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Status of FY 21 TDM Funding -- (15 minutes)
Dale McKeel, LPA Staff
John Hodges-Copple, TJCOG
Narrative
For more than a decade, the Triangle TDM program has been supported by three funders: NCDOT, CAMPO, and DCHC MPO. The MPOs have used a portion of their CMAQ allocation from NCDOT for TDM. The anticipated funding from each source in FY 21 is $554,851 from NCDOT, $678,976 from CAMPO, and $534,690 from DCHC. However, due to NCDOT’s budget situation, none of the FY 21 funding has been approved by NCDOT.
Earlier this year, the TDM Oversight Committee met three times to review applications from local and regional TDM service providers and recommend the amount of funding to award to each applicant. TJCOG staff who administer the regional TDM program recently informed service providers that award notifications, typically sent in the spring, are not being sent until the funding issue is resolved.
The purpose of this item is to provide an update on the status of TDM funding, discuss steps being taken to address the funding issue, and discuss options if the MPO CMAQ and NCDOT funding does not become available by the start of the fiscal year. Attached is a document that provides the business case for moving forward on allocated funding for FY21 to prevent the loss of the Triangle TDM program.
Recommendation
TC Action: Recommended that the MPO Board receive the report.
Board Action
Board Action: Receive the report and discuss options.