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Grant Information
The goal of this page is to provide links to information about transit, transportation, and transportation-planning related grant programs. More information on each of the grant programs can be found below. The updating of this information is an ongoing process. These grants are administered by a variety of agencies. The Inyo County LTC serves a variety of roles related to these grant programs.
Safe Routes to School Grants
Caltrans administers funding for Safe Routes to School projects through two separate and distinct programs: the state-legislated Program (SR2S) and the federally-legislated Program (SRTS). Both are competitive reimbursement programs that seek the same goal of increasing the number of children who walk or bicycle to school but differ in some important respects. An overview of both grant programs can be viewed at this link.
On April 15, 2010, the Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation released a Call for Projects for Cycle 9 of SR2S projects. The application deadline is July15, 2010.
Funds are available
from Caltrans for Federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) projects
(SRTS Cycle 2). These funds are not to be confused with the
State Legislated Safe Routes to School (SR2S) funds.
To view the updated
SRTS Guidelines and Application, please visit:
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LocalPrograms/saferoutes/srts.htm.
2009 TE Call for Projects
The Inyo County Local Transportation Commission (LTC) released a Call for Projects for the Transportation Enhancement Program (TE). The deadline for submitting an application was December 31, 2010. The amount allocated to Inyo County for the 2010 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) cycle is estimated to be $1,388,000 based on previous allocations. An 11.47% local match is required for all projects. Applications were submitted by Caltrans for sidewalks on West Line Street and by the County for bicycle lanes on Sunland Drive. Both projects were programmed by the LTC as part of the 2010 RTIP. Cost increases were also programmed on several City of Bishop and County projects. The RTIP will be considered for adoption by the California Transportation Commission on May 19/20, 2010. Contact Inyo LTC staff at (760) 878-0201 or follow the highlighted links to obtain information about: the application process, eligibility requirements, and criteria used to evaluate applications. The next call for projects should be in 2011.
The Request for Proposals for the creation of a Virtual Transportation Museum at the Eastern California Museum in Independence can be viewed by following the corresponding link. This TE project was programmed using American Recovery Act of 2009 funds.
Transportation-Planning Grants
Kern COG, Mono and Inyo County LTC, and SANBAG were awarded a grant for the Eastern Sierra Highway 14/58/395 Corridor Enhancement Plan. This plan will complete some of the groundwork to begin the Blueprint Planning process in Eastern California for areas along US 395. Kern COG, Mono, and Inyo County LTC's were also awarded grant funding for the Eastern Central California Blueprint Plan. The goal of regional blueprint planning is to help the regions develop better land use and transportation patterns and help State agencies make better infrastructure investment decisions that support the Blueprint Plan. To find out more about the Eastern California Corridor Enhancement and the Blueprint planning transportation planning grants and their visioning processes, follow the corresponding link.
The Eastern Sierra Corridor Enhancement Program website is now on-line. The first public outreach meeting for this visioning process was held April 20, 2009 in Lone Pine and in Bishop. You can view the presentation and the agenda for these workshops. These workshops are part of the Eastern Central California blueprint planning process. View the final Eastern California Corridor Enhancement Program document to learn the outcome of this visioning process.
Transit Grants
On March 11, 2009, the Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation released a Call for Projects for the following Federal Transit Administration grant programs for Fiscal Year 2009:
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Section 5310 - Elderly and Disabled Special Transit Program
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Website for additional information: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/5310.html
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Section 5311 (f) - Non-Urbanized Area Intercity Bus Program
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Website for additional information: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/5311.html
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Section 5316 - Job Access and Reverse Commute Program
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Website for additional information: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/5316.html
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Section 5317 - New Freedom Program
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Website for additional information: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/5317.html
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If you have any questions, comments, or other feedback, please call LTC staff at(760) 878-0207 or send LTC staff an e-mail message.