FHWA, FTA, and EPA field staff reviewed and provided comments on these submissions to a 20-person technical review panel comprised of program experts from FHWA and its partner agencies. Following a similar review process, a technical panel evaluated the final proposals. The FY 1999 grant recipients were announced by the Secretary of Transportation on April 26, 1999. For the second and future years of the program, the application procedure for TCSP discretionary funds has been changed to a one-step process. To expedite the process of reviewing proposals and awarding grants, the initial Letter of Intent was eliminated.
Applicants now submit a page-limited grant request.
In addition, proposals were solicited for research related to TCSP goals and objectives.