California STIC Incentive Program Funding Application and Guidelines
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) incentive program helps states foster a culture of innovation. Technologies, tactics and techniques that are selected will be employed and promoted to become standard practice within the transportation community at the local, regional or statewide level. Incentive funding for eligible projects is for the Federal share of 80 percent, limited to $100,000. The 20 percent (of project total) non-Federal State match may come from project sponsors or other allowable fund sources.
The STIC promotes a collaborative culture for rapid implementation of ready to deploy innovations to efficiently deliver to the public a modern, high quality transportation system. The goal of the California STIC (CalSTIC) is to identify new strategies to respond to the challenges impacting California’s transportation infrastructure and to promote innovations that will deliver a safer, more efficient and sustainable transportation system.
To qualify, activities must meet the following requirements:
• Have a statewide impact in fostering a culture of innovation or in making an innovation a standard practice.
• Be eligible for Federal-aid assistance and adhere to applicable federal requirements
• Start within six months, but no later than one year, after funding approval. Funds must be expended within two years.
Full details outlined in the pdf below, and visit the STIC Incentive program guidance is available on the FHWA website.
Complete and submit to CALSTIC@dot.ca.gov no later than July 7, 2023.
Information about the CalSTIC, please contact Jennifer Thao at (916) 591-0303 or CALSTIC@dot.ca.gov.