FY_2025_and_2026_PPPP_Application_Template.docx

This is the Application Template for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025 and 2026 Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Submission of this Application Template is required as part of a complete application package. The Application Template, in conjunction with the allowable attachments and standard forms, should provide all information necessary for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Highway Administration to determine if the prioritization project satisfies the eligibility requirements described in NOFO Section B and to evaluate the criteria specified in NOFO Section F. DOT will consider applications submitted without the completed template as incomplete and will not review the submission. DOT encourages applicants to review the NOFO in its entirety to verify that their proposed prioritization project[footnoteRef:2] is eligible and includes all required information is provided in their application. [2: The development of the prioritization process eligible for PPPP funding is referred to as the prioritization project. The actions that would eventually be selected by a State or MPO for funding through a funded prioritization process are referred to as projects.

I. SUMMARY

Expand the response blocks as necessary but limit the Summary section of the application to two total pages in length.

Prioritization Project Name:

Eligible Entity Applying to Receive Federal Funding:

Entity Type:

☐ State ☐ Metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) that serve a census designated urban area with a population over 200,000.

☐ Statewide ☐ Multi-State

State(s) in which the Prioritization Project is located:

Lead Applicant Point of Contact Information:

Prioritization Project Abstract: Summarize work to be completed under the prioritization project and succinctly describe how the PPPP funds would be used to complete the prioritization project.

Attachments: Please list any attachments to this form, including letters of support.

II. PRIORITIZATION PROJECT INFORMATION

Expand the response blocks as necessary but limit the Prioritization Project Information section of the application to four total pages in length, including attachments. [Applicants: Delete instructions shown below in italic prior to submittal.]

See Section B.2 of the NOFO for more information.

[Instructions: Described how the applicant will address all of the statutory required uses of PPPP grants under Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Sections 11204(c)(1)(A-D), 11204(c)(2)(A) or (B), and 11204(c)(2)(D), during the development and implementation of the PPPP prioritization project.]

☐ A description of eligible activities is attached separately. The file is named:

☐ A description of eligible activities is attached separately. The file is named:

III. BUDGET AND FUNDING

Expand the response blocks as necessary but limit the Budget and Funding section of the application to two total pages in length, excluding attachments. [Applicants: Delete instructions shown below in italic prior to submittal.]

Other Federal programs and estimated amounts: (add lines as needed) Program: _________________Amount: $____________.

Amount: $____________.

☐ A detailed budget is attached separately. The file is named:

Activity: Cost:

Activity: Cost:

Activity: Cost:

Activity: Cost:

☐ A detailed budget is attached separately. The file is named:

IV. MERIT CRITERIA

In the space below, describe how the prioritization project will meet the Merit Criteria and the associated objectives as found in Section F of the FYs 2025 and 2026 PPPP NOFO. Where appropriate, reference attachments or other sections of the application. Expand the response blocks as needed but limit the length of the Merit Criteria section of the application to six total pages in length.

Criterion #1: Innovation

Criterion #2: Economic Competitiveness

Criterion #3: Reinvesting in the American Family

Criterion #4: Addressing Core Infrastructure

V. READINESS

In the space below, describe how the prioritization project will meet the readiness considerations and the associated elements as found in Section F of the FYs 2025 and 2026 PPPP NOFO. Where appropriate, reference attachments or other sections of the application. Expand the response blocks as needed but limit the length of the readiness section of the application to two total pages in length.

Readiness: Technical Assessment

Readiness: Financial Completeness Assessment

VI. DOT PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS

In the space below, describe how the prioritization project will meet the DOT priority considerations in Section F of the FYs 2025 and 2026 PPPP NOFO. Where appropriate, reference attachments or other sections of the application. Expand the response blocks, as needed, but limit the length of the statutory and DOT priority considerations section of the application to two total pages in length.

DOT Selection Priorities: Check if the following apply to the prioritization project (DOT will utilize information in other portions of the application to determine responsiveness to the other DOT Selection Priorities listed in Section F of the NOFO):

☐ DOT may provide awards to applications demonstrating a priority process that includes prioritizing congestion reduction.

☐ DOT may prioritize projects that consider repurposing, as part of their prioritization process, existing specialized travel lanes for bicycles for general purpose use, including by single-occupant motor vehicles, if the applicant demonstrates the repurposing will meet the PPPP program purpose.

☐ These considerations do not apply to the prioritization project.

Describe any boxes checked below: