The Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion or disability in access to, or operation of its programs, services, activities or in its hiring or employment practices. ADA and Title VI inquiries should be forwarded to Josie L. Bass, Nashville Area MPO, 800 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201, (615) 862‐7150. MAYOR KARL DEAN, CHAIRMAN MPO Executive Board Meeting Agenda Wednesday, April 20, 2011 | 9:00 AM 400 Charlotte Ave, Second Floor Conference Room| Nashville, Tennessee 1. Approve Meeting Minutes from March Meeting (attachment) Requested Action: Approve the March 16, 2011 Minutes, or amend as necessary. 2. Public Comment 3. MPO Chair’s Report • April 19 th Mayors Caucus Meeting Recap • May 25 th Summit Preview • Other Comments 4. Proposed Amendments to the FYs 2011‐2015 TIP (attachment) MPO staff is preparing the following amendments to the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Amendments to the TIP require a 21‐day public review and comment period prior to adoption. More information about the TIP, including proposed amendments, is available on the MPO’s website at: http://www.nashvillempo.org/plans_programs/tip/ TIP # RTP # Project Name Sponsor Action 2009‐85‐010 1085‐321 Martha Station Construction RTA Add funds 2011‐15‐148 1015‐308 New Satellite Maintenance & Office Facility @ Peterbilt MTA Add funds Requested Action: Endorse proposed amendments for public review & comment. Schedule: • 4/20 ‐ XB endorsement • 4/22 to 5/16 ‐ Public review and comment period • 5/4 ‐ First public hearing (TCC) • 5/18 ‐ Second public hearing / adoption (XB)
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The Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion or disability in access to, or operation of its programs, services, activities or in its hiring or employment practices. ADA and Title VI inquiries should be forwarded to Josie L. Bass, Nashville Area MPO, 800 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201, (615) 862‐7150.
MAYOR KARL DEAN, CHAIRMAN
MPO Executive Board Meeting Agenda Wednesday, April 20, 2011 | 9:00 AM
400 Charlotte Ave, Second Floor Conference Room| Nashville, Tennessee
1. Approve Meeting Minutes from March Meeting (attachment) Requested Action: Approve the March 16, 2011 Minutes, or amend as necessary. 2. Public Comment
3. MPO Chair’s Report
• April 19th Mayors Caucus Meeting Recap • May 25th Summit Preview • Other Comments
4. Proposed Amendments to the FYs 2011‐2015 TIP (attachment)
MPO staff is preparing the following amendments to the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Amendments to the TIP require a 21‐day public review and comment period prior to adoption. More information about the TIP, including proposed amendments, is available on the MPO’s website at: http://www.nashvillempo.org/plans_programs/tip/
TIP # RTP # Project Name Sponsor Action2009‐85‐010 1085‐321 Martha Station Construction RTA Add funds 2011‐15‐148 1015‐308 New Satellite Maintenance & Office Facility @ Peterbilt MTA Add funds
Requested Action: Endorse proposed amendments for public review & comment. Schedule:
• 4/20 ‐ XB endorsement • 4/22 to 5/16 ‐ Public review and comment period • 5/4 ‐ First public hearing (TCC) • 5/18 ‐ Second public hearing / adoption (XB)
April 20, 2011 MPO Agenda, 2 of 2
5. Proposed Amendment to the FY 2011 UPWP (attachment) TDOT has amended the MPO’s FY 2011 federal grant contract for Federal Highway Administration Metropolitan Planning (PL) funds to account for expenses carrying over from FY 2010 and to add funding from the MPO PL reserve account to program additional dollars on planning priorities for 2011. Staff has prepared an amendment to the FY 2011 Unified Planning Work Program to account for changes in the federal funding grant agreement and seeks MPO Board endorsement to release the amendment for public review and comment. The amendment will be considered for adoption at the May Board meeting. More information about the UPWP is available on the MPO’s website at: http://www.nashvillempo.org/plans_programs/upwp/
Requested Action: Endorse proposed amendment for public review and comment.
