$1,750,000. Award for regional infrastructure accelerators (RIA)- assist entities in developing improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the accelerated development of a project…

The City of Tampa has been awarded a $1,750,000 Cooperative Agreement grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program (CFDA 20.223). The grant will assist the city in developing improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies to accelerate the development of several transportation projects in the Tampa region. The key activities to be undertaken include supporting the planning and feasibility analysis for an airport-to-downtown premium transit system, a downtown-to-USF arterial bus rapid transit line, the InVision streetcar extension and modernization, Brightline multimodal connections, the CSX South Tampa multimodal corridor, and a connected citywide bike network. The award has a period of performance from June 17, 2024 to June 16, 2026 and is intended to benefit commuters in the Tampa metropolitan area through the delivery of these critical transportation infrastructure improvements.

$1,750,000. Award for regional infrastructure accelerators (RIA)- assist entities in developing improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the accelerated development of a project that is eligible for funding under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation act (TIFIA) program under chapter 6 of title 23, united states code. Activites: airport to downtown premium transit, downtown to USF arterial bus rapid transit, invision streetcar extension and modernization, brightline multimodal connections, CSX south tampa multimodal corridor, connected citywide bike network; benefits of an improved transportation hub, especially with the brightline connection to tampa deliverables: kick-off meeting; quarterly & annual reports; project management plan; project evaluation plan intended beneficiaries: commuters in tampa.