ATTACHMENT B
Draft Caltrans
Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant
Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES - GRANT APPLICATION
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Project Information
Organization
(Legal name)
Project Title
Project Area
Boundaries
Project Timeframe
(Start and End
Dates)
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Application Narrative
1. Project Description (10 points) - Do not exceed the space provided (5 sentences maximum) 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.
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2A. Project Justification (15 points) - Do not exceed the space provided • Describe the problems or deficiencies the project is attempting to address, as well as how the project will address the identified problems or deficiencies • Describe the ramifications and impact of not funding this project • Clearly define the existing issues surrounding the project (e.g., transportation issues, inadequate transit services, impacts of heavy trucking on local streets, air pollution, etc.) • Competitive applications support the need for the project with empirical data • Describe how this project addresses issues raised
• Define the public benefit
• Explain how the public was involved with identifying issues Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program
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2A. Project Justification (continued)
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2B. Under-Resourced Communities Justification (5 points) - Do not exceed the space provided • Explain h
ow the project area or portions of the project area are defined as an under-resourced community, including Native American Tribal Governments and rural communities • Explain h
ow the proposed project addresses the needs of the under-resourced community • Describe h
ow under-resourced communities will benefit from the proposed planning project • Cite d
ata sources, the Grant Application Guide Appendix A tools used to define under- resourced communities
, and include a comparison to the statewide thresholds that are established
in each tool
2C. Under-Resourced Communities Engagement (5 points) - Do not exceed the space provided • See Grant Application Guide, Appendix A, for community engagement best practices • Describe h
ow the proposed effort would engage under-resourced communities, including Native American T ribal Governments and rural communities. Include specific outreach methods for involving under-resourced communities
• Describe how
under-resourced communities will continue to be engaged during the next phases a
fter the proposed planning project is complete, including project implementation.
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3. Grant Specific Objectives (Total 35 points)
Integrate t
he following Grant Program Considerations (Grant Application Guide, Chapter 1.2) in the responses for 3
A-G below, as applicable:
• Caltrans Strategic Plan
• California Transportation Plan (CTP)
• Modal Plans t
hat Support the CTP
• Strategic Highway S
afety Plan
• Title VI and Environmental Justice
• Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure • California
Adaptation Strategy
• Master P
lan for Aging
3A. Grant Specific Objectives (5 points) - Do not exceed the space provided • Explain how the proposal encourages local and regional multimodal transportation, housing and land use planning that furthers the region’s RTP SCS (where applicable) • Demonstrate how the proposed effort would coordinate transportation, housing, and land use planning components of the project to inform one another (i.e., r egular coordination meetings between responsible entities, joint community meetings, letters of commitment from all relevant implementing agencies, etc. • Explain how the proposed effort would contribute to shifts in land use towards more sustainable and equitable communities, such as more affordable housing near transit or more compact regional development patterns (Reference Grant Application Guide, Chapter 2.2, for example project types)
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3B. Grant Specific Objectives (5 points) - Do not exceed the space provided • Explain how the proposal contributes to the State’s GHG reduction targets and advances transportation related GHG emission reduction project types/strategies (i.e., mode shift, demand management, travel cost, operational efficiency, accessibility , and coordination with future employment and residential land use, etc.)
3C. Grant Specific Objectives (5 points) - Do not exceed the space provided • Explain how the proposal supports other State goals, in cluding but not limited to:
o State Planning Priorities (Government Code Section 65041.1) o Climate Adaptation Goals (State Adaptation Strategy)
o Goals
and Best Practices cited in the 2024 RTP Guidelines, Appendices E and G Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program
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3D. Grant Specific Objectives (5 points) - Do not exceed the space provided • Explain how the proposal encourages stakeholder involvement • List the stakeholders involved in the planning effort (e.g., first responders, community- based organizations, local housing and public health departments, transit agencies, and partners including State, federal, local agencies)
• Explain how stakeholders will be involved throughout the project 3E. Grant Specific Objectives (5 points) - Do not exceed the space provided • Explain how the proposal involves active community engagement • Describe the specific public outreach methods/events that will be employed throughout the project
• Explain how public input will inform the project
• Describe how the effort will survey the public at the end of each outreach event to gauge effectiveness of these activities for the planning effort Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program
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3F. Grant Specific Objectives (5 points) - Do not exceed the space provided • Explain how the proposal assists in achieving the Caltrans Mission and Grant Program Objectives (
Grant Application Guide, Chapter 1.2): Safety, Sustainability, Preservation, A
ccessibility, Innovation, Economy, Health, and Social Equity, as applicable 3G. Grant Specific Objectives (5 points) - Do not exceed the space provided • Explain how the proposal ultimately results in funded and programmed multimodal transportation system improvements
• Discuss next steps for project implementation, including timing for programming improvements that would result from the planning effort Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program
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4. Project Management (Total 30 points)
See Scope of Work an d Cost a nd Sc hedule samples and checklists fo r requirements (G rant Application Guide, Appendix B), also available on the Caltrans grants website:
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/transportation-planning/division-of-transportation-planning/ regional-and-community-planning
/sustainable-transportation-planning-grants
4A. Scope of Work (15 points)
4B. Cost and Schedule (15 points)