6. Transportation & Health/ Overview of the Tennessee Obesity Taskforce Staff has invited Joan Randall to brief members on the critical link between transportation decisions and health outcomes/ healthcare costs. Joan is Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Obesity and Metabolism/Diabetes Center and Executive Director of the Tennessee Obesity Taskforce. The Taskforce is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and was formed to develop and implement Tennessee’s first statewide nutrition and physical activity plan to reduce obesity and chronic disease in the state by 2015. That plan, “Eat Well, Play More Tennessee,” was authored and is being implemented by over 400 partner agencies across the state including scientists, clinicians, city planners, school officials, state agencies, policymakers, transportation experts, nutritionists, parents, and representatives of our most vulnerable populations. For more information about Eat Well, Play More Tennessee, visit: http://www.eatwellplaymoretn.org/
7. MPO Director’s Report
• CMAQ Call for Projects (attachment) • Update on Congressional Budgeting for Transportation Programs • Preview of Upcoming Meeting Topics
8. Other Business 9. Adjourn until May 18, 2011
Agenda Item 1. March 16 Executive Board Meeting Minutes
MINUTES
EXECUTIVE BOARD
of the
Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
March 16, 2011
Attendees: Mayor Rogers Anderson, Mr. Phil Armor, Mr. Paul Ballard (for Vice‐Mayor Diane Neighbors), Mr. Tom Brashear (for Mayor Randall Hutto), Mayor Ernest Burgess, Ms. Angie Carrier (for Mayor Michael Arnold), Mayor Philip Craighead, Mayor Jo Ann Graves, Mr. Grant Green (for Mayor Senna Mosley), County Executive Anthony Holt, Mr. Victor Lay (for Mayor Michael Dinwiddie), Mr. Mark Macy (for Mayor Karl Dean), Ms. Angie Midgett (for Gov. Bill Haslam), Mayor Ken Moore, Mr. Mark O’Neal (for Mayor Tony Dover), Mr. Dana Richardson (for Mayor Tommy Bragg), Mr. Randy Robertson (for Mayor Linda Elam), Commissioner John Schroer, Ms. Britta Stein, Mr. Jim Thomas (for Mayor Gary Manning), Mr. Paul Webb (for Mayor Betsy Crossley), Mayor Kenneth Wilber Approve Minutes from February Meeting Mayor Rogers Anderson, Vice‐Chair, opened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. Mr. Paul Webb moved to approve the February 16, 2011 meeting minutes with Mr. Jim Thomas seconding. The motion passed unanimously. Public Comment There was no public comment. MPO Chair’s Report There was no chair’s report. Amendments to the FYs 2011‐2015 Transportation Improvement Program
Mr. Félix Castrodad, MPO staff, said that the following amendments to the TIP have completed a 21‐day public review and comment period and we have received no comments. The amendments have been endorsed by the MPO’s Technical Coordinating Committee.
More information about the TIP, including proposed amendments, is available on the MPO’s website at: http://www.nashvillempo.org/plans_programs/tip/
TIP # RTP # Project Name Sponsor Action 2008‐46‐075 1046‐269 Chaney Blvd Sidewalks La Vergne Add funds 223 1046‐270 Fergus Road Sidewalks La Vergne Substitute/Add funds 2004‐020 1054‐280 SR‐109 at Kirby Drive Portland Add funds 2011‐85‐125 1085‐323 Expansion of Regional Bus Services RTA Add funds 2011‐15‐158 Consistent Expansion of MTA Bus Service MTA Add project to TIP 2011‐15‐159 Consistent Broadway‐West End AA MTA Add project to TIP 2011‐15‐160 Consistent Transit Asset Management Software MTA Add project to TIP 2008‐14‐030 1014‐266 Various Intersection Improvements Metro Nashville Program Construction 2008‐54‐033 1054‐275 Various Intersection Improvements Gallatin Shift funds
Mayor Anderson opened the public hearing. There was no public comment. Mayor Anderson closed the public hearing. Mayor Jo Ann Graves moved to adopt the TIP amendments with Mr. Thomas seconding. The motion passed unanimously.
