State of Alaska DOT&PF Division of Program Development
Pre-NOTICE: Alaska DOT&PF Launches 2023 Funding Opportunity for its
Safe Ice Roads for Alaska (SIRA) Program
Alaska’s tribes, cities, boroughs, and local organized governments will have a new opportunity to nominate ice road projects for funding from the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF). The Safe Ice Roads for Alaska program is a competitive funding opportunity administered by the DOT&PF exclusively for the development, maintenance, and operations of seasonal ice roads. The program emphasizes enhancing the safety of ice roads that are developed and maintained by local communities. Project nominations will be scored using established criteria by an evaluation board.
The estimated total funding for this award cycle will be $4 million. All projects require a 9.03% local match. Successful awardees will submit reimbursement requests for eligible costs to DOT&PF.
Schedule
Announcement: September 1, 2023
Public Comment Opportunity for Project Evaluation Criteria: September 5 – October 1, 2023
Call for Projects: September 5 – October 20, 2023
Applications due October 20, 2023
Evaluation & Scoring: November 1 – 3, 2023
Award Announcement: November 15, 2023
Eligible activities include the following:
- Planning – Route planning, selecting operations level, determining signage requirements, determining equipment requirements
- Surveying- Manual surveying, GPR surveying
- Route Selection- Route selection, access points
- Ice Road Establishment- Preparing travel lanes, snow clearing, ice strengthening, surveying
- Signage- Construction signs, entry signs, regulatory and advisory signs
- Monitoring- Visual inspection, surveying
- Maintenance – Repairing cracks, traffic control updating signage
- Snow Fencing – build temporary snow fencing to prevent snow drifting on the road.
- Administration- Controlling loads and speeds, safety, training. Not to be confused with administrative type activities.
- Shutdown- Close ice road to public use
NOTE: The following are examples but not a comprehensive list of ineligible activities under the SIRA program: ground-disturbing maintenance work, work involving the water column, permanent trail markings on land, equipment purchases >$5,000 and undocumented project charges.
Links to notice details are available at:
State Programs Contact Information:
Address: State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Program Development
P.O. Box 112500
Juneau, AK 99811-2500
Phone: (907) 465-4070
Fax: (907) 465-6984
Email: dot.state.programs@alaska.gov
It is the policy of the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) that no person shall be excluded from participation in or be denied benefits of any and all programs or activities we provide based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, ability, or national origin, regardless of the funding source including Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration and State of Alaska Funds. The State of Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Persons with a hearing impairment can contact the department by dialing Alaska Relay at 711 and asking the communication assistant to call the telephone number listed. We are also able to offer, upon request, reasonable accommodations for the special needs related to disabilities.
This notice provided IAW 17 AAC 05.195