RTP admin. Funding for 2021-2022

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) received a $132,794 Formula Grant award on August 4, 2021 from the Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219). The funding will support LaDOTD's administration of the Recreational Trails Program for 2021-2022, including maintenance and development of recreational trails and trail-related facilities available for both motorized and non-motorized public recreational uses. As stipulated in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, the grant funding will help sustain Louisiana's network of recreational trails.

Project description

Scope: on december 4, 2015, president obama signed into law the fixing america's surface transportation act, or 'fast act' - the first federal law in over ten years to provide long-term funding certainty for surface transportation. The fast act authorizes fhwa's recreational trails program, as well as many other federal programs and budgetary expenditures, over fiscal years 2016 through 2020. The fast act was extended for one year by congressional continuing resolution and signature by president trump on october 1, 2020. The RTP administration for 2021- 22 is budgeted by dcrt along with the new projects being submitted for funding as the 2021 fhwa recreational trails program for louisiana grant awards.