The schedule for adoption is:
• 2/2 ‐ TCC endorsement • 2/16 ‐ XB endorsement • 2/18 to 3/14 ‐ Public review and comment period • 3/2 ‐ First public hearing (TCC) • 3/16 ‐ Second public hearing / adoption (XB)
Proposed Activities for the FY 2012 Unified Planning Work Program
Mr. Matt Meservy, MPO staff, presented a list of proposed planning activities (both continuing and new) that have been developed in conjunction with TDOT and local government members for the FY 2012 UPWP. He said that the FY 2012 UPWP is scheduled for adoption in August/September and will become effective on October 1, 2011. A complete draft will be presented to the Board at the July meeting. Mr. Paul Webb asked if the SE Area Transportation & Land Use Study would look into transit between Williamson and Rutherford Counties. Mr. Meservy said that probably nothing is off the table at this time. He said that this study will look at all forms of transportation. Mr. Webb said that there probably is a need for it.
More information about the UPWP is available on the MPO’s website at: http://www.nashvillempo.org/plans_programs/upwp/
Other Business Mayor Anderson asked Mayor Jo Ann Graves, Mayors Caucus chair, to give an update of the Mayors Caucus. She said that issues of importance to all of the mayors were defined at the last meeting. She
said that one of the issues is the Corps of Engineers and its value to us because of all of the waterways in the area. She has invited Senator Lamar Alexander to speak to the Caucus on the importance of the Corps. She said that Congress is very serious in making cuts in the form of a 2‐year moratorium on earmarks of any kind which includes grants that we receive. She said that earmarks are not always bad – could be for critical projects like dam maintenance or repair of infrastructure. Mayor Graves said that the executive committee of the caucus is laying out events for the coming months with the next committee meeting on April 12th . The next Mayors Caucus meeting is April 19th. She said that sub‐committees within the Caucus might be formed to study different issues. Mayor Anderson said he would like to see a spotlight on economic development within the area. Mayor Graves said that jobs are a huge issue and tie into transit, affordable housing, etc. She encouraged members to contact Congress regarding the tremendous need for mass transit. Mr. Paul Webb said that dam repairs are also important. Mayor Graves said that it was noted to her that if there was any money it would go to repair the dams. Mr. Paul Ballard said that there is excitement at USDOT for the new transportation bill that could include significant transit funds. Commissioner John Schroer encouraged us to press our representatives to pass a 6‐year transportation bill. He said that there may be less funding than the current levels. The problem with mass transit is making sure it can be funded in the future. The issue is very complex – more transit riders equal less money from gas tax for roads. Mayor Graves said that raising revenue for transit takes political courage to do the right thing and that the continuing education of the public is a large component of getting funding. Commissioner Schroer said that we have to change how we tax gas from consumption to mileage or usage tax (like other utilities) both locally and federally. Mr. Ballard said that dedicated local funding for transit is gaining traction as 77% of voter referendums to increase taxes for public transportation passed last year. He said that ridership is going up. County Executive Anthony Holt said that we need to look at everything and where we are going. He said that we all depend on hubs for economic development and the form of transportation for the future needs to reflect this. There needs to be a balance and a model for this area is needed. Once we have a good game plan the public is more likely to accept it. Commissioner Schroer said that FHWA is recommending only 5 pots of funding and giving more discretion and flexibility to the states for spending. He said that TDOT will begin going to each MPO yearly to explain the relationship between TDOT and the MPOs. He also is going to improve the local programming division to become more effective, efficient, and expedient with mandatory turn around for contracts. Mayor Graves said that it important to retrofit arterial roadways for bicycles. Ms. Leslie Meehan said that 30% of trips in U.S. are one mile or less. She also said that a recent study out of Baltimore says that building a bike facility (the facility itself) creates twice as many jobs as building a road, for the dollar spent. Mayor Graves said that we need to think outside the box on this issue. Commissioner Schroer said that transit needs to be designed around the lifestyle of the region. Mr. Thomas said how the ultimate decision makers (elected bodies/voters) will be engaged is a very important issue.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m. Date: ______________________ ___________________________ The Honorable Karl Dean Chairman, MPO Executive Board ___________________________ Michael Skipper, MPO Director Secretary, Executive Board
