Strategic Investment Planning

Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Program:

The Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) competitive grant program, provides a unique opportunity for the DOT to invest in road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achive national objectives. RAISE grant funds were authorized under the Local and Regional Assistance Program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

Submit requests by COB January 13, 2023

Applications are due February 28, 2023

• RAISE 2022 Intake Form

• RAISE 2023 LOS Template

Letters of Support (LOS) are provided to local agencies and partners by Caltrans for inclusion in their project application packages for competitive grant programs. OSIP is responsible for submitting LOS Request Packages to the Director for various state and federal grant programs. The following templates are made available to help project applicants develop cover letters and LOSs for inclusion in LOS Request Packages:

Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program for FY22 and FY23

1. Fill out Intake Form(DOC)
2. CFI LOS Template (DOC) or CFI Partnership Letter Template (DOC)
3. Submit Intake Form via Smartsheet by April 21,2023

For more information on the CFI program, please visit USDOT website.

General Cover Letter Template (DOC) - Coming Soon!

General Letter of Support Template (DOC) - Coming Soon!

External Caltrans Letter of Support Guidance with Authority Decision Tree and Funding Programs (February 2023) (PDF)

Electronic Project Programming Request (ePPR) Resources

The California Transportation Commission requires ePPRs to be prepared by project sponsors or implementing agencies to provide the information necessary to properly program or amend a project into state transportation funding programs. The Office of Capital Improvement Programming provides the following resources for project sponsors to properly prepare ePPRs:

• ePPR Log in Screen (Application) 

• ePPR User’s Guide (PDF) 

• ePPR Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) 

• ePPR Demo Webinar Recording (3/16/20) (PDF)

• How to Create ePPRs for the 2022 STIP (PDF)

Information on federal and state competitive funding programs that OSIP assists partners with can be found at the following resources: 

 Federal Programs

 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) 

 BRIC is a federal competitive grant program that support states, local, communities, tribes, and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards. 

 Federal Emergency Management Agency Grants (FEMA Grants) 

 FEMA provides funds for pre and post emergency or disaster related projects to support critical recover initiatives, innovative research, and many other programs for states, local, tribal, and territorial governments, certain private non-profits, individuals, and institutions of higher learning. 

 Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) 

 INFRA is a federal competitive grant program that provides funding to highway and freight projects of national or regional significance. 

 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) 

 RAISE is a federal competitive grant program that provides funding to multi-modal and multi-jurisdictional projects at the state and local levels that are more difficult to support through traditional United States Department of Transportation funding programs. 

State Programs 

 Active Transportation Program (ATP) 

 ATP is a statewide competitive grant program created to encouraged increased use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking. 

 Solutions for Congestion Corridor (SCCP) 

 SCCP is a statewide competitive grant program that funds projects designed to reduce congestion in highly traveled and highly congested corridors through performance improvements that balance transportation improvements, community impacts, and that provide environmental benefits. 

 Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) 

 TCEP is a statewide competitive grant program that funds infrastructure improvements along corridors that have a high volume of freight movement.