2020 RAISE Grant
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 appropriated $1 billion to be awarded by the US Department of Transportation for national infrastructure investments now known as Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants. RAISE grants are for “capital investments in surface transportation that have a significant local or regional impact; this includes transportation planning projects. SWODA submitted a RAISE grant on July 12, 2021, totaling $425,000 in federal funds to develop a 16-county regional freight plan. The application was developed and submitted due to the importance of the Region’s contribution to local, state, and national economies. Southwest Oklahoma (the Region) is a critical economic generator for the State of Oklahoma and United States. The Region is host to many growing industries and provides vital freight connections through a robust system of air, rail, and roadway networks which connect energy production (wind, oil, and gas), agriculture production, and military installations to broader statewide and national facilities and supply chains.
Development of regional freight plan will provide a comprehensive and coordinated approach for the safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of commodities and goods. The goal of the Southwest Oklahoma Regional Freight Plan (the Project) is to strategically direct local, state, and federal resources toward improved system performance for efficient movement of freight. Accordingly, the Project includes a public engagement process intended to promote stakeholder participation from the freight and logistics industry, business community, elected officials, tribal governments, and the public to find consensus on a prioritized project list. Identifying and prioritizing regional freight investments will allow the Region to maximize state, local, and federal resources.
PDF documents below
Application Narrative
Letters of Support
- Office of Lt. Governor RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Representatives Boles RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Oklahoma Senators RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Oklahoma Delegation RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Altus Chamber of Commerce RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Catero RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- City of Weatherford RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- DAEDF RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Duncan Chamber of Commerce RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Farm Bureau RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Farmrail RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Lawton MPO RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Oklahoma Cotton Growers RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation District Engineers RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Oklahoma Department of Commerce RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Oklahoma Southwest Alliance RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- Oklahoma Rail Association RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- SWODA RAISE Grant Letter of Support
- ASCOG RAISE Grant Letter of Support
Partners and Government Officials
Maps, Graphics, and Data
- Regional Demographics
- SORTPO 16 County Regional Freight Map
- SORTPO Opp Zone
- Oklahoma BTS16 Co
- RAISE Persistent Poverty Project Status Tool
Reports, Plans, and Technical Information
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation Freight & Goods Movement
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation Rail Publication
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation Update on Oklahoma Bridges and Highways
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation Freight Transportation Plan
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation Long Range Transportation Plan
- ODOT 8 Year Construction Program – SORTPO Region
- Draft Report – LMPO Freight Route – Lawton West Side
- Clinton Sherman Airport
- Oklahoma Wind Energy
- Indian Reservation Roads Programs
- County Plans