Call for Projects
For Information on any of these projects contact us at callforprojects@vta.org
Lifeline Transportation
OneBayArea Grant
PDA Planning Grant Program
Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3
Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA)
VERBS/SR2S
Bicycle Expenditure Plan (BEP)
Lifeline Transportation Program
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) established this program to improve mobility for low-income residents of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. Funds are distributed to each county based on each county's proportional share of Bay Area residents living in poverty.
In Santa Clara County, the Social Services Agency of the County of Santa Clara and VTA jointly administer the Lifeline Transportation Program. A Joint Lifeline Transportation Committee solicits, reviews, and recommends projects to the VTA Board, the County Board of Supervisors and MTC.
For Cycle 4, the Lifeline program funds come from the federal FTA Section 5307 Jobs Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) and State Transit Assistance (STA). The preliminary projections of the competitive amounts to be programmed are: $1,937,427 (JARC) and $6,771,361 (STA). Amounts are subject to change by MTC. Cycle 4 covers three years of funding (FY2013-14 through FY2015-16).
General information on Lifeline Transportation Program is available at MTC's Website.
To access the Cycle 4 Lifeline application and supporting documents, please click on the link below.
Project Applications Deadline
Date: Thursday, January 15, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM
Attention:
Kaine Jones kaine.jones@ssa.sccgov.org
County of Santa Clara | Social Services Agency
333 W. Julian Street
San José, CA 95110-2335
Faxed and late applications will not be accepted
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OBAG Program
About The ProgramMTC's framework for programming 2018-2022 Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds is called the "OneBayArea Grant” Program (OBAG).
The OneBayArea Grant Program is a funding approach that integrates the region’s federal transportation program with California’s climate law (Senate Bill 375, Steinberg, 2008) and the Sustainable Communities Strategy. Funding distribution to the counties considers progress toward achieving local land-use and housing policies by:
- Rewarding jurisdictions that accept housing allocations through the Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) process and support housing through transportation projects.
- Supporting the Sustainable Communities Strategy for the Bay Area by promoting transportation investments in Priority Development Areas (PDAs.
- The OBAG program allows flexibility to invest in transportation categories such as Transportation for Livable Communities, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, local streets and roads preservation, safe routes to school, and mobility management.
Detailed information and forms can be found here:
Project Applications Due
Date: Friday, July 29, 2016
Time: 4:00 PM
To: Celeste Fiore
408.321.5693 and Celeste.Fiore@VTA.org
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
PDA Planning Grant Program
PDA Planning Grant Program
MTC has directed that each CMA design its' Priority Development Area (PDA) planning program to emphasize and support growth in housing, employment, and transportation within its' PDAs. In accordance with this direction, VTA staff has developed a PDA Planning Grant program with the goal of enabling transit-oriented housing and employment growth in Santa Clara County’s PDAs. The PDA Planning Program is an initiative to fund comprehensive planning in PDAs that will result in intensified land uses around public transit hubs and bus and rail corridors in Santa Clara County.
The purpose of the PDA Planning Grants is to provide local jurisdictions with assistance in planning and creating vibrant places with adequate housing for all income levels, a mix of uses, access to jobs, and multi-modal transportation infrastructure. VTA envisions that these grants will help local jurisdictions enhance their planning activities to enable developments in the planned or potential PDAs.
Detailed information and forms can be found here:
Project Applications Due
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Time: 4:00 PM
To: Celeste Fiore
408.321.5693 and Celeste.Fiore@VTA.org
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
3331 North First Street, Bldg. B2
San Jose, CA 95134
Faxed and late applications will not be accepted
TDA Article 3 Program
The 2014 TDA Article 3 call for projects is now closed. VTA staff anticipates the next call will be March 2015.TFCA County Program Manager Fund
The County Program Manager Fund is a part of the Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) grant program, which is funded by a $4 surcharge on motor vehicles registered in the Bay Area. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) administers these funds in the nine-county Bay Area. Funds are available for allocation to alternative fuels, arterial management, bicycle, and trip-reduction projects that reduce vehicle emissions.
BAAQMD returns 40% of TFCA funds to the county in which they are collected for allocation by a “program manager.” This fund is called the TFCA Program Manager Fund (TFCA 40%). VTA is the program manager for Santa Clara County and project sponsors apply directly to VTA for funding. The VTA Board of Directors allocates these funds to projects in Santa Clara County, subject to approval by BAAQMD. To be approved by BAAQMD, all TFCA projects must conform to BAAQMD's board-adopted policies, cost-effectiveness requirements, which are explained in the “County Program Manager Fund Expenditure Plan Guidance.”
Public agencies in Santa Clara County can apply for TFCA County Program Manager funds through VTA. At the discretion of VTA, non-public entities may also be eligible to apply for these funds, but only for certain clean air vehicle projects. Detailed information and an application form can be found here:
Project Applications Due:
Date: Friday, March 6, 2016
Time: 4:00 PM
To: Bill Hough
408.321.5735 and William.hough@VTA.org
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
3331 North First Street, Bldg B2
San Jose, CA 95134
Faxed and late applications will not be accepted
VERBS Program
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) created a funding program Climate Initiative Safe Routes to School Program that focuses on reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) by promoting walking, biking, transit, and carpooling to school. Each county receives federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds based on local total school enrollment.
The VTA Board of Directors established the Vehicle Emissions Reductions Based at Schools (VERBS) program to distribute these funds.
Current Call-for-Projects
Project Applications Due
Date: Monday, May 1, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM
To: Celeste Fiore
408.321.5693 and Celeste.Fiore@VTA.org
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Bicycle Expenditure Program (BEP)
The Bicycle Expenditure Plan (BEP) was first adopted in 2000 by the VTA Board of Directors as the funding mechanism for countywide bicycle projects. The BEP is the bicycle element of the Valley Transportation Plan, Santa Clara County’s Long Range Transportation Plan. It allocates approximately $165 million to fund 80 bicycle projects for the projected 2010-2035 time period.
Current Call-for-Projects
VTA staff anticipates the next call-for-projects in spring 2017.
