Ames Area MPO

What is the CRP Program?
The Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) is a federal grant program which provides funding for projects designed to reduce transportation emissions. The AAMPO is allocated CRP funding to award to its member agencies and governments for eligible regional transportation projects and initiatives.

What projects are eligible?
The following projects are typically eligible to be awarded CRP funding by the AAMPO to its member agencies and governments. For a detailed description of eligible projects for an application cycle, please refer to the NOFO.

• Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) projects (traffic monitoring, management, traffic adaptive control, etc.)
• Electric vehicle charging infrastructure and vehicle-to-grid infrastructure projects
• Any project eligible under the TAP program (such as bicycle-pedestrian projects, trails, shared-used paths, etc.)

Application Timeline
The AAMPO typically solicits applications for CRP funding annually alongside its STBG and TAP programs. The application schedule and timeline is normally as follows:

• January: The AAMPO releases its Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and makes the regional CRP application available to its member agencies.
• March: Completed applications are due to the AAMPO on the final business day of March.
• April: All received applications are evaluated by AAMPO staff and recommendations are determined.
• May: The AAMPO Transportation Technical Committee (TTC) and Transportation Policy Committee (TPC) review the recommended CRP projects for inclusion in the Draft Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
• July: The Final TIP is approved by the TPC and submitted to Iowa DOT. All CRP projects included in the Final TIP are officially awarded funding and the AAMPO sends out award letters to all project sponsors that were awarded CRP funding.