The Minnesota Department of Transportation is currently accepting numerous grant applications for local transportation improvements. City staff have reviewed the Notice of Grant Opportunity for the available grants and  identified eligible projects that meet the grant requirements and are positioned to score well. 

City staff are recommending City Council authorization to submit the following grant applications:

1. MnDOT Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) - Marystown Road Corridor Improvements The maximum grant request amount is $1.5M; no local match is required. 
2. MnDOT Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Grant - Multiple improvements city-wide consistent with the City's Safe Routes to School Plan
   The maximum grant request amount is $1M; no local match is required
3. MnDOT Safe Routes to School Design Assistance - 10th Avenue Pedestrian Improvements
   The grant provides preliminary design and construction cost estimating to support local communities. The design report may be utilized to bolster federal and state construction funding applications.