review time needed. Project Selection Each project will be scored based on the following criteria along with other considerations including geographical distribution. 1) Be a local road (street or highway) construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning project. Note: LRIP bond funds may not be used for right-of-way acquisition, engineering costs, or enhancement pr jects (landscaping, trails, sidewalks, ADA improvements, etc..