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Supervisor Knight recommending the Board adopt Resolution 029-2012 in support of grant application for National Infrastructure Investments under the 2012 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery - TIGER IV) for the El Dorado County Government and Justice Center Multi-Modal Access Project. (Refer 10/25/11, Item 8)
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On November 18, 2011, the President signed the FY 2012 Appropriations Act. This Act appropriated $500,000,000 to the US Department of Transportation (US DOT) for National Infrastructure Investments using language that is similar, but not identical to, the language in the FY 2011 Appropriations Act authorizing the Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) III Discretionary Grants. US DOT is referring to the 2012 grants for National Infrastructure Investments as TIGER IV Discretionary Grants. US DOT released the Notice of Funding Availability on January 31, 2012. Applications for Discretionary Grants are due to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation by March 19, 2012.
Like TIGER I ,TIGER II, and TIGER III Discretionary Grants, this year's TIGER Discretionary grants are for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure and are to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or region. TIGER IV Discretionary grants may not be less than $10,000,000 (except in rural areas, where the minimum is $1,000,000), and projects can increase their competitiveness by demonstrating significant non-federal contributions. For example, in FY 2011 TIGER competition, rural projects on average pledged 46% non-Federal funds. The FY 2012 Continuing Appropriations Act directs that not less than $120,000,000 of the funds provided for TIGER Discretionary Grants are to be used for projects located in rural areas. TIGER IV funds must be obligated by September 30, 2013.