Local CRP

California receives about $110 million per year of Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) funds over five years through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The majority of these funds are apportioned to different areas of the state based on population, or 'Local CRP.' To address the diverse needs of California's communities and ensure carbon reduction projects work for the local context, projects are selected for Local CRP by Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and non-MPO Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs). These regional agencies may select their own performance-driven project prioritization process, so long as it aligns with the three pillars of the Carbon Reduction Strategy.

Local CRP may be spent on projects at any phase, but most project types may require a non-federal match of 11.47%.

Process

Once an MPO or non-MPO RTPA receives their apportionments, they must use an adopted, performance-driven, and region-wide process to select projects for Local CRP funding. *NEW* Once projects are selected, you must submit your proposed project via the new online form. Please note, before filling out this online form, we recommend you first download and fill out your answers in this Word document as the online form cannot be saved mid-process. Once you have prepared your answers in the Word document, copy and paste your responses in the online form.

After submittal, a PDF will be automatically generated and emailed to you to obtain Local Agency and MPO/RTPA signatures. After the signatures are obtained, you may then email the completed form to carbon.reduction@dot.ca.gov for review and approval by both Caltrans Sustainability Office and Caltrans Division of Local Assistance. Once the form has been approved by all entities, the MPO or non-MPO RTPA should proceed with their normal federal funding programming process to make amendments to the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

  

Link for online Project Alignment Confirmation (PAC) Form Submittal: Submit Form 
New process as of 2026

For a list of all projects approved for alignment with the Carbon Reduction Strategy: View Dashboard

For detailed outline of the process, see Steps to Delivering a Local Carbon Reduction Project (DOCX)