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Midway committee urged to prioritize projects for $11 million-per-year UDOT rural health transportation fund
Summary
At a June 23 meeting, a Wasatch County grants writer told Midway—s Trails & Parks advisory committee a new UDOT Rural Health Transportation Program will direct $11,000,000 annually to Region 3 for five years and asked the committee to assemble a prioritized list of small safety and access projects the region can deliver quickly.
Nancy, the grants specialist who works with Wasatch County, described a new UDOT Rural Health Transportation Program and the limited window to apply for the Region 3 allocation.
"UDOT opened up a grant ... it's 11,000,000 every year for the next 5 years," Nancy said, and emphasized that Region 3 will manage design, contracting and oversight. She told the committee the current round has a short delivery timeline and projects must be complete by Sept. 2027.
Nancy said the program suits smaller infrastructure that local governments often cannot fully fund: sidewalk gap repairs, striping, bike racks, repair stations, soft-surface trail resurfacing and targeted playground or park amenities. "They're going to do the design, they're going to do the contract, they're going to do the work," she said, adding, "All we do is write a list of what we want and hand it to them."
City planner Michael Inkem reiterated the value of the program for Midway, noting the countywide or regional award will be shared across many rural communities and that the $11 million is for the region as a whole rather than a single city. Committee members discussed prioritizing a wishlist and combining requests from area municipalities to form a single regional submission administered through Wasatch County.
Committee members pressed Nancy on timing and matching requirements. Nancy said the program next year has "no match" for some components and that other grants generally require small matches (she later cited federal-highway-type grants with about a 6.67% match). But she warned that short design and permitting schedules make delivery by fall 2027 challenging.
The committee agreed staff would circulate a draft wishlist and timeline. Nancy said she would consolidate city requests into a single county-led grant and follow up with the advisory committee on submission deadlines and selection criteria.
Next steps: Staff will gather a prioritized project list from committee members and coordinate with Wasatch County for a single regional application to UDOT; timelines are constrained by the Sept. 2027 completion requirement.