Agenda Item 4. Proposed Amendments to the FY 2011-2015 TIP
Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization FY 2011-2015 TIP Amendments – May 2011 TIP Amendment # 2011-010 TIP #: 2009-85-010 2 035 RTP#: 1085-321 Project: Martha Station Construction Requested By: Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Phase: Construction Fiscal Year(s): 2011 P
roposed Changes: Add funds
Total Project Cost: $1,025,000
FROM: $ 875,000 FY Type of Work Funding Total Federal State Local 2011 CONST U-STP 875,000 700,000 175,000 Total 875,000 700,000 175,000
TO: $ 1,025,000 FY Type of Work Funding Total Federal State Local 2011 CONST U-STP 875,000 700,000 175,0002011 CONST HPP(TN028) 150,000 120,000 30,000 Total 1,025,000 820,000 205,000
Description: Construction of Permanent Station at Martha station for the Music City
Star Commuter Rail. Background: This project is an existing project in the 2011-15 TIP. The project is
being amended to include HPP funds associated with Park and Ride Intermodal Centers for Nashville/Middle Tennessee Commuter Rail that were inadvertently omitted from being carried forward from the FY 2008-11 TIP. U-STP and HPP funds will be flexed to FTA.
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Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization FY 2011-2015 TIP Amendments – May 2011 TIP Amendment # 2011-011 TIP #: 2011-15-148 2 035 RTP#: 1015-308 Project: New Satellite Maintenance and Office Facility
FROM: $ 1,250,000 FY Type of Work Funding Total Federal State Local 2011 IMPLEMENTATION 5307 1,250,000 1,000,000 125,000 125,000 Total 1,250,000 1,000,000 125,000 125,000
TO: $ 2,630,375 FY Type of Work Funding Total Federal State Local 2011 IMPLEMENTATION 5307 1,250,000 1,000,000 125,000 125,0002011 IMPLEMENTATION 5309 1,380,375 1,104,300 138,037 138,038 Total 2,630,375 2,104,300 263,037 263,038
Description: Establish a new satellite maintenance and office facility within
Davidson County. Background: This project is an existing project in the 2011-15 TIP. The project is
being amended to include Federal Transit Administration 5309 that were not originally included in the TIP.
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Agenda Item 5. Proposed Amendment to the FY 2011 UPWP
NASHVILLE AREA MPOProposed FY 2011 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Budget
OCT 1, 2010 to SEP 30, 2011
FHWA PL
FTA 5303
FHWA SPR
STATEMATCH
REGIONAL DUES
IN-KINDMATCH
OTHERLOCAL TOTAL
TOTAL MPO PROGRAM EXPENSES 1,530,293$ 392,497$ 648,000$ 47,736$ 270,000$ 196,834$ 141,967$ 3,227,327$
NEW PROGRAM EXPENSES 1,430,293$ 392,497$ 208,000$ 47,736$ 140,000$ 196,834$ 136,967$ 2,552,327$
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) requests project proposals for funding under the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program. TDOT is accepting CMAQ proposals from Tennessee Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Transportation Planning Organizations (TPOs) that are eligible for CMAQ funding (i.e., that include counties that are designated by EPA as federal air quality nonattainment or maintenance areas). TDOT may also develop CMAQ project proposals for consideration in the review process.
Each CMAQ project proposal should be organized in the following format. Title each section of the proposal as indicated below and supply the requested information. The proposal format is designed to track the project selection criteria. A separate proposal will be required for each proposed project.
Each section described below must be completed. You may append additional information in attachments, but you must still provide the appropriate information in your narrative proposal. For example, project budgets must be presented in the project spreadsheet format, but you must also include relevant budget information in the proposal narrative. The narrative should be able to stand alone during proposal review.
Projects will be selected for funding based on the specific project purpose described in the proposal, and its characteristics (e.g., emission reductions, cost, cost‐effectiveness, etc). Changes in project scope after funds are awarded to a project must be approved by both the MPO/TPO and by TDOT. For additional details, please see the CMAQ Projects Fact Sheet.
