Hi Everyone - The STEP funds require a 50% non-federal match. We do not know how much will be available in FY 2012, but it is worth trying, if you have any ideas and have local funds to support the required match. Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 (in Seattle) _____________________________________________ From: Cazenas, Patricia (FHWA) Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 9:47 AM To: HEPallfeds Subject: Reminder STEP Comment Period Closing November 10th. Just a reminder to solicit input from your stakeholders to identify research topics that should receive priority consideration for our FY 2012 plan. November 10th is the last chance to comment on our FHWA-administered source of funding for research related to planning, environment and realty. Please take the effort to point your stakeholders to the website: https://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov/cops/STEP.nsf/home/ and ask for their input on where they think we should be spending research money. Comments received to date can be found at: S:\SAFETEA-LU\5207 STEP\Stakeholder Feedback Weekly Reports\STEP 2012 Thanks, Pat Patricia A. Cazenas, P.E., L.S. Research and Financial Service Team Leader Federal Highway Administration Office of Human Environment HEPH-40 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 (w)202-366-4085, (f)202-366-3409 email: patricia.cazenas(a)dot.gov