The CMAP region, as other parts of the US, are subject to potential loss of CMAQ funds due to lapses and federal rescissions that can claim much of the region’s unobligated balance. The Chicago region has over $250 million dollars of unobligated CMAQ funds. New policies regarding CMAQ program development and management have taken affect to reduce our exposure. On time delivery of CMAQ projects will help the region meet air quality goals and reduce congestion.
• Project sponsors are required to submit brief progress updates for each CMAQ project via the CMAP website.
Project sponsors are required to:
• Submit a progress update for each project through the CMAP website.
• Identify any project phases that did not meet planned schedule for obligation. Obligations must occur by September 30 of the year the phase is programmed.
• If obligation has not occurred a onetime change is allowed.
o If the onetime change has already been used, the project will be considered for withdrawal.
• Staff of sponsoring agencies of selected projects must attend a CMAP/IDOT project initiation seminar held in November for new projects.
• Job number requests forms are required to have been submitted to IDOT by the time of the May review for non-transit projects. Grant applications are required to have been submitted to FTA by the time of the May review for transit projects.
• Projects approved only for phase I engineering would have only one fiscal year to initiate phase I with a job number request form submitted to IDOT or a FTA grant agreement. Failure to do so would cause funding to be considered for withdrawal from the project.
Sponsors are encouraged to work with their regional contact or Planning Liaison if guidance is needed.
CMAP staff contact is Holly Ostdick (312) 386-8836 or HOstdick@cmap.illinois.gov.