OAR 737-025-0092
Project Selection Criteria for Infrastructure Grants
(1)
The following criteria will be used to select projects for the infrastructure Competitive Grant Program:(a)
Technical Merit:(A)
Conformance to plan developed pursuant to ORS 195.115 (Reducing barriers for pedestrian and bicycle access to schools), state land use laws and appropriate federal, state and local planning and programming requirements;(B)
Adherence to appropriate design standards of methodology;(C)
Appropriate scope of work in relation to identified needs;(D)
Ability to provide at least the minimum required cash match.(b)
Benefit:(A)
Potential to reduce or avoid child injuries and fatalities;(B)
Potential to improve the ability of students to walk and bicycle to school;(C)
Potential to improve community outcomes, such as public safety (e.g. Priority Safety Corridor), equity (e.g. Title I schools), or livability.(c)
Project Characteristics:(A)
School type;(B)
Proximity to a school;(C)
Relationship to ongoing or planned non-infrastructure work.(d)
Support and Readiness:(A)
Support of the school district and governing body for the project as demonstrated by a letter of support and endorsement;(B)
Readiness to proceed with the project as demonstrated by a proposed start date, identification of other available funding, or other indicators as provided by the applicant.(2)
The following criteria will be used to select projects for the infrastructure Rapid Response Grant Program:(a)
All of the criteria for Competitive Program;(b)
A clear sense of urgency, including a convincing reason why the project cannot wait for the next selection cycle of the Competitive Grant Program, and why it was not submitted in the last cycle;(c)
Strong state, regional, or local support for advancing the project immediately;(d)
Represents an immediate need or opportunity.(A)
An immediate “need” is considered a crash or several near-misses that have occurred within proximity to one another and a SRTS project is needed as soon as possible to address the safety problem.(B)
An immediate “opportunity” is considered a project that has started or is about to start where the project can exceed the minimum match requirement to significantly improve safety near a school.(3)
The OTC will prioritize projects within a one-mile radius of a public school that serves students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, or grades 1-8, or any combination of those grade levels, or a school that serves students in kindergarten through grade 12, and will establish additional priorities from the project selection criteria each solicitation cycle.
Source:
Rule 737-025-0092 — Project Selection Criteria for Infrastructure Grants, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=737-025-0092.