LAC 56:III.319. Distribution of Funds

A. Maximum Statewide Flood Control Program participation is $5,000,000 per project, unless the secretary of DOTD authorizes a project to be undertaken in excess of $5,000,000 due to the receipt of one-time funds. B. The distribution of program funds is based on a two-tiered system consisting of: 1.a. the eleven major urban areas in Louisiana as shown in Figure 1 (§301); and, b. the five funding districts shown in Figure 2 (§303); 2. 45 percent of total program funds is allocated to project areas within the eleven designated urban areas as shown in Figure 1 (§301). Projects within urban areas must compete for funding with projects from all urban areas. Urban funding shall be distributed evenly among urban jurisdictions with outstanding funding obligations; 3. 55 percent of total program funds is allocated to rural projects in the five funding districts as shown in Figure 2 (§303). The formula for distributing funds among the five districts is as follows: District's Percent of Available Funding = [0.50 x (District's Percent of State's Rural Land Area)] + [0.50 x (District's Percent of State's Rural Population)] 4. The following table presents the funding allocation percentage for each of the five districts. Table 1 Funding Allocations for Rural Projects by Funding District Funding District | Percent of State Total Funding District | Rural Land Area | Rural Population | Funding Allocation Northwest | 28.589 | 25.745 | 27.167 Northeast | 19.644 | 13.948 | 16.796 Southwest | 18.199 | 18.537 | 18.368 South Central | 16.907 | 22.824 | 19.866 Southeast | 16.661 | 18.964 | 17.803 State Total | 100.0 5. The total annual funding provided to projects under the Rural Grant Opportunity Program shall not exceed 25 percent of the total annual funding provided to the Statewide Flood Control Program. C. The Evaluation Committee will make its recommendations for projects within the limitations of the funding projections for the coming year and in accordance with the distributions presented in Table 1 of this Chapter. Table 2 of this Chapter presents the funding distribution for a hypothetical $50 million construction program allocation.