The program described below was not continued for FY 2006-2009 under SAFETEA-LU. Projects funded in FY 1999-2005 under TEA-21 may proceed under applicable instructions but new projects for future funding are not being identified.
National Corridor Planning & Development Program
Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program
(CORBOR Program)
The National Corridor Planning and Development Program (NCPD program) and the Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program (CBI program) are discretionary grant programs funded by a single funding source. These programs provide funding for planning, project development, construction and operation of projects that serve border regions near Mexico and Canada and high priority corridors throughout the United States. States and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are, under the NCPD program, eligible for discretionary grants for: Corridor feasibility; corridor planning; multistate coordination; environmental review; and construction. Border States and MPOs are, under the CBI program, eligible for discretionary grants for: Transportation and safety infrastructure improvements, operation and regulatory improvements, and coordination and safety inspection improvements in a border region.
Take a look at the TEA-21 Fact Sheet on Borders & Corridors. Or take a look an article about the program, CORBOR Improves Safety, Mobility, and Productivity, from the September 1999 issue of Public Roads magazine.
DOT is conducting an online outreach on reauthorization. To reach an appropriate website to think about and then furnish your comments go to: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reauthorization/
The FHWA has developed a comprehensive report on the 5 year history of the program. The report is entitled, The National Corridor Planning and Development and Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program: History, Evaluation and Results. (Since the release of this report in May 2003, there have been several extensions of TEA-21 as well as an FY 2004 budget appropriation, which together provided FY 2004 funding that is not reflected in the appendixes of the report. This link provides the FY 2004 data supplementing earlier information). Images and narratives of four specific NCPD/CBI projects are also available.
Grant Program Information
FY 2005
FY 2004
- FY 2004 Designated Funds for Specific NCPD Projects per Conference Committee report (This supercedes the FY 2004 information immediately below).
- FY 2004 Designated Projects of the Senate (to be superceded by conference committee)
- FY 2004 Designated Projects of the House (to be superceded by conference committee)
FY 2003
- FY 2003 Designated Funds for Specific NCPD Projects and Activities in Conference Committee (this supercedes the FY 2003 information immediately below)
- FY 2003 Designated Projects of the Senate (to be superceded by conference committee)
- FY 2003 Designated Projects of the House (to be superceded by conference committee)
FY 2002
- FY 2002 Federal Register Notice announcing the closing of the NCPD/CBI Public Docket.
The FHWA will not be soliciting full applications for fiscal year (FY) 2002 National Corridor Planning and Development Program and the Coordinated Border Infrastructure (NCPD/CBI) Program funds. Additionally, the FHWA does not plan to solicit applications for FY 2003 NCPD/CBI Program funds until Congress completes action on the FY 2003 U.S. DOT Appropriations Act. Finally, the FHWA does not plan to solicit statements of intent to apply for FY 2003 NCPD/CBI Program before or after action on the FY 2003 U.S. DOT Appropriations Act.
- FY 2002 Designated Funds for Specific NCPD Projects and Activities in Conference Committee.
- Project Descriptions for the grant applications States are intending to submit are now available.
- FY 2002 Designated Projects of the Senate . superceded by conference committee
- FY 2002 Designated Projects of the House of Representatives . superceded by conference committee
- FY 2002 Solicitation of Intent to Apply.
- Questions and Answers for FY 2002 Statement of Intent to Apply.
- Section I, FY 2002 Statements of Intent, has been added to the Q & A's
- Section J, Corridor Management and Development Plan (Corridor Plan) information for Grantees, has been added to the Q & A's
- The Notice for June 7, 2001 Webcast - This webcast was broadcasted from the FHWA Midwestern Resource Center Web Site.
FY 2001
- FY 2001 GRANT RECIPIENTS. The official FHWA press release.
- FY 2001 Designated Funds for Specific NCPD Projects and Activities
- FY 2001 Grant Application Questions and Answers
- FY 2001 Grant Applicants
- FY 2001 Solicitation
Previous Fiscal Year's Grant Information
Program Summary Information
- NCPD/CBI Awards FY 1999-2002
- NCPD/CBI Allocations FY 1999-2002
- Explanatory Notes Regarding NCPD/CBI Awards and Allocations
- Border Versus Corridor Awards
Examples of Successes and Lessons Learned
Program Documents
- §1118 Statutory Language
- §1119 Statutory Language
- Section 1311 Statutory Language - Discretionary Grant Selection Criteria and Process
Related Documents
- Listing of High Priority Corridors - quick reference of corridors and their general location
- Statutory Listing of High Priority Corridors - list of corridors and their extent from ISTEA
- Map of High Priority Corridors
- AA Roads - Non Governmental Organization (NGO) website with information on each of the High Priority Corridors - the information was not developed using NCPD/CBI funds and the FHWA does not warrant the accuracy of information on this site. However, the project related details provided on the NGO website may be of significant to persons seeking information on these corridors.
- Feasibility Study Procedural Guidelines - a guide to the development of work statements for highway feasibility studies in which funds administered by the FHWA participate and to the management of such studies.
- Highway Systems - Federal-Aid Policy Guide - policies and procedures relating to the identification of federal-aid highways, functional classification of roads and streets, the designation of urban area boundaries, and the designation of routes on the Federal-aid highway system.
- More information on NHS High Priority Corridors
Links to Grant Related Web Sites
- The Portland/Vancouver I-5 Transportation and Trade Partnership
Links to Grant Related Rules
- Department of Transportation Grants Regulations - a listing of DOT grant related regulations and directives
Grant Related Guidelines
- Executive Order 12893 - principles for federal infrastructure was the second executive order signed in 1994
- OMB Circular A-94, dated 10/29/92 - discount rates to be used in evaluating time-distributed costs and benefits
- OMB Circular A-87, dated 5/04/95, further amended 8/29/97 - Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments
- OMB Circular A-102, dated 10/07/94, further amended 8/29/97 - Grants and Cooperative Agreements With State and Local Government
Workshops
To publicize the Corridors and Borders program and highlight the FY 2000 application process, FHWA held a series of workshops in fall 1999 in Baltimore, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, and Phoenix.
The Executive Summary, as well as the full Summary Report are available. Workshop reports from Baltimore, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, and Phoenix are also available.
Contact
Martin Weiss, martin.weiss@dot.gov, (202)366-5010
