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Active Transportation Infrastructure Program Guide Updated September 2022 Minnesota Active Transportation State Infrastructure Program Overview The Minnesota Active Transportation (AT) Infrastructure Program provides grant funding for the construction of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure projects. The program was established by the Minnesota Legislature in 2017 and is defined in Minnesota Statute 174.38. Currently, the legislature appropriated a total of $3.5 million for infrastructure projects across the state. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) State Aid for Local Transportation (SALT) administers the state AT infrastructure program with guidance from the AT Infrastructure Advisory Committee. The process, criteria, and prioritization for the solicitation are required by statute to establish a project evaluation and selection process that is competitive, criteria -based, and objective. Projects are approved by the Active Transportation Infrastructure Advisory Committee to provide financial assistance to eligible recipients. AT infrastructure funding does not require any local match. The funds are intended to fund standalone AT projects or provide the local match for AT infrastructure projects under federal bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure programs. Prospective applicants should be planning for construction to occur in 2023 or 2024. All AT infrastructure applications from non -profits, townships, and non -state aid cities ("small city" or cities with populations fewer than 5,000) require a state aid city or county as the lead agency or sponsor. Applicants may apply for funding by completing an application and submitting it with the required attachments to MnDOT electronically. Eligibility Eligible Agencies Both public and non-profit entities may submit applications for infrastructure funding with a lead agency sponsor. See Funding Eligibility below for more information. Eligible groups include, but are not limited to: • Non -profits or tax-exempt organizations (registered as a 501(c)(3)) • Townships • State Aid and non -State Aid Cities • Counties Note that while federally recognized tribes are not eligible to receive a grant, tribes may provide a letter of support for projects that would be constructed in a county, city, or township located within a federally recognized reservation. This type of project would be categorized under "Federally recognized tribe" in the Selection Criteria section of this guide. Infrastructure Grants - Active Transportation Program - MnDOT 2