Named in Legislation. Justification:
Named in Legislation. Whether the NGO has been explicitly named as a primary project recipient or beneficiary in any enacted federal or state legislation, such as federal earmarks or state member items7. Indicate the portion of the project covered by the funding legislation compared to the overall cost of the project. An NGO being named as a primary project recipient or beneficiary in any enacted federal or state legislation, while an important factor, it is not dispositive in and of itself, and all of the above-named factors continue to be part of the approval decision.8 The same applies to NGOs that are not named in the legislation itself, but clearly indicated in the Bill history documentation. None of the criteria or individual criterion listed above is binding upon NYSDOT, i.e., if an organization satisfies one or more of these evaluation criteria, NYSDOT has no obligation to qualify and authorize it to serve as a primary project Sponsor. LPB may qualify and authorize an organization to serve as primary Sponsor whether it demonstrates, or otherwise meets, zero, one, several, or all of the evaluation criteria as long as it determines that the public interest will be served by doing so. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION TO RECEIVE FEDERAL HIGHWAY FUNDS PROVIDED THROUGH TITLE 23 U.S.C., AS AMENDED (SAMPLE) Name of NGO Organization: Date: Contact Person from NGO Contact Mailing Address Contact E-mail Address Contact Phone and Fax No. Office Days/Hours of Operation Type of Organization (Not-for-profit, XXX, University, etc.) Federal Funds Rec’d/Requested: Program: (Title 23, etc, Program Area/Appropriation) Amounts: Match Required? Amount of Match (if any) In order to ascertain your organization’s ability to administer federally-aided transportation projects and provide for the appropriate and necessary long-term maintenance and operation of the public investment, your organization must complete the following questionnaire. Please note that completion of this questionnaire does not commit the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to approve your organization to directly receive funding or enter into a direct transportation project agreement. Please attach additional sheets as necessary to completely supply the requested information. For projects expected to cost less than $100,000 (all work phases), the applicant need not supply financial status records, documentation of previous grants, or documentation of other attempts to obtain a governm...
Named in Legislation. Whether the NGO has been explicitly named as a primary pro- ject recipient or beneficiary in any enacted federal or state legislation, such as federal ear- marks or state member items5. Indicate the portion of the project covered by the funding legislation compared to the overall cost of the project. An NGO being named as a primary project recipient or beneficiary in any enacted federal or state legislation, while an important factor, it is not dispositive in and of itself, and all of the above-named factors continue to be part of the approval decision.6 The same applies to NGOs that are not named in the legisla- tion itself, but clearly indicated in the Bill history documentation.
