Caltrans Office of Strategic Investment Planning (OSIP) Division of Transportation Planning leads Caltrans Letter of Support (LOS) requests from local and regional agencies for inclusion in their project application packages for competitive grant programs. OSIP is responsible for submitting LOS Request Packages to the Director for various state and federal grant programs. Caltrans currently has … Read more Caltrans DOTP Letters of Support Requests
USDOT opened the Notice of Funding Opportunity for a new technical assistance Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program. The NOFO combines two years of funding (Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023) at $3.4 million to provide grants to eligible applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. Individual awards will range in value up to the statutory limit … Read more New! Technical Assistance Grants for Transportation Projects in Rural and Tribal Communities
The USDOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard provides communities with an overview of discretionary grant opportunities that can help meet their transportation infrastructure needs. The Dashboard also includes Federal grant programs outside of DOT that may be of particular interest to rural communities. The below list spotlights just a few of the currently open funding opportunities. Visit … Read more FHWA Upcoming Funding Resources and Opportunities
This is a Caltrans Oversight Information Notice, or “COIN” for short. These short, single-topic bulletins are intended to provide outreach information and guidance to local agencies on issues pertaining to federal-aid projects. They cover a wide variety of subjects, including discussions of findings resulting from process reviews by Caltrans and/or Federal Highway Administration, changes in … Read more Caltrans Oversight Information Notice #23-01
Western Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Center Transition and Re-advertisement of NOFOIn October 2022, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Western TTAP Center to the National Indian Justice Center, Inc. (NIJC) serving Tribes in the Pacific and Western BIA regions. However, the NIJC has requested to close out this agreement with FHWA due to challenges … Read more Western Tribal Technical Assistance Program Center 2023-2024
Access the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Center for Local Aid Support, sponsoring 24/7 access to hundreds of ‘need to know’ transportation topics for local and tribal agencies at no cost. A series of no-cost online training modules available via the Local Aid Support webpage. LTAP/TTAP CentersCheck with the California Local Technical Assistance Program (CA LTAP) … Read more FHWA Trainings – June & July 2023