Maglev Project Selection Program - Safetea-lu (20.318)

Program

20.318 Maglev Project Selection Program - Safetea-lu

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Transportation
Office: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Authorization

The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) , Public Law 109-59, as amended by SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act , Public Law 110-244.

Program Number

20.318

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To provide financial assistance for a demonstration magnetic levitation transportation project.

Types of Assistance

Cooperative Agreements

Uses and Use Restrictions

Funds may be used for eligible project costs, including preconstruction planning activities, the capital cost of fixed guideway infrastructure of a maglev project, including land, piers, guideways, propulsion equipment and other components attached to guideways, power distribution facilities (including substations), control and communications facilities, access roads, and storage repair and maintenance facilities, but not including costs incurred for a new station. Funds may be used for eligible project costs, including preconstruction planning activities, the capital cost of fixed guideway infrastructure of a maglev project, including land, piers, guideways, propulsion equipment and other components attached to guideways, power distribution facilities (including substations), control and communications facilities, access roads, and storage repair and maintenance facilities, but not including costs incurred for a new station.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

State governments with existing maglev projects located east of the Mississippi River.

Beneficiary Eligibility

State governments.

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Ensure that National Environmental Policy Act and related legal requirements are fulfilled as needed. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. The applicant must submit the following information: Application for Federal Assistance SF-424; US Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration Assurances and Certification forms http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/admin/assurancesandcertifications.pdf; Certification Regarding Debarment, suspension, and other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions; Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions; Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements; Certification Regarding Lobbying; Assurances - Non-Construction Programs, SF 424E; Certificate of Indirect Costs; Detailed project descriptions, statement of work, and budgets; Description of work completed to date; and description of type and source of matching funds.

Award Procedure

Review the application package to ensure that all required documents are complete and signed by the appropriate person. Review the statement-of-work (SOW) and budget to ensure the appropriation language requirements are met. Review SOW for technical issues and budget for appropriate costs, including compliance, or projected compliance, with the National Environmental Policy Act and related laws/orders. Applications will be competitively compared to determine relative satisfaction of published selection criteria. Following selection (if applicable) and after the application package is acceptable to both parties, a grant agreement is drafted, reviewed, and signed upon agreement by both parties.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Refer to announcement for further information.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

This program has no matching requirements.

This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

The period of performance is up to 60 months. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

No program reports are required. Quarterly financial status reports using SF 269 or 269A, Financial Status Report; Quarterly Federal Cash Transactions reports using SF 272, Federal Cash Transaction Report; and final report giving details of the results and benefits of the Grantee?s improvement efforts. The grantee shall submit the following reports: Quarterly progress reports giving an account of significant progress (findings, events, trends, etc.) made during the reporting period, and a description of any technical and/or cost problems encountered or anticipated that will affect completion of the grant. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards (or receive property, or a combination of both, within the fiscal year) will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular A-133. These audits are due to the cognizant Federal agency, submitted through the Federal Audit Clearinghouse, not later than 9 months after the end of the grantees fiscal year.

Records

Grant records shall be retained for a period of three years from the day the recipient submits its final expenditure report. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the three-year period, the records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular three-year period, whichever is later. Grant records include financial and program/progress reports, support documents, statistical records, and other documents that support the activity and/or expenditure of the recipient or sub-recipient under the award.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Building on work completed as a result of the funding from the Maglev Deployment Program (as well as other miscellaneous sources of funding), this program will advance the goal of constructing a demonstration maglev project. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

69-8083-0-1-401.

Obligations

(Cooperative Agreements) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $0; FY 10 est $0

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

TBA.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 4321 et seq.), and related laws; Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59); SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act (Public Law 110-244); OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments; OMB Circular No. A-102 grants and coorperative agreements with State and local governments; A-133 for audits. Solicitation
guidelines will be made available.

Related Programs

20.314 Railroad Development

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Wendy Messenger 1200 New Jersey Avenue
, S.E. Washington. D.C., District of Columbia 20590 Email: wendy.messenger@dot.gov Phone: 202-493-6396 Fax: 202-493-6330

Web Site Address

http://www.fra.dot.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Funding provided through the Maglev Development Program advanced two existing maglev projects that will be eligible for the current funding:(1) the pittsburg projec; and (2) the Baltimore-Washington project. For both of these projects, preliminary engineering and preliminary environmental work has been completed. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.