Caltrans Transportation Planning Grant Programs:

Partnership Planning &5304 Transit Planning

Presented by

Priscilla Martinez-VelezCalifornia Department of Transportation

Division of Transportation PlanningSacramento, CA(916) 651-8196

priscilla_martinez-velez@dot.ca.gov

This discussion will focus on the following federally funded transportation planning grants offered through the California

Department of Transportation:

Partnership PlanningPartnership Planning5304 Transit Planning5304 Transit Planning

Statewide Transit StudiesStatewide Transit StudiesTransit Technical Planning AssistanceTransit Technical Planning AssistanceTransit Professional DevelopmentTransit Professional Development

$3.25 Million in Federally Funded Transportation Planning Grants

Goals: to fund transportation Goals: to fund transportation planning planning studies or studies or projects that improve mobility, accessibility, projects that improve mobility, accessibility, reliability, safety, or efficiency of the reliability, safety, or efficiency of the transportation system transportation system

Not for capital improvements (construction), Not for capital improvements (construction), engineering work, equipment purchases, operating engineering work, equipment purchases, operating costs, environmental studies, project study reportscosts, environmental studies, project study reports

Who is eligible to apply:

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs) Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs) can apply as recipientscan apply as recipients

Other entities can apply in coordination with an MPO or Other entities can apply in coordination with an MPO or RTPA as sub-recipients:RTPA as sub-recipients: Cities, counties, universitiesCities, counties, universities Native American Tribal GovernmentsNative American Tribal Governments Community-based organizationsCommunity-based organizations Non-profit organizationsNon-profit organizations Public entitiesPublic entities

Funding Requirements Funding provided on a reimbursement basisFunding provided on a reimbursement basis Work Element in the Overall Work ProgramWork Element in the Overall Work Program Disadvantaged Business Enterprise reportingDisadvantaged Business Enterprise reporting Requires a local matchRequires a local match

Partnership Planning grants Partnership Planning grants supply 80% of the project cost supply 80% of the project cost require 20% minimum non-federal local matchrequire 20% minimum non-federal local match

5304 Transit Planning grants5304 Transit Planning grantssupply 88.53% of the project cost supply 88.53% of the project cost require 11.47% minimum non-federal local require 11.47% minimum non-federal local

matchmatch

Competitive Grant Process

Statewide competitionStatewide competition Two evaluation committeesTwo evaluation committees Grant award recommendations to Grant award recommendations to

management for approvalmanagement for approval

Grant Programs

Partnership PlanningPartnership Planning Transportation studies having statewide Transportation studies having statewide

benefit and/or multi-regional significancebenefit and/or multi-regional significance Performed in partnership with CaltransPerformed in partnership with Caltrans Approximately $1,000,000 funding Approximately $1,000,000 funding

availableavailable Funding provided by Federal Highway Funding provided by Federal Highway

AdministrationAdministration Maximum award per grant is $300,000Maximum award per grant is $300,000

Partnership PlanningPartnership Planning

Objectives or benefits may include:Objectives or benefits may include:Improve public involvement Improve public involvement Increase agency ability to plan or Increase agency ability to plan or

collect data on transportation systems collect data on transportation systems and potential users and potential users

Make more efficient use of Make more efficient use of transportation infrastructure and land transportation infrastructure and land useuse

Partnership Planning ProjectsPartnership Planning Projects

Prior Examples:Prior Examples: High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lane Feasibility High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lane Feasibility

StudyStudy ((Sacramento; Placer) $105,000 Grant. A study Sacramento; Placer) $105,000 Grant. A study to examine the legal, operational, financial, and to examine the legal, operational, financial, and logistical issues in determining feasibility of logistical issues in determining feasibility of implementing a system of HOT lanes in the Sacramento implementing a system of HOT lanes in the Sacramento region.region.

Multi-Modal System PartnershipMulti-Modal System Partnership (Fresno; Madera; (Fresno; Madera; Tulare; Kings) $276,000 Grant. A partnership to Tulare; Kings) $276,000 Grant. A partnership to develop a consensus base between local entities to build develop a consensus base between local entities to build a base communication about coordinated regional land a base communication about coordinated regional land use policies framework to implement any high-capacity, use policies framework to implement any high-capacity, mass transit-based, multi-modal corridor system adopted mass transit-based, multi-modal corridor system adopted in the Fresno Blueprint process. in the Fresno Blueprint process.

5304 Transit Planning

Transit studies – funded by the Federal Transit studies – funded by the Federal Transit Administration, projects must focus Transit Administration, projects must focus on transit on transit

Three sub-categories, each with separate Three sub-categories, each with separate objectives:objectives: Statewide Transit Planning StudiesStatewide Transit Planning Studies Transit Technical Planning AssistanceTransit Technical Planning Assistance Transit Professional DevelopmentTransit Professional Development

5304 Transit Planning

Statewide Transit Planning StudiesStatewide Transit Planning Studies Transit studies that have statewide and/or Transit studies that have statewide and/or

multi-regional significancemulti-regional significance Approximately $1,400,000 funding Approximately $1,400,000 funding

available available Maximum award per grant is $300,000Maximum award per grant is $300,000

5304 Transit Planning

Statewide Transit Planning StudiesStatewide Transit Planning Studies Objectives may include:Objectives may include:

Improve mobility or accessibility: increase Improve mobility or accessibility: increase connectivity, enhance mode choice, improve connectivity, enhance mode choice, improve transit service transit service

Enhance agency ability to plan, forecast or Enhance agency ability to plan, forecast or collect data to improve transit servicecollect data to improve transit service

Integrate transit in the planning processIntegrate transit in the planning processEncourage efficient development patterns Encourage efficient development patterns

that incorporate transit service that incorporate transit service

Statewide Transit Planning StudiesStatewide Transit Planning StudiesPrior Examples:Prior Examples: Butte Regional Transit—A Market-Based Butte Regional Transit—A Market-Based

Approach to Planning TransitApproach to Planning Transit (Butte; Glenn; Sutter; (Butte; Glenn; Sutter; Yuba) $160,000 Grant. An inter-regional study to develop Yuba) $160,000 Grant. An inter-regional study to develop a market-based transit report that clearly delineates the a market-based transit report that clearly delineates the existing and proposed route system planned in consultation existing and proposed route system planned in consultation with the public. with the public.

Victor Valley Long-Distance Commuter Needs Victor Valley Long-Distance Commuter Needs Assessment StudyAssessment Study (San Bernardino) $72,000 Grant. A (San Bernardino) $72,000 Grant. A study to assess and coordinate inter-regional commuter study to assess and coordinate inter-regional commuter service options between the Victor Valley communities service options between the Victor Valley communities into the San Bernardino Valley and Los Angeles basin.into the San Bernardino Valley and Los Angeles basin.

5304 Transit Planning

5304 Transit Planning

Transit Technical Planning AssistanceTransit Technical Planning Assistance Transit or intermodal transportation Transit or intermodal transportation

planning study that benefits a transit planning study that benefits a transit service area with a population of 100,000 service area with a population of 100,000 and lessand less

Identifies mobility or access needs and Identifies mobility or access needs and evaluates continuity of serviceevaluates continuity of service

Approximately $700,000 funding Approximately $700,000 funding availableavailable

Maximum award per grant is $100,000Maximum award per grant is $100,000

Transit Technical Planning AssistanceTransit Technical Planning Assistance

Prior Examples:Prior Examples: Benicia Breeze Local Transit Service StudyBenicia Breeze Local Transit Service Study

(Solano) $30,000 Grant(Solano) $30,000 Grant City of Escalon Short Range Transit PlanCity of Escalon Short Range Transit Plan (San (San

Joaquin) $30,000 GrantJoaquin) $30,000 Grant Making Transit Work in the City of San Making Transit Work in the City of San

MarcosMarcos (San Diego) $88,728 Grant(San Diego) $88,728 Grant

5304 Transit Planning

Transit Professional DevelopmentTransit Professional Development Project provides student transit planning Project provides student transit planning

internships in a public transportation internships in a public transportation agencyagency

Approximately $150,000 in funding Approximately $150,000 in funding availableavailable

Maximum award per grant is $50,000Maximum award per grant is $50,000

5304 Transit Planning

Transit Professional DevelopmentTransit Professional Development

Prior Examples:Prior Examples: Marin County Transit District Internships in Marin County Transit District Internships in

Transit PlanningTransit Planning (Marin) $40,220 Grant(Marin) $40,220 Grant Monterey Bay Transit Planning Rotational Monterey Bay Transit Planning Rotational

Internship ProgramInternship Program (Monterey; Santa Cruz) $50,000 (Monterey; Santa Cruz) $50,000 GrantGrant

Rising Stars in Transit – Internships for Rising Stars in Transit – Internships for University StudentsUniversity Students (Riverside) $50,000(Riverside) $50,000

5304 Transit Planning

The transportation planning grant application package is available

on the Caltrans website:

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/grants.htmlhttp://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/grants.html

Questions?Priscilla Martinez-VelezPriscilla Martinez-Velez

California Department of TransportationCalifornia Department of TransportationDivision of Transportation PlanningDivision of Transportation Planning

Sacramento, CASacramento, CA(916) 651-8196(916) 651-8196

priscilla_martinez-velez@dot.ca.govpriscilla_martinez-velez@dot.ca.gov