Important message to pass along about Request for Proposals for 2017 FLAP
WFLHD of the Federal Highway Administration is soliciting for capital improvement, enhancement, surface preservation, transit, planning, and research proposals to receive funds through the Idaho Federal Lands Program in fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
What is the purpose of the Federal Lands Access Program?
The purpose of the Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) is to provide safe and adequate transportation access to and through Federal Lands for visitors, recreationists, and resource users.
Where can proposals be located?
Proposals must be located on Federal Lands Access Transportation Facilities. Federal Lands Access Transportation Facilities means a public highway, road, bridge, trail or transit system that is located on, is adjacent to, or provides access to Federal lands for which title or maintenance responsibility is vested in a state, county, town, township, tribal, municipal, or local government. Maintenance means the preservation of the entire roadway surface, shoulders, roadside ditches, drainage structures, bridges, and traffic control devices necessary for safe and efficient operations. Vested maintenance responsibility means that the majority of the cost for these activities is borne by the state, county, town, township, tribal, municipal, or local government.
Who may apply?
All proposals must be submitted jointly by the Federal Land Management Agency (FLMA) whose lands are accessed and the entity with title or vested maintenance responsibility (State, county, town, township, tribal, municipal or local government) for the Federal Lands Access Transportation Facility. Early coordination between the appropriate FLMA and state/county/local/tribal government is encouraged to ensure adequate time for thorough review and input before the submittal due date.
How do I submit a proposal?
The best available data should be used in completing the project proposal forms. Maps and photos should be included to support the proposal. Maps should include project locations, project limits or termini, high use federal recreation sites, federal economic generators, and most importantly, show the Federal Lands accessed by the proposal. Letters of support from other entities may also be included.
Email the completed proposal form with all required signatures, maps, photos and any letters of support to:
The proposal must be received by March 31, 2017. The entire proposal packet (the proposal form, signature pages, maps, photos, and any letters of support) should not exceed 10 megabytes in file size and must not exceed 30 pages.
The FLAP packet letter, evaluation criteria, proposal instruction checklist, proposal form, and webinar announcement can be downloaded from the Idaho Federal Lands webpage HERE.
What if I have questions?
In conjunction with the request for proposals, WFLHD will conduct an informational webinar on January 5, 2017. This webinar will provide information to potential applicants on the FLAP, eligibility, evaluation criteria, how to submit proposals, and helpful hints for filling out proposal forms.
In the meantime, if you have questions you can contact George Fekaris or Dan Coonce.
George Fekaris
Western Federal Lands Federal Highway Administration
Email: George.Fekaris@dot.gov
Dan Coonce
Local Highway Technical Assistance Council
Email: dcoonce@lhtac.org