Rural Task Force (RTF) Education Committee, a sub-committee of the RTF Program Advisory Board, will be holding outreach training for all RTF members in October 2024.  The outreach will be repeated at five locations across the state:
 
October 7, 2024, Marquette Township hall, Marquette
October 8, 2024, Jay's Sporting Goods Conference Center, Gaylord
October 14, 2024, Bay Region Office, Saginaw
October 22, 2024, MDOT Aeronautics Office, Lansing
October 23, 2024, Road Commission of Kalamazoo County office, Kalamazoo
 
Check-in and a light breakfast will start at 8:30 a.m., a welcome address at 8:50 a.m. and the training session starting at 9 a.m. and ending around 4 p.m.  Lunch will be provided. 

The Outreach will cover information on changing guidance related to:

Amendment vs Admin Mod
Bid-package, funding after obligation
Carryover, and Obligation Authority, Utilizing Bid Savings- Allocation
Eligible Projects
Federal Aid-Buyout
Fund transfers (within an RTF and between RTFs)
Jobnet- 1797/1799
LAP- Environmental, NEPA process
Local Federal Fund Exchange Program
New STIP – Project Selection
Overview of the Reports
Project Selection – All season network
Pro-Rata and lump-sum
RPA Roles and the RTF Process
Small Urban –
STIP Process
TEDF D Eligible and How that Works
TEDF Direct Distribution
The Federal 3C multi-modal planning process as it relates to RTF process
Transit – Flexing, Abandoning, Illustrative List, One job number for multiple projects