$2,000,000 awarded to fayette-raleigh metropolitan planning organization for the purpose of providing capacity building technical assistance for the thriving communities program-regional cohort in…

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Thriving Communities Program Capacity Builders Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.942) to the Fayette-Raleigh Metropolitan Planning Organization Inc. The purpose of the award is to provide capacity building technical assistance to enable disadvantaged and under-resourced communities in the Fayette-Raleigh, West Virginia regional cohort to advance a pipeline of transformative infrastructure projects. The key activities to be performed include technical assistance and capacity building support to facilitate the planning and development of transportation and community revitalization activities, as well as provide tools to help the regional cohort access funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The intended beneficiaries are commuters in 11 Appalachian Heartland communities located across several counties. The award period is from July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2027.

Activities

Technical assistance, and capacity building support to enable disadvantaged and under-resourced communities to advance a pipeline of transformative infrastructure projects in the fayette-raleigh metropolitan regional cohort.

Expected outcomes

Facilitation of the planning and development of transportation and community revitalization activities and provide tools to ensure that the fayette-raleigh metropolitan regional cohort can access the funding provided in the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL).

Intended beneficiaries

Commuters in 11 appalachian heartland communities located in boone, mercer, summers, nicholas, greenbrier, fayette, randolph, tucker, gilmer, and braxton counties.