Local Planning Grants: $25 Million Annually

These grants are intended to strengthen the economy, promote equity and protect the environment. They include:

  • Sustainable Community Grants

    Sustainable Communities grants are intended for regional multimodal transportation and land use planning projects which support regional sustainable community strategies and help achieve California's greenhouse gas reduction targets. Grants are awarded both competitively and by formula to eligible projects.

  • Adaptation Planning Grants: $20 Million Total, Over Three Years

    These grants will help local and regional agencies conduct adaptation planning in a way to ensure transportation assets are resilient in the face of climate change and extreme weather events. SB 1 will provide a total of $20 million over three years for this grant program.

For more information on these local planning grants, visit the Caltrans Transportation Planning Grant Program page.