American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Awarded

The City of Lawrence is seeking to fully utilize the benefits of the federally enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As of Nov. 13, 2009 the City of Lawrence has been awarded the following:

2009

North Second and Locust intersection reconstruction

• $3,000,000
• News Release (PDF, 241 KB)(03-23-09)
• Grant Application (PDF, 2 MB)
• Staff Memo & Attachments

New York Street reconstruction

Transportation Enhancment project

• $946,828
• News Release (03-31-09)
• Grant application (PDF, 5 MB)

Clinton Parkway Path reconstruction

Transportation Enhancment project

• $800,750
• News Release (03-31-09)
• Grant application: Clinton Parkway Multi-Path (PDF, 28 MB)

Energy Efficiency grant funds

Entitlement application submitted

• $858,600
• Staff Memo
• Grant application (PDF, 1.33 MB) (06-19-09)

Police department funds for radio replacements

• Consider approving sole source purchase of at least 44 handheld and 33 mobile digital radios utilizing the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant for the Police Department, for $278,376.12. Staff Memo
  • City Commission action: Waived bidding requirements and approved purchase of at least 44 handheld and 33 mobile digital radios for the Police Department, utilizing the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, for $278,376.12.
• Byrne grant request for radios by Police Department

CDBG additional funds

• $216,798
• Community Development Block Grants HUD announcement of allocations (03-11-09)
• 2008 CDBG-R Substantial Amendment to the City’s 2008 CDBG/HOME Consolidated Plan. 5-26-09 City Commission Agenda item

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Grant – KHRC

• $648,000
• News Release

Transit bus replacement and facility funds

• Two grants totaling $2,930,929 million
• $1 million KDOT grant for urban transportation - News Release (PDF, 120 KB)
• $1,930,929 for FTA bus replacement funding - Grant Application (PDF, 779 KB)

KDHE Clean Diesel Grant

• $26,800
• News Release

Total: $9,706,945

Eligible

As of Dec. 1, 2009 the City of Lawrence is eligible for, but has not yet received an update on the status on the following:

• Assistance to Firefighters Grant: Remodel Station 1 - $1,200,000
• Recovery Act: Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program: Allocations and Disparate Information
• Consider the following items related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from the 4-28-09 City Commission Meeting:
  • Consider authorizing staff to submit a proposal to the Federal Transit Administration for funding under the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction program. 5-19-09 City Commission Meeting agenda item

Not Awarded

Assistance to Firefighters Grant

• Receive Staff Memo
  • City Commission action: Authorized the Fire/Medical Department to pursue the Assistance to Firefighters Grants.

Economic Development Administration Grant

• 06-23-09 City Commission Agenda item: Authorize staff to submit the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Grant request for $500,000 to assist in the development of a waterline and sewer service at the Lawrence Municipal Airport. Staff memo
• Staff research indicates city not eligible for Neighborhood Stabilization Program-2 Funding (06-16-09)

Kasold Transportation Enhancement Grant

• Kasold Application (PDF, 3 MB) *
  • * Not awarded, but being funded under a different KDOT program.

Transportation Enhancement Grant application: Santa Fe Depot

• Application (PDF, 78 KB)
• Application Listing of Attachments (PDF, 11 KB)
• Project Proposal (PDF, 1.8 MB)
• Site Plan (PDF, 33 KB)
• Letter to KDOT Secretary Deborah Miller (PDF, 408 KB)
• Dennis Moore Letter of Support (PDF, 82 KB)
• MPO Letter of Support (PDF, 64 KB)
• East Lawrence Neighborhood Association Letter of Support (PDF, 108 KB)
• LDCPC Letter of Support (PDF, 278 KB)
• Amtrak Letter of Support (PDF,70 KB )
• Lawrence Preservation Alliance Letter of Support (PDF, 62 KB)
• Reviving the Santa Fe Depot (PDF, 13 MB)
• Resolution of Support (PDF, 85 KB)

Carnegie Library

Transportation Enhancement grant

• Grant application (PDF, 2 MB)

6th Street

• Grant application (PDF, 1 MB)

Water and Wastewater Stimulus Projects

• Submittal of water and wastewater utilities projects to KDHE for consideration for possible federal economic stimulus funds from 2-17-09 agenda:
  • Staff Memo & Attachments (02-17-09)

Other Information

• Staff Memo Regarding ARRA Stimulus Projects (02/24/09) from 02/24/09 City Commission agenda (02/24/09)

Pending

Additionally, the city has applied for the following competitive grant funds:

COPS Grant: Fund police officers for 3 year - $726,920

• Receive status update on the 2009 COPS Hiring Recovery Program Grant Submission. Staff Memo Grant Application (PDF, 2.02 MB) Award Notification (07-28-09)
  • City Commission action: Received update.