The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is pleased to release the Fiscal Year (FY) Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Application Guide and call-for-applications. A total of $34 million is available for transportation planning projects statewide The information provided below will assist with the successful completion of grant applications, due October 27, 2021 by 5:00 PM PST.
The Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program includes:
- Sustainable Communities Grants ($29.5 million) to encourage local and regional planning that furthers state goals, including, but not limited to, the goals and best practices cited in the Regional Transportation Plan Guidelines adopted by the California Transportation Commission.
- Strategic Partnerships Grants ($4.5 million) to identify and address statewide, interregional, or regional transportation deficiencies on the State highway system in partnership with Caltrans. A sub-category funds transit-focused planning projects that address multimodal transportation deficiencies.
It is envisioned that these planning grants will provide much needed funding to support regional sustainable communities’ strategies and ultimately achieve the State's greenhouse gas reductions targets of 40 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 2050, respectively.