Southeast Community Greenway planning-grant status

Overview

Establish the funding and delivery record for the proposed 28th Street bridge connection between downtown and the Southeast Community. The selection was for planning, not construction of the entire project. No loss of this award, improper payment or missed binding deadline is established.

Timeline

Dates follow the cited records; document dates are labeled separately.

1. August–October 2022 and August–October 2023

   Application-assistance engagements are shown paid

   The City dashboard displays two application-assistance engagements, $55,145.59 and $34,451.68, totaling $89,597.27, both shown fully paid. Contract periods are not payment dates, and the dashboard does not identify their funding source or establish federal reimbursement.

   • Southeast Community Greenway: City project 1169 status dashboard · Contracts

2. September 2023

   One proposed study and alternative funding scenarios

   The Council application package proposed one $1 million study with an $800,000 federal share and $200,000 City share. Application budget forms also list a $1 million NAE scenario with no local share, consistent with alternative program consideration. The rows do not establish two awards. Proposed dates of October 2024–October 2026 were application fields, not a verified binding grant deadline.

   • Southeast Community Greenway: September 2023 application endorsement package · September 12, 2023 application endorsement package, summary pp. 1–2; proposed resolution p. 4.
   • Southeast Community Greenway: released application documents · G015862-050126 application release: grant narrative pp. 1, 4–6, 10; budget narrative pp. 1–6; SF424/SF424A funding and dates fields.
   • USDOT FY23 Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods funding notice · July 5, 2023 FY23 RCN funding notice, pp. 1–3, 8, 12.

3. March 2024

   Federal planning selection and early outreach

   USDOT identified a $1 million NAE planning selection for Newport News. The proposed work included traffic analysis, alternatives and preliminary design, community involvement and environmental review. The application reported 208 survey responses; those are affirmative evidence of early outreach, not proof of representative or continuing engagement.

   • USDOT FY23 Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods awards factsheet · March 2024 awards factsheet, printed p. 133 / PDF p. 134; NAE planning selection, Newport News.
   • Southeast Community Greenway: released application documents · G015862-050126 application release: grant narrative pp. 1, 4–6, 10; budget narrative pp. 1–6; SF424/SF424A funding and dates fields.

4. July 4, 2025

   Unobligated program balances rescinded; award status unresolved

   Public Law 119-21 rescinded unobligated NAE balances. The provision alone does not establish what happened to this individual selection; award-specific obligation records are needed.

   • Public Law 119-21: §60019 unobligated Neighborhood Access and Equity balances · §60019

5. March 4, 2026

   Dated dashboard comment reports an unexecuted agreement

   A dated City dashboard comment states, “Agreement not executed by FHWA.” It remained visible during the October 18 review. It does not by itself establish cancellation, current accuracy or the absence of a separate or partial obligation.

   • Southeast Community Greenway: City project 1169 status dashboard · Comments

6. May 1, 2026

   Application-focused records request closes

   The City closed the application-focused records request as a full release. Its scope did not purport to include every later implementation record.

   • Southeast Community Greenway: released application documents · G015862-050126 application release: grant narrative pp. 1, 4–6, 10; budget narrative pp. 1–6; SF424/SF424A funding and dates fields.

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