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Page 1 of 4 <br />Item #6 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />February 20, 2024 <br />Community Development <br /> <br />TITLE: AUTHORIZE A GRANT APPLICATION FOR $15,300,000 IN UNITED STATES <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REBUILDING AMERICAN <br />INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY (RAISE) GRANT <br />FUNDS FOR THE I-680 AT SUNOL BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE <br />MODERNIZATION PROJECT, CIP 15551 <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />The United States Department of Transportation (US DOT) issued a Notice of Funding <br />Opportunity for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) <br />grant for the I-680 at Sunol Boulevard Interchange Modernization Project, CIP 15551. The <br />RAISE grant will be awarded on a competitive basis for eligible projects that will have a <br />significant local or regional impact and advance the priorities of safety, equity, climate, <br />sustainability, and workforce development. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – <br />Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorized and appropriated $1.5 billion for the RAISE grant for <br />federal fiscal year 2024. This agenda item requests City Council approval to submit an RAISE <br />grant application in the amount of $15,300,000. Applications are due to the US DOT on <br />February 28, 2024. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Authorize the submittal of a federal grant application to the US DOT for the RAISE grant in the <br />amount of $15,300,000 for the I-680/Sunol Boulevard Interchange Modernization Project, CIP <br />15551. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Pleasanton regularly receives competitive grant funding notices from various sources, <br />including the Alameda County Transportation Commission, Metropolitan Transportation <br />Commission, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), US Department of <br />Transportation, and the City’s Senate and Congressional representatives. Staff closely reviews <br />these opportunities and pursues grants based on numerous factors, including but not limited <br />to: project eligibility, selection criteria, funding need, staff availability, and likelihood of award. <br /> <br />Over the last three years, the City has applied for eleven competitive grants totaling <br />$42,169,000. Thus far, the City has been awarded six grants totaling $18,783,898 for a range <br />of projects including the I-680/Sunol Interchange, the West Las Positas Multimodal <br />Reconstruction Project, and the I-580 Overcrossing Pedestrian and Bicycle improvement <br />Project. <br /> <br />The City has been awarded $8,650,000 in grant funds to support the I-680/Sunol Boulevard <br />Interchange Modernization Project; another $890,000 is expected in federal earmark funds <br />upon Congressional approval. <br /> <br />Page 145 of 228