New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS › Chapter 27 - HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - TRANSPORTATION PROJECT FUND › Section 18.27.6.11 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES, REVIEW AND EVALUATION PROCESS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Any eligible entity interested in applying
				for a grant award must submit a completed project feasibility form to their MPO
				or RTPO. A complete project feasibility form must be submitted to the
				appropriate MPO or RTPO before the deadline specified in the call for
				projects.
B. If a project is
				determined to be feasible, the eligible entity will be requested to submit a
				project application.
C. Timely
				application packages will be reviewed and ranked by the MPO/RTPO using the
				criteria specified in the call for projects.
D. Each MPO/RTPO will submit its ranked list
				of projects to the district engineer for the district where the project is
				located no later than 30 days prior to the start of the fiscal year in which
				funding is available.
E. Each
				individual district engineer will present their recommendation to the secretary
				prior to start of the fiscal year in which funding is available.
F. The secretary shall by Augustfirst of the
				fiscal year in which funds are available submit a proposed list of
				transportation projects identified by the above described project review
				process to the commission.
G. Final
				project selection and funding amounts will be determined by the commission no
				later than September first of that same fiscal year. The commission's decision
				will be final. At its discretion, the commission may adjust the projects
				selected in an effort to program funds in a geographically equitable manner or
				in any other manner. The commission may, in its sole discretion, reject all
				applications or award grants totaling less than the funds appropriated for the
				particular fiscal year. The commission may approve subsequent changes to a
				priority list as it deems necessary.
H. After projects are selected, the
				department will send out award letters and grant agreements to the selected
				eligible entities. Applicants whose projects were not selected will be notified
				as well. Each awarded eligible entity must execute a grant agreement with the
				department. Once a fully executed grant agreement has been received by the
				department, the eligible entity may then proceed with authorized project
				activities. If the eligible entity fails to execute and return the grant
				agreement within 60 days of receiving the notice of award, the project shall be
				considered lapsed and may be submitted to the commission for
				re-programming.
I. The department
				shall disburse the grant to the eligible entity after receipt of a request for
				disbursement submitted by the eligible entity to the department and receipt of
				a fully executed project agreement. The format of the request for disbursement
				will be determined by the department.
J. Any moneys appropriated to a specific
				eligible entity by the legislature shall be disbursed to the eligible entity
				after receipt of a request for disbursement submitted by the eligible entity to
				the department and the receipt of a fully executed project agreement.