Fiscal Year 2023-24 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Application Cover Sheet

 

Application Guide and Checklist

Refer to the Grant Application Guide and Checklist to ensure all required and supplemental documents are ready prior to completing this form.


Go to the grants website for application materials: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/transportation-planning/division-of-transportation-planning/regional-and-community-planning/sustainable-transportation-planning-grants

 

 

Part A. Application Information

All fields are required.

 

Select the one of the twelve Caltrans districts based on the primary applicant's address and county location. Refer to Appendix C to determine the appropriate district.

 
 

Only Select One Grant Category.

 

Only Select One Application Submittal Type

 

Enter the Grant Fiscal Year and Project Title, if Caltrans has funded any prior planning phases or studies. If none, enter NA.

 

 

Part B. Project Information

All fields are required.

 

Applicants should thoughtfully develop the project title. Once a Caltrans grant agreement is executed, changes to the original grant project title are not allowed. Grantees may use an “Also Known As” (AKA), but both the AKA and the original title must be included in the final product.

 

If more than one city, list them all in alphabetic order.

 

If more than one county, list them all in alphabetic order.

 

Insert Application Narrative, 1. Project Description. 3-5 sentences max.

Briefly summarize project in a clear and concise manner, including why the project is necessary, major deliverables, parties involved, and any connections to relevant local, regional, and/or State planning efforts.

 
 

Select the Project Type that best represents the focus of the proposed project. See Grant Application Guide for examples. Two max. may be selected. If other, enter it below.

 

 

Funding Information

All fields are required.


Use the Match Calculator to complete this section, including the Grant Requested, Local Match, and Total Project Cost. Match Calculator (link will download as MS Excel spreadsheet)

 

Is the applicant proposing to meet the minimum local match requirement or an over-match?

 

(MPOs – Federal Toll Credits, PL, and FTA 5303 cannot be used to match Sustainable Communities Competitive or Adaptation Planning grants) If other, please enter the specific fund source below.

 

Enter the grant amount requested.

 

Enter the local cash match portion. If not applicable, enter NA.

 

Enter the third-party in-kind match portion. If not applicable, enter NA.

 

Enter the total local match.

 

Enter the local match percentage.

 

Enter the Total Project Cost (Total Local Match + Grant Requested).

 

 

Part C. Applicant Information

All fields are required.

 
 
 
 

Use this format (123) 456-7891

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

If there are more than 3 sub-applicants, attach additional pages in the application package PDF file upload below.

 

 

Part D. Housing Element Compliance

This section is only for Sustainable Communities Competitive and Sustainable Communities Competitive Technical.

 

 

Part E. Other Funding Programs

Applicants may leverage other program funds for this planning grant, as long as the activities are eligible.

 

Is the applicant applying for any other funding programs to complete this project?

 

 

Part F. Legislative Information

Use the following link to determine the appropriate legislative members in the Project area.

Search by address: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

 

In district order, list State Senator Name(s) and District(s) in the Project Area in this format: Angelique V. Ashby 8, Nancy Skinner 9, etc.

 
 

In district order, list State Assembly Member Name(s) and District(s) in the Project Area in this format: Kevin McCarty 6, Stephanie Nguyen 10, etc.

 
 

 

Part G. Letters of Support

 

List the organizations that wrote Letters of Support for the Project and are included with the grant application (separated with a comma, if multiple). Letters should be addressed to the applicant.

If none, enter Not Applicable

 
 

 

Application Package Upload

 

Upload the application package in a single PDF document, not exceeding 25 MB.


Keep file names brief, use abbreviations and underscores. Include the District #, Grant Category, Agency Name, and Project Title, e.g., District 3 Sustainable Communities Competitive Technical Gold County Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Plan would be D3_SCCT_GC_EVCIP

Drop your files here