Eastern Federal Lands Access Program Call for Projects Alert

Greetings:

Federal Highway Administration Eastern Federal Lands (EFL) will be accepting Federal Lands 

Access Program (FLAP) applications in order to develop a four year program of projects for

Fiscal Years (FY) 2015 through FY 2018. Project approvals will be contingent upon availability 

of funds. EFL will be accepting project applications from the following Southeastern states:

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, 

Puerto Rico, South Carolina and Tennessee

The call for projects opens December 15, 2014 and runs through March 13, 2015. Please 

explore our EFL FLAP website located at http://www.efl.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/federallands-access.aspx and follow the links to the state FLAP website to download the 

application, review the state’s program goals and view the call for projects standard 

operating procedure and associated scoring criteria. Applications should be submitted via 

email to EFL.planning@dot.gov by March 13, 2015.

Proposed projects or studies must be located on a public highway, road, bridge, trail or transit 

system that is located on, is adjacent to, or provides access to Federal lands for which the facility 

title or maintenance responsibility is vested with a State, county, city, township, tribal, 

municipal, or local government. Generally, a 20% matching share of the project total is required 

for this program. Other Federal (non-title 23 or 49, with the exception of FLTP) funds may be 

used as match.

All projects must be submitted using the EFL Access Program Application form (attached). The 

applicant must be the facility owner, have maintenance responsibility or must supply a letter 

from the facility owner/maintainer indicating the application is being submitted on their behalf. 

Project applications must be sponsored by the appropriate Federal Land Management Agency 

(FLMA) with an application signature and/or letter of support. 

You are welcome to contact any of the Programming Decisions Committee members with your 

questions using the contact information contained in the website. We also invite you to view a 

brief presentation titled EFL FLAP Informational Presentation located on the EFL FLAP website 

referenced above that may be helpful. Also please find attached an EFL FLAP Fact Sheet with 

Tips for submitting a good application, for your use and outreach efforts.
EFL has found that a higher level of outreach at local levels has increased both the number and 

the quality of competitive applications submitted and ultimately recommended for project 

programming. 

FLMAs: We appreciate your efforts in the provision of an expanded outreach to your units 

regarding this program opportunity. 

State DOTs: We appreciate your efforts in the provision of an expanded outreach regarding this 

program opportunity to your Districts and Local Agency Program Coordinators (if applicable) 

via email and/or on your websites.

Local Agency Representatives: We appreciate your efforts in the provision of an expanded 

outreach regarding this program opportunity to other County and Local agencies in your state via 

email and/or on your local websites. 

Thank-you for your interest in the FLAP program and we look forward to developing a program 

of projects for the future.

EFL Access Website: http://www.efl.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/federal-lands-access.aspx

David Payne, PE, PG

Access/Forest Highway Program Manager

FHWA-EFLHD

21400 Ridgetop Circle

Sterling, Virginia 20166

Direct: 571-434-1543

Main: 571-434-1578

Fax: 571-434-1577

david.payne@dot.gov

Lewis G. Grimm, P.E.

Planning Team Leader

EFLHD/FHWA

Tel: (703) 404-6289 

Fax: (703) 404-6217 

Cell: (703) 629-1450 

Lewis.grimm@dot.gov