Section 1. Project Description
Provide a detailed description of the project or program so that individuals unfamiliar with your organization will understand the project or program scope and location. Provide a summary of the project purpose, the transportation problem that the proposed improvement will address, the effect the improvement will have on the problem, and the project’s major activities and how they will be completed.
If the proposed project is a continuation of an existing project, include the following information: • Federal project number of the existing project
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• State project number • Previous CMAQ funding amounts, including total funding dedicated to the project and CMAQ funds
obligated by year • Other funding used for the project and its source • A description of the relationship between the proposed project and the existing project, and how the
proposed project will augment or strengthen the existing project
If the project is to be flexed to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for project administration, please identify your project as an FTA flex project in this section.
In the case of intersection improvements and signalization projects, provide details on the different components of the project, including the specific locations and length of lanes to be added. If the proposed project includes road widening that adds capacity or other activities ineligible for CMAQ funding (e.g., landscaping), please describe how these activities relate to the CMAQ‐eligible portion of the project and indicate the funding source(s) and amount(s) of funding for CMAQ‐ineligible activities.
Multi‐phase or multi‐year projects will be considered for funding. For these projects, please clearly state the requested funding for each federal fiscal year and what will be accomplished in each year. For projects selected for multi‐year funding through this competition, TDOT funds for the entire project will be committed through TDOT approval of the TIP amendment. This will help ensure that funds will be available to complete the project in future years. However, only obligated funds are protected from federal rescissions.
If the project requires three years of CMAQ operating assistance, include your plan to continue the service beyond the third year of operation.
Section 2. Project Budget
Provide a short narrative description of the funds needed to complete this project. Provide explicit descriptions of matching funds and the source of those funds, and verify or demonstrate that the matching funds will be available for this project. If the project requires additional funding from other sources and that funding has not yet been verified or approved, the project will not be considered.
TDOT will consider any proposals for 100 percent CMAQ funding. However, projects that propose a match will receive a higher score than an identical project proposed without a match, as the cost‐shared project will achieve the same emission reduction with fewer CMAQ dollars.
In any case, if the proposal budget for a selected project includes matching funds, the project will be funded based on that match contribution. Your TIP amendment should reflect the CMAQ dollars and the matching funds that you proposed.
Using the attached CMAQ Project Budget Worksheet, provide more details on the proposed costs of the project, including the amounts requested for each fiscal year.
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Section 3. Air Quality Analysis and Emission Reduction Estimates
Describe the air quality analysis that estimates the emission reductions that the proposed project will achieve. Separate emission reduction estimates for each relevant criteria pollutant (CO, VOCs, NOx, PM 10/PM 2.5) are strongly encouraged, and proposals with separate estimates for multiple pollutants will receive higher scores. Please note that CO2 and other greenhouse gases are not CMAQ‐eligible pollutants and estimates of greenhouse gas emission reductions will not be taken into consideration in determining project emission reductions or project cost‐effectiveness. For additional guidance on emission and cost‐effectiveness analyses, please see the attached.
In the proposal narrative, project sponsors should summarize briefly the results of the air quality analysis, and attach the air quality analysis at the end of their narrative proposals. Air quality analyses should include a description of the emission reduction estimation method, the application of the method to the particular project and the results that were produced.
If your air quality analysis provides abnormal results (e.g., a NOx increase), please explain. In the event that the project will cause an increase in one or more pollutants, you must explain why the project is still worthy of funding. Explain whether the project is likely to have a negative effect on measured air quality or contribute to an exceedance of an air quality standard.
Provide estimated air quality benefits for the first full year of project implementation as well as the lifetime air quality benefits that the proposed CMAQ project will generate. In other words, you should include an estimate of how long the project or program will continue to generate emission reduction benefits.
