Transportation Planning Grant Program

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Division of Transportation Planning is now accepting applications for the Transportation Planning Grant Program. The Division will award approximately $5.3 million in funding through three Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2014-15. These programs provide monetary assistance for transportation planning projects to improve mobility and lead to the programming or implementation phase for a community or region.

Applications are due via email by 10:00 am,
Monday, February 3, 2014
Hard copies will not be accepted. See Grant Guide for instructions.

What's New for FY 2014-15 Grants

Grant Application Guide

Application

Scope of Work Checklist & Template

Project Timeline Template, Sample & Checklist

Third Party In-Kind Valuation Plan Template, Sample & Checklist

Use the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader®
to complete the application.

Caltrans’ district staff is a valuable resource and will be available during the application process to answer questions and help interested groups complete their applications. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact their Caltrans’ District grant coordinators prior to submitting an application.

District Contacts

Grant Programs

Caltrans offers three different transportation planning grant programs for Fiscal Year 2014-15:

Partnership Planning for Sustainable Transportation
Transit Planning for Sustainable Communities
Transit Planning for Rural Communities

More information about each grant program’s purpose and goal, eligibility, and grant funding cap can be found in the
Grant Application Guide.

The Environmental Justice and Community-Based Transportation Planning grants are on a one year hiatus until the FY 2015-16
Grant Cycle. Click here for more information.

Program Related Websites

Additional information can be found at the following websites:

Office of Community Planning:

Environmental Justice Transportation Planning Grants
Community-Based Transportation Planning Grants

Office of Regional and Interagency Planning:

Partnership Planning for Sustainable Transportation
Transit Planning for Sustainable Communities
Transit Planning for Rural Communities

Grants Awards Archives

Fiscal Years 2000/01 through 2013/14

C. Edward Philpot, Jr.
EJ and CBTP Grants
Branch Chief, Grants & Public Engagement
Office of Community Planning
(916) 653-8817
c_edward_philpot@dot.ca.gov

Priscilla Martinez-Velez
Partnership Transit Planning Grants
Associate Transportation Planner
Office of Regional & Interagency Planning
(916) 651-8196
priscilla_martinez-velez@dot.ca.gov

Address:
1120 N Street, MS-32
Sacramento, CA 95814

Mail:
PO Box 942874, MS-32
Sacramento, CA 94274-0001