GRANTS PREPARATION
SGA assist public agencies in assessing grants to pursue, preparing applications for federal, state and local grants for capital projects and studies, and in providing monitoring reports as required by grant agencies. Grant applications prepared by SGA include FTA grants for engineering and construction of LRT, commuter rail, and BRT projects, FRA grants for high-speed rail construction and highway/railroad grade crossing studies, and state grants for all passenger and freight modes.
SGA also reviews and ranks grant applications for public agencies.
SELECTED PROJECTS | GRANT SERVICES
ConnectOregon PDX Air Cargo Expansion
Port of Portland
SGA prepared the regional transportation analysis for the proposed ATC expansion, finding that that the expansion would accommodate between 1,450 and 2,900 truck trips/year, saving between 919k to 1.86M annual miles from diversion to other airports, or $2m-$4M in avoided operating costs to carriers. These findings alone resulted in a 9:1 benefit cost ratio, and the grant was awarded in 2024.
In earlier ConnectOregon programs, SGA led a multi-disciplinary team and was principal analyst responsible for feasibility and construction readiness review of 65 applications for state loans and grants for non-highway infrastructure projects in 2007 and for 103 applications in 2005.
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FRA Grant for At-Grade Railroad Crossings Elimination
Portland Bureau of Transportation
SGA completed data assembly and analysis leading to his preparation of Safety Benefits and the Statement of Work Writeups for a planning grant application for the Federal Railroad Administration’s Railroad At-Grade Crossing Elimination Program, which was awarded in 2025.
FTA Grant Compliance Assessment Report
Portland Bureau of Transportation
In order to avoid returning Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds, SGA assisted the Portland Bureau of Transportation in adopting a Title VI Plan to support the City’s FTA grant applications; and provided advice/templates to meet all requirements for compliance with the City’s grants for streetcar construction.
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