DISASTER RECOVERY – Town Highway Emergency Fund

DISASTER RECOVERY – Town Highway Emergency Fund

  Repair, build, or reconstruct Class 1, 2, or 3 town highways and for repair or replace drainage structures including bridges on Class 1, 2, 3, and 4 town highways damaged by natural or man-made disasters. Drainage structures on Class 4 roads are eligible if the town documents it has completed prior maintenance.

Details

• Funding Entity:   Vermont Agency of Transportation
• Funding Type:   Grant
• Funding Range:   Minimum: Damages must be greater than 10% of the town's overall highway budget excluding winter maintenance. Maximum: The greater of either a) 90% of repair/replacement costs or b) eligible repair/replacement costs, minus an amount equal to 10% of the overall total highway budget, minus the town’s winter maintenance budget.
• Match Required:   10% of eligible costs

Notes

 This program is State aid for non-federal disasters. The disaster cannot qualify for assistance from FEMA Public Assistance or from FHWA Emergency Relief programs, and the Secretary of Transportation must determine that the disaster is of such magnitude that State aid is both reasonable and necessary to preserve the public good.