H3. Res. 6237, RAISE Grant Support FY25CITY 7�lN.
KALISPELL
Report To: Doug Russell, City Manager
Development Services
201 1 st Avenue East -
Kalispell, Montana 59901
Phone (406) 758-7940
From: Jarod Nygren, Development Services Director
Subject: Resolution of Support for the City submission of the RAISE grant
application for Kalispell Bypass U.S. 93 to Airport Road Improvements
Meeting Date: January 06, 2025
BACKGROUND: The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a Notice of Funding
Opportunity for 1.5 billion in grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with
Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for 2025. The City of Kalispell, in
cooperation with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), is considering the submittal
to the U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE grant program for upgrades to the Kalispell
Bypass from U.S. 93 to Airport Road. The Kalispell Bypass is a rural state highway, decades in
the making, that provides a quicker, safer interconnect route around and within the Kalispell
community. The project contains the southernmost two miles of the bypass, including a network
of pedestrian facilities and critical access junction with U.S. 93. The proposed project would
complete the bypass and is necessary for the overall Kalispell transportation system.
The RAISE grant application is due January 30. If awarded, the grant would be
administered/constructed similarly to the Foys Lake BUILD grant received in 2018 and MPDG
grants received by the City in 2022.
FISCAL IMPACTS: The grant application will be for $25 million dollars. The cost to the City
of Kalispell would be in the administrative or in -kind assistance in preparation/administration of
the grant, where needed. Additional cash needed to fund the full project will be provided by MDT.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that Council adopt Resolution 6237, a Resolution
recommending the City of Kalispell submit the Kalispell Bypass U.S. 93 to Airport Road
improvement project for grant funding to the U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE
discretionary grant program.
ATTACHMENTS: Resolution 6237
RESOLUTION NO. 6237
A RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL FOR THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A
"REBUILDING AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND
EQUITY" (RAISE) GRANT TO FUND UPGRADES TO THE KALISPELL BYPASS
FROM U.S. 93 TO AIRPORT ROAD.
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell bypass is a rural state highway that provides a quicker, safer
interconnected route around and within the Kalispell community; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation set aside $1.5 billion in discretionary grants
through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity
(RAISE) transportation grant program to be awarded on a competitive basis for
projects that will have a "significant local or regional impact"; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell, in cooperation with MDOT, is making application for funds
through the RAISE grant program to upgrade the Kalispell Bypass from U.S. 93 to
Airport Road; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project contains the southernmost two miles of the bypass, including
a network of pedestrian facilities and critical access junction with U.S. 93, and will
complete the bypass, which is necessary for the overall Kalispell transportation
system; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell application for the RAISE grant provides additional
opportunity for partnerships with the State, Flathead County, and the City of
Kalispell; and
WHEREAS, as the project meets all criteria of the RAISE grant program, application for such
funding should have the support of the City of Kalispell.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Kalispell City Council approves and fully supports the application of
the City of Kalispell for a RAISE funding grant for upgrades to the Kalispell
Bypass from U.S. 93 to Airport Road.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025.
ATTEST:
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
Mark Johnson
Mayor