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Fro m : Se nt: To: Arkoosh, Kevin (Risch) Cc: Subject: Ho, Andy (Risch) Tue, 1 Apr 2025 14:53:00 +0000 Matesic, Hannah (OST); Nickerson, Simon (Risch); Tester, Carson (Crapo); FHWA.Congress; List-FTA-TCA Govt Affairs; OST Congressional Affairs RE: Competitive Grants with USDOT This email originated from outside of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Fantastic, appreciate your help! From: Matesic, Hannah (OST) <hannah.matesic@dot.gov> Se nt: Monday, March 31, 2025 9:11 PM To: Nickerson, Simon (Risch) <Simon_Nickerson@Risch.senate.gov>; Ho, Andy (Risch) <Andy_Ho@Risch.senate.gov>; Tester, Carson (Crapo) <Carson_Tester@crapo.senate.gov>; Arkoosh, Kevin (Risch) <Kevin_Arkoosh@Risch.senate.gov> Cc: FHWA.Congress <FHWA.Congress@dot.gov>; List-FTA-TCA Govt Affairs <List-FTATCAGovtAffairs@dot.gov>; OST Congressional Affairs <OSTCongressionalAffairs@dot.gov> Subje ct: RE: Competitive Grants with USDOT Hey Simon - Apologies for the delay! I'm looping in my FHWA / FTA folks to check on these statuses. Will be in touch soon Hannah From: Nickerson, Simon (Risch) <Simon Nickerson@Risch.senate.gov> Se nt: Monday, March 31, 2025 11:39 AM To: Matesic, Hannah (OST) <hannah.matesic@dot.gov> Cc: Ho, Andy (Risch) <Andy Ho@Risch.senate.gov>; Tester, Carson (Crapo) <Carson Tester@crapo.senate.gov>; Arkoosh, Kevin (Risch) <Kevin Arkoosh@Risch.senate.gov> Subject: Competitive Grants with USDOT You don't often get email from simon nickerson@risch.senate.gov. Learn why this is important This email originated from outside of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Hannah, I hope you're doing well. We came across an article which noted that DOT is working to finalize as many discretionary grant agreements as possible by March 31, particularly those that align with current administration priorities and can quickly obligate funding. We wanted to check on OST-2025-1200 Page 03751 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0033447 the status of several specific grant projects of interest. Below is a list of the Key Numbers (KN) from the Boise MPO for which we are seeking an update: 24762 NEW? NEW6 24763 NAM06 NAM07 KN 24762 NEW? NEW6 24763 Project Notus Collector Street Rebuild, Design Only, Notus Safe Pedestrian lntersectio n Prioritizatio n for Enhanced Road Safety, COMPASS Safety Assessme nt, Northside Boulevard and 2nd Street South, Nampa Transit Electric Buses and Towne Square Mall Transit Center, VRT Sponsor Notus COMPAS s Nampa VRT Fundin g RAISE SS4A SS4A FTA 5339 (b) Obligated Amount ? Year of fund s Comment $1,401,00 0 No 2025 2024 grant award, Agreemen t not yet signed $345,000 No 2025 Direct to COMPAS s. Agreemen t not yet siQned $290,000 No $19,351,0 00 Partial 2025 20252028 Direct to Nampa. Agreemen t not yet signed Agreemen t not yet signed the Low/No program is supposed to be OST-2025-1200 Page 03752 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0033448 I I Coming soon - adding as new projects Pathway, Constitutio n Way and Juniper Street, Design NAM0 Only, 6 Nampa Railroad Overpass, Robinson Boulevard and Greenhurst NAM0 (design 7 only) Nampa Nampa I ATIIP RCE I $500,000 No $1,512,25 0 No I released from review. 2025 Agreemen t not yet signed 2025 Agreemen t not yet signed project is released from review. Additionally, our colleague in Senator Crape's office, Carson Tester (CC'd), reached out a few weeks ago inquiring about some other projects by the Idaho Transportation Department and hadn't heard back yet. Here are those projects: City of Rexburg - Reconnecting Rexburg: Planning & Designing Connections Across US Highway 20 ($2,000,000 awarded {with $500,000 Rexburg match} via the FY2023 Reconnecting Communities Program). There is a signed FHWA agreement but may not be obligated funds for the project. ITD District 5 - US-30 Rocky Point Wildlife Crossing Project ($20,876,000 awarded {with $5,544,000 State match and $1,300,000 NRCS/IDFG} via the FY2024-2026 Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program). No FHWA agreement has been signed and FHWA funds have yet to be obligated for the project. ITD HQ Lab - Innovations for Concrete and Asphalt Mixtures in Idaho ($52,878,400 awarded via Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program, Inflation Reduction Act Section 60506) was a zero-match grant. No FHWA agreement has been signed (although the process had begun in the prior administration) and FHWA funds have yet to be obligated for the project. Mountain Rides Transportation Authority - Wood River Valley Mobility Corridor Improvements ($12,424,000 awarded {with $3,106,000 State match TECM funds} via OST-2025-1200 Page 03753 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0033449 FY2022 RAISE Grant Program). FHWA agreement was signed but FHWA funds have yet to be obligated for this project. Could you please provide the latest status for each of these projects? We appreciate your help and look forward to your update. Thanks, Simon Nickerson Legislative Aide U.S. Senator James E. Risch (R-Idaho) OST-2025-1200 Page 03754 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0033450