138-24 Exhibit to Resolution Adopting the Township of West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan.pdf

Thriving Communities Program (TCP) The Thriving Communities Program provides technical assistance to governments and transit agencies. The program focuses on communities that have suffered historic disinvestment and lack the resources and capacity to successfully engage, develop, design, and deliver infrastructure projects. The program provides planning, technical assistance, and capacity building to better navigate federal requirements, identify financing and funding opportunities, and grow long-term capacity to leverage transportation investments to achieve broader economic and community development goals. https://www.transportation.gov/grants/thriving-communities Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program This program was created by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Much of the eligibility and criteria are similar to the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP, see above). It appropriates over $3 billion to reconnecting communities by supporting neighborhood equity, safety, and affordable transportation access as well as mitigating negative environmental impacts. Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grants The Road to Zero Coalition was formed in 2016 as a partnership between the US Department of Transportation and the National Safety Council, with the goal of ending fatalities on the nation's roads by 2050. The Road to Zero Community Safety Grant Program supports innovative and promising approaches to implementing evidence-based countermeasures, supporting a Safe System approach, and performing necessary research to eliminate traffic fatalities. Grants are for one year, and supplanting the effort with federal funds is prohibited. Proposals are due on January 14, 2024. State Funding Opportunities The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Division of Local Aid and Economic Development administers funds to local public agencies such as county and municipal governments for construction projects to improve the state’s transportation system. Grant support and technical assistance is provided through the Local Aid Resource Center’s Help Desk (https://njdotlocalaidrc.com/). The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund and the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provide the opportunity for

gh the Local Aid Resource Center’s Help Desk (https://njdotlocalaidrc.com/). The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund and the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provide the opportunity for funding assistance to local governments for road, bridge, and other transportation projects. While NJDOT and the three metropolitan planning organizations that cover the state administer many federal aid programs, including Transportation Alternatives and Safe Routes to School, the USDOT administers some grant programs directly. NJDOT administers state aid programs. Below are some options for funding infrastructure projects through NJDOT. State Aid Infrastructure Grant Programs NJDOT – Municipal Aid In the Municipal Aid program, funds are appropriated by the Legislature for municipalities in each county based on a formula contained in legislation. Additionally, $10 million is allotted for those municipalities that qualify for Urban Aid. Urban Aid is distributed by a formula that is computed by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Each spring, the NJDOT announces the program for that fiscal year and invites municipalities to apply. Road improvement projects such as resurfacing, rehabilitation or reconstruction and signalization are funded and distributed by formula. 132 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN