# Presentation: 358736

## EPA’s National Air Quality Conference February 24, 2004

**Susan Bullard**
**U.S. Environmental Protection Agency**

## Transportation Pooled Funding and “It All Adds Up To Cleaner Air” 

**Transportation Pooled**** ****Funding**** and “*****It All Adds Up To Cleaner Air” ***

## It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air 

***It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air***

-  DOT/ EPA collaborative
-  unique voluntary public education/partnership-building initiative
-  community-based solutions to community-identified problems... national program implemented at community level

## It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air 

***It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air***

-  **Support includes: **
** ****Dynamic national network of       air/transportation agencies**
** ****High quality tools at no cost**
** ****Web-based technical support**
** ****Evaluation resources**
** ****Recognition as Community Partners**

## Transportation Pooled Fund Program 

**Transportation Pooled Fund Program**

-  **S****tates and other agencies have pooled ****	****resources for 20+ years**
** **
** ****100s of transportation-related problems        (asphalt, de-icing materials, HOV lane studies, etc) have been resolved**
**  **
** ****improves the “state of the practice”**

## Transportation Pooled Fund Program 

**Transportation Pooled Fund Program**

- • Has been recently reengineered**!**
-  Managed by FHWA & co-sponsored by the Transportation Research Board and AASHTO
-   Website (_[www.pooledfund.org](http://www.pooledfund.org/)_) is used to manage the program

## It All Adds Up To Cleaner Air & the Transportation Pooled Fund Program 

***It All Adds Up To Cleaner Air***** &**** the Transportation Pooled Fund Program**

**A Natural Fit!**

## It All Adds Up...

***It All Adds Up...***

-  • **W****orking together for almost 10 years to make first generation success**
**  ****70+ Community Partners**
**  ****Helped forge partnerships and leveraged****	****hundreds of thousands of dollars in in-kind media**

## + The Pooled Fund Program

**+ The Pooled Fund Program**

- •  100% cutting edge!
- •	Will build on *It All Adds Up...* core messages, new messages will be developed
- Outreach budgets > limited
- Pooling funds ensures a sum greater than the parts

## =

**=**

- • Current goal:  10 to 15   participants
- • Funding level: $50 to $100K per year for 3 years
- • [Will consider greater or lesser amounts!!!]

## What funding sources can you use to contribute?

**What funding sources can you use to contribute?**

**Federal-aid Highway Funds**
** ****State Planning and Research and Metropolitan ****	****Planning Funds (**_**match waived**_**)**
** ****CMAQ funds**
** ****National Highway System, Surface Transportation ****	****and Minimum Guarantee funds**
**Other Funds**
** ****Other federal, State, and local agency funds**
** ****Private sector and Foundation funds**

## The Value of participating in the  IAAU... Pooled Fund Program

**The Value of participating in the **** *****IAAU...***** Pooled Fund Program**

**• ****You’re a decision-maker! (PFP Steering Committee membership)**
** ****• ****The PFP will save money for state and local governments and result in higher quality projects**
**•  ****Federal partners share knowledge, experience, commitment and....... administrative management of contract!**

## Possible focus for next messages

**Possible focus for next messages**

-  Buy “green”
-  Health-based
-  Children-oriented
-  Land use/smart growth
-  Idle Reduction
-  Others...

## How will we get there?

**How will we get there?**

-  Together!
-  Personal Outreach
-  Partnerships
-  Champions

## How can your organization be involved?

**How can your organization be involved?**

- • Contribute and come to the table
-  Become more active in “*It All Adds Up To Cleaner Air”*
-  Champion the opportunity with the state and local agencies

## Contact Information

**Contact Information**

**Pooled Fund Program **_**[www.pooledfund.org](http://www.pooledfund.org/)**__, “proposed studies”, number 780_
- 	Victoria Martinez, (787) 766-5600 x 231 			 _[victoria.martinez@fhwa.dot.gov](mailto:victoria.martinez@fhwa.dot.gov)_
-              Lisa Williams, (202) 493-3176 				 _[lisa.williams@fhwa.dot.gov](mailto:lisa.williams@fhwa.dot.gov)_
- 	Susan Bullard, (202) 343-9856
- 	_[susan.bullard@epa.gov](mailto:susan.bullard@epa.gov)_

## Find us at:

- 		www.italladdsup.gov