Section 4. Cost‐Effectiveness of Project Emission Reductions
Based on the emission reduction and budget estimates for each project, calculate and describe the proposed project’s cost per unit of emission reduction (convert to kilograms per day). If a project will reduce emissions of more than one pollutant, add the estimated emission reductions of all pollutants together (except CO2) and use the total to calculate the project's cost per unit of emission reduction.
The CMAQ program is designed to reduce those pollutants that cause nonattainment problems in the state. In Tennessee, those criteria pollutants are ozone and PM 2.5, so the pollutants of concern are those that contribute to their ambient concentrations. For ozone, the precursor pollutants are oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic compounds. In contrast to ozone, particulate matter is often emitted directly, although PM concentrations are also influenced by gaseous emissions that are transformed in the atmosphere into particles.
Section 5. Project Relevance to CMAQ Priorities as Defined by Congress
Describe whether and how the project proposal addresses the CMAQ priorities identified by Congress in SAFETEA‐LU. Congress singled out diesel retrofit projects and other cost‐effective projects as special priorities for the CMAQ program. You should demonstrate how your project addresses the statutory priorities of the CMAQ program. If you believe your project is cost‐effective, you need to make that case in this section.
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Section 6. Project Innovations and/or Impacts on Evolving Transportation Issues
Describe the innovative nature and characteristics of the project. Does the project demonstrate new ways to reduce mobile source emissions? Will the project address emerging air quality/transportation issues that are becoming more important in recent years?
Section 7. Project Impact on Diversity and Comprehensiveness of Regional Initiatives
Describe whether and how this project is a new and/or complementary effort in a region, and/or whether that program would add a new program capability or enhance an existing one that a region wants to establish or maintain as part of their regional suite of air quality/transportation programs or capabilities. Describe how the project will relate to existing programs and capabilities in the MPO/TPO region, and how the proposed project will expand, extend or enhance regional efforts. Opportunities for achieving greater results through project coordination should be identified and described.
Section 8. Project Benefits for Multimodal Infrastructure
If relevant, describe how the project will expand and enhance the multimodal infrastructure in the region. Such projects could include transit projects, projects that expand or improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, projects designed to increase the use of transportation alternatives (including ridesharing) and projects to reduce emissions and fuel use associated with hauling, transferring and distributing freight.
Section 9. Project Schedule, Project Milestones, Description of Major Tasks and Project Management
Provide a detailed schedule for completion of the proposed project. Identify and describe project milestones, and describe the major tasks and activities that must be done for the project to be successfully completed. Include a description of how the project will be managed and tracked so that it can be quickly and efficiently implemented while avoiding major complications or delays.
Include enough detail in your proposal to explain the local government management plan for the project, and how the MPO/TPO plans to track project progress. Also, include a description of the project sponsor’s recent experience in successfully implementing CMAQ projects. This description should include the project or projects that were implemented and sufficient detail to demonstrate the project was successfully completed on time and within budget. These details should include the project schedule and any delays associated with the project, as well as how the project budget was managed and whether the project was completed without cost overruns.
Project proposals that do not contain project milestones, descriptions of major tasks and project management plans are unlikely to be funded.
Attachment A2011 Project Budget Worksheet
*Complete budget worksheet for each project proposed for CMAQ funding. Complete all blanks.*Show the amount and sources of all match funding committed to this project. Add columns if needed and adjust formulas for Total Project Cost and Total CMAQ Funds Requested, as necessary*Indicate if this will be a public‐private partnership. PPPs will require a minimum 20% nonfederal match.
Applicant/Project Sponsor: Name of Project:Type of Project:
List All Funding Sources:
List Major Tasks/Activities and show funding proposed for this project by activity and funding source
CMAQ Funds Requested
CMAQ Funds Requested
CMAQ Funds Requested
CMAQ Funds Requested
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Project Cost 0
Total CMAQ Funds Requested 0
Federal Fiscal Year:
*Provide estimated project costs for each of the major tasks and activities described in Section 9 of the Proposal Format. Show all years of funding requested
Provide source(s) and amount of all funds Provide source(s) and amount of all funds Provide source(s) and amount of all funds Provide source(s) and amount of all fundsFederal Fiscal Year:
