Caltrans Transportation Planning Grant Programs: Partnership Planning & 5304 Transit Planning Presented by Priscilla Martinez-Velez California Department of Transportation Division of Transportation Planning Sacramento, CA (916)

This discussion will focus on the following federally funded transportation planning grants offered through the California Department of Transportation: Partnership Planning Partnership Planning 5304 Transit Planning 5304 Transit Planning  Statewide Transit Studies  Transit Technical Planning Assistance  Transit Professional Development

$3.25 Million in Federally Funded Transportation Planning Grants Goals: to fund transportation planning studies or projects that improve mobility, accessibility, reliability, safety, or efficiency of the transportation system Goals: to fund transportation planning studies or projects that improve mobility, accessibility, reliability, safety, or efficiency of the transportation system Not for capital improvements (construction), engineering work, equipment purchases, operating costs, environmental studies, project study reports Not for capital improvements (construction), engineering work, equipment purchases, operating costs, environmental studies, project study reports

Who is eligible to apply: Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs) can apply as recipients Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs) can apply as recipients Other entities can apply in coordination with an MPO or RTPA as sub-recipients: Other entities can apply in coordination with an MPO or RTPA as sub-recipients:  Cities, counties, universities  Native American Tribal Governments  Community-based organizations  Non-profit organizations  Public entities

Funding Requirements Funding provided on a reimbursement basis Funding provided on a reimbursement basis Work Element in the Overall Work Program Work Element in the Overall Work Program Disadvantaged Business Enterprise reporting Disadvantaged Business Enterprise reporting Requires a local match Requires a local match  Partnership Planning grants  supply 80% of the project cost  require 20% minimum non-federal local match  5304 Transit Planning grants  supply 88.53% of the project cost  require 11.47% minimum non-federal local match

Competitive Grant Process Statewide competition Statewide competition Two evaluation committees Two evaluation committees Grant award recommendations to management for approval Grant award recommendations to management for approval

Grant Programs Partnership Planning Partnership Planning  Transportation studies having statewide benefit and/or multi-regional significance  Performed in partnership with Caltrans  Approximately $1,000,000 funding available  Funding provided by Federal Highway Administration  Maximum award per grant is $300,000

Partnership Planning Partnership Planning Objectives or benefits may include:  Improve public involvement  Increase agency ability to plan or collect data on transportation systems and potential users  Make more efficient use of transportation infrastructure and land use

Partnership Planning Projects Partnership Planning Projects Prior Examples:  High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lane Feasibility Study ( Sacramento; Placer) $105,000 Grant. A study to examine the legal, operational, financial, and logistical issues in determining feasibility of implementing a system of HOT lanes in the Sacramento region.  Multi-Modal System Partnership (Fresno; Madera; Tulare; Kings) $276,000 Grant. A partnership to develop a consensus base between local entities to build a base communication about coordinated regional land use policies framework to implement any high-capacity, mass transit-based, multi-modal corridor system adopted in the Fresno Blueprint process.

5304 Transit Planning Transit studies – funded by the Federal Transit Administration, projects must focus on transit Transit studies – funded by the Federal Transit Administration, projects must focus on transit Three sub-categories, each with separate objectives: Three sub-categories, each with separate objectives:  Statewide Transit Planning Studies  Transit Technical Planning Assistance  Transit Professional Development

5304 Transit Planning Statewide Transit Planning Studies Statewide Transit Planning Studies  Transit studies that have statewide and/or multi-regional significance  Approximately $1,400,000 funding available  Maximum award per grant is $300,000

5304 Transit Planning Statewide Transit Planning Studies Statewide Transit Planning Studies  Objectives may include:  Improve mobility or accessibility: increase connectivity, enhance mode choice, improve transit service  Enhance agency ability to plan, forecast or collect data to improve transit service  Integrate transit in the planning process  Encourage efficient development patterns that incorporate transit service

Statewide Transit Planning Studies Statewide Transit Planning Studies Prior Examples:  Butte Regional Transit—A Market-Based Approach to Planning Transit (Butte; Glenn; Sutter; Yuba) $160,000 Grant. An inter-regional study to develop a market-based transit report that clearly delineates the existing and proposed route system planned in consultation with the public.  Victor Valley Long-Distance Commuter Needs Assessment Study (San Bernardino) $72,000 Grant. A study to assess and coordinate inter-regional commuter service options between the Victor Valley communities into the San Bernardino Valley and Los Angeles basin Transit Planning

Transit Technical Planning Assistance Transit Technical Planning Assistance  Transit or intermodal transportation planning study that benefits a transit service area with a population of 100,000 and less  Identifies mobility or access needs and evaluates continuity of service  Approximately $700,000 funding available  Maximum award per grant is $100,000

Transit Technical Planning Assistance Transit Technical Planning Assistance Prior Examples:  Benicia Breeze Local Transit Service Study (Solano) $30,000 Grant  City of Escalon Short Range Transit Plan (San Joaquin) $30,000 Grant  Making Transit Work in the City of San Marcos (San Diego) $88,728 Grant 5304 Transit Planning

Transit Professional Development Transit Professional Development  Project provides student transit planning internships in a public transportation agency  Approximately $150,000 in funding available  Maximum award per grant is $50, Transit Planning

Transit Professional Development Transit Professional Development Prior Examples:  Marin County Transit District Internships in Transit Planning (Marin) $40,220 Grant  Monterey Bay Transit Planning Rotational Internship Program (Monterey; Santa Cruz) $50,000 Grant  Rising Stars in Transit – Internships for University Students (Riverside) $50, Transit Planning

The transportation planning grant application package is available on the Caltrans website:

Questions? Priscilla Martinez-Velez California Department of Transportation Division of Transportation Planning Sacramento, CA (916)