To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: California Air Resources Board Planning and Capacity Building Grant Program
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to apply for and, should the application be successful, accept an amount not to exceed $500,000 from the Fiscal Year 2022-23 California Air Resources Board Planning and Capacity Building Grant program for the Byron Community Active Transportation Improvements Study.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None to the General Fund. Staff time for recommended activities is covered under existing budgets (50% Road Fund and 50% Measure J Fund). No local match is required.
BACKGROUND:
On August 7, 2023, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released final grant guidelines and a call for proposals for the 2022-23 Planning and Capacity Building Grant Program. The grant program will provide funding for local and regional planning activities that increase transportation equity and achieve a community's vision, including but not limited to projects focused on clean mobility transportation planning, community transportation needs assessments, community capacity building, outreach, workforce training and development, ongoing technical assistance, and other critical community-led clean mobility investment needs. A grant requirement for government agencies that apply for funding as a "Lead Applicant" is to partner with at least one community-based organization to be a "Sub-Applicant" on the study. The maximum grant award is $500,000 and no local match is required.
The grant program application process consists of two steps: a "Concept Phase" and a "Full Application Phase." The Concept Phase is where applicants submit a preliminary proposal to be evaluated by CARB for eligibility with grant guidelines and objectives. Applicants who meet minimum elig...
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