TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: April 8, 2024
Subject: 2024 Priority Conservation Area Grant Application
Submitted For: Warren Lai | PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
Department: PUBLIC WORKS and DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT
Referral No: 2
Referral Name: Review applications for TWIC grants to be prepared by the PUBLIC WORKS and CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT Departments
Presenter: Carl Roner | PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Contact: Carl Roner (925)313-2213
Referral History:
The County is seeking funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) in coordination with the State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) to augment local funds for the Iron Horse Corridor (IHC). This will stretch local dollars to build improvements that would not be possible otherwise. The current opportunity is through the MTC and ABAG Priority Conservation Area (PCA) Grant Program. This program provides funding to cities, counties, park districts, utility districts, county transportation agencies, non-profits and other agencies to acquire, restore or improve places designated as Priority Conservation Areas within the nine-county Bay Area. This program was initiated in 2013.
Referral Update:
On March 11, 2024, the MTC and ABAG issued the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2024 PCA Grant Program. In this notice, MTC and ABAG solicited applications for planning and design, project implementation, and acquisitions associated with the following program goals:
* Natural resource protection, restoration, or enhancement;
* Public access to open space and parklands;
* Support for the region's agricultural economy; and
* Provision or enhancement of urban parks and green spaces.
Among the eligible project types are pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Specifically pedestrian and bicycle trails, on-road bicycle facilities, sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, pedestrian and bi...
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