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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.
A New Acronym for TE Projects
The Moving Ahead for Progress Federal Transportation Reauthorization (MAP-21) created a Transportation Alternatives Program to repace th eTransportation Enhancement (TE) program in August 2013. The State of California adopted legislation to enact an Alternative Transportation Program (ATP). The California Transportation Commission (CTC) developing guidelines for the implementation of this program. The State released a call for ATP projects in the Fall of 2014.
The ATP program limits the number of eligible projects from 12 categories allowed under the TE program to 9 categories. ATP projects are no longer going to programmed as a part of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. The legislation (SB 99/AB 105) appears to allocate a percentage of ATP funds to the LTC for dispersal to local agencies. Other ATP funds will be available to local agencies on a regionally competitive basis. This page will be updated when the CTC has established the guidelines to implement this program. An 11.47% local match will likely still be required for all projects. The project must be sponsored by either Inyo County, Caltrans, or the City of Bishop.
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.
Federal Lands Access Program
Inyo County received a Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) grant for the re-construction of Whitney Portal Road in 2016 and a grant to reconstruct South Lake Road in 2020.
The Inyo County LTC has submitted an application for another FLAP grant in the current 2021 cycle for rehabilitation of State Line Road.
Transit Grants
The Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation releases Call for Projects for the following Federal Transit Administration grant programs:
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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) 878-0202 or send LTC staff an e-mail message.