Is the construction of a pedestrian trail an eligible expense under the Community Transformation Grant?
No, a pedestrian trail is a permanent fixture to the real property and thus considered construction. Recipients may not use funding for construction. However there is no specific prohibition on using funds for infrastructure elements within the built environment such as curb cuts, bike racks, timed crossing signals, etc. as long as the infrastructure elements are a part of a public health intervention to, for instance, increase physical activity, reduce injuries, improve air quality, etc. Any such proposed spending must be identified in the budget. In addition, leveraging of funding from other sources that have authority to support physical environmental change is strongly encouraged. Is reimbursing farmers (at farmers markets) for accepting double value coupons that increase purchasing power (i.e., reimbursing them for the price of food they have sold to low-income customers) an acceptable use of funds? No, it would not be acceptable to use funds for offsetting a business